Anti-immigrant fervor and punitive policies cloud the future for both growers and farmworkers.
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Commentary: Maine should make itself unattractive to illegal immigrants, Rep. Lockman urges
A bill the author sponsors would punish cities that harbor noncitizens and provide them with publicly funded services.
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Our View: Interfaith Scarborough dinner brings new neighbors together
St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Building Bridges event allows those of different backgrounds to break both bread and barriers.
Posted inNation & World, News
Illinois city rallies behind Mexican man
Local officials write letters of support for a restaurant manager detained by U.S. immigration authorities.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pingree invites Iraqi woman stranded by immigrant ban to attend Trump address
Banah Al-Hanfy will be one of a number of immigrants in the audience Tuesday night as guests of members of Congress.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
It’s hard to understand Rep. Lawrence Lockman’s fear of immigrants
Immigrants actually make U.S. cities better, not worse, and Lockman’s fear-mongering cannot change that simple truth.
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Leonard Pitts: Fear of harmless people can turn the Constitution into forgotten fragment
Remembering how we treated Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor, when will we learn that fear is blind?
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British leaders urged to rescind invitation for Trump’s state visit
His critics say the government shouldn’t welcome the president for an event rich in pomp and pageanty.
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Maine Voices: Finding one’s true voice in the most challenging of times
Banning refugees and immigrants brings back the worst – and best – of episodes from our history.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump’s revised travel ban said to target the same Muslim-majority nations
The new draft no longer directs authorities to single out – and reject – Syrian refugees when processing new visa applications, an administration official says.