The shameful ferrying of migrants up the East Coast reduces men, women and children to political pawns.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Texas governor sends 2 busloads of migrants near VP Harris’ residence
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants out of Texas to cities with Democratic mayors as part of a political strategy this year.
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Posted inNew England, News, Politics
Florida flies migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
The move is likely to delight Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters who deride Democrat-led, immigrant-friendly ‘sanctuary’ cities.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Through the power of food memories, Tender Table builds community for people of color
Tender Table events combine storytelling with food, offering participants a space to feel connected – and at home.
Posted inLocal & State
Mainers with family in Tigray region of Ethiopia wait and worry as civil war drags on
Nearly 2 years into the conflict, a father in Westbrook says his wife and daughter are stuck in Tigray while many families lack the ability to communicate with their loved ones.
Posted inNation & World, News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders state to grab migrants, release them at bridges
Legal scholars have called the approach legally dubious and say it will almost certainly invite lawsuits.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Americans welcome Ukrainians, but America doesn’t
The U.S. urgently needs a better system to provide refuge to people fleeing violence and repression.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: White people should discuss ‘replacement theory’
The widely circulated lie concerning weaponized immigration has been used as a pretext for racist massacres around the country.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Eight years after immigrating, 2 new Mainers fulfill dreams of graduating nursing school
Fabiola Jenson and Fartun Hirsi arrived in Maine from Rwanda and Somalia in 2014, and are now USM nursing school graduates.
Posted inNation & World
Six migrants saved from sinking boat at U.S.-Canada border
Organized human smuggling between Canada and the United States is relatively common, and the boat bringing the group to the U.S. was not equipped with life jackets or other safety equipment.