The president says his administration is ‘not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals.’
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: There are common-sense, fact-based ways to fix immigration
Taxpayers are subsidizing big business and a desire for cheap labor at a massive cost to society.
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Posted inNation & World
Documents show Vermont agency identified illegal immigrants
The state’s motor vehicles department investigators sent information to federal officials, emails show.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
Nearly 1,500 economists send Trump letter supporting immigration
Thirteen Maine economists are among those who sign the letter that argues that ‘the benefits that immigration brings to society far outweigh their costs.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Actions against noncitizens will make matters worse
Arrests of immigrants, like the one in a Portland courtroom last week, are a recipe for chaos.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Augusta eyes community center for immigrants
Organizers envision a site where people from other cultures can meet, cook and build skills to prepare them for life in Maine.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
The welcome is warmer when you use the right name
A substitute teacher tells why learning to pronounce what seems like an unusual name is worth the effort.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Bidders for job building Mexico border wall anticipate violence
They ask about gun law waivers and U.S. security measures in the event that case workers are the target of protester attacks.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Hawaii judge places indefinite hold on Trump’s revised travel ban
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson is not persuaded by government attorneys’ arguments that he should not consider Trump’s previous comments about the travel ban.
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White House: Pay for wall with $18 billion in other cuts, including medical research, infrastructure
During the campaign, Trump promised Mexico would pay for the wall.