immigrants – Page 61 – The Portland Press Herald

Safe from terrorist violence, a new Mainer builds a very American life

The Somali native whose journey was documented in the NPR series ‘This American Life’ reflects on his new home.

by Chris Hall Special to the Press Herald June 27, 2016June 30, 2016

Major political parties in the U.K. and the U.S. are failing to stand up against income inequity and globalization.

Most poll respondents believe immigrants are good for Maine, but views on the subject differ among groups with long-standing divisions.

by Allison Hodgkins Special to the Press Herald June 24, 2016June 24, 2016

As the most common victims of Islamist extremism, Muslims are also invested in stopping terrorism, says an erstwhile Mainer who now lives in Cairo.

It remains unclear what data Gov. Paul LePage uses when he asserts that asylum seekers are responsible for increases in illnesses.

Gov. Paul LePage again blames asylum seekers for the increase in Maine, but that can’t be confirmed in available public health records.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 27, 2016May 26, 2016

Voters from defeated centrist parties spare Austria the embarrassment of electing a far-right populist.

The DHHS interprets a 2015 law as excluding certain immigrants from General Assistance, reviving a debate that some thought had been settled.

Aqeel Mohialdeen fell in love with Portland three years ago and believes The Hanging Gardens of Babylon will help immigrants adjust here.

Maine must open the door to people like Turkish-born Hamdi Ulukaya, whose yogurt company is an upstate New York manufacturing success story.