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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Border Patrol’s power invites exploitation

by the Editorial Board July 8, 2018July 7, 2018

Welcome new bills would limit the size of the search zone and require agents to better document citizenship stops.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Protests won’t be over until immigrant families are reunited

July 5, 2018July 4, 2018

President Trump’s executive order has failed to close detention centers or hold officials accountable for inhumane practices.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Solutions for mass migrations needed on a global scale

July 4, 2018July 3, 2018

More and more people fleeing unlivable conditions are heading to countries that so far haven’t figured out how to handle a flood of humanity.

Local & State, News

Federal presence leaves some Mainers wary

by Megan Gray July 1, 2018July 1, 2018

Rumors and fears abound as heightened rhetoric on immigration pervades even the lives of lawful citizens, and routine encounters can seem like anything but.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Dealing with immigration, America must overcome its loss of nerve

by The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Special to the Press Herald June 30, 2018June 29, 2018

The U.S. has never been a perfect nation, but we can aspire to a vision more sublime than money, power and arrogance.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: On immigration, Democrats give Trump the upper hand – again

by Marc A. Thiessen The Washington Post June 29, 2018June 28, 2018

Senate Democrats have managed to take an issue that was toxic for Republicans and turn it into a calamity for themselves.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Disastrous implementation of ‘zero tolerance’ policy means Homeland Security chief must go

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018

Kirstjen Nielsen’s failure of leadership, whether from indifference, incompetence or both, created a national embarrassment and shows she’s unfit for the job.