Immigrants make up a disproportionate share of nurses, home health aides and health-care facility workers, including many living in the U.S. under the DACA program.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Congress should act now to save ‘dreamers’
The future of undocumented immigrants brought here as children shouldn’t hinge on the Supreme Court’s views about presidential power.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Advocates highlight high stakes for some Maine immigrants in Supreme Court case
Elected officials and business, religious and educational leaders are warning that nearly 150 Mainers could be deported if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: There’s room in the center for immigration reform
While there is deep disagreement on the partisan extremes, most Americans would support sensible reforms to increase legal immigration.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Suffrage Centennial: Immigrant candidates for office opening new doors
New citizens are seizing the chance to make a difference in their communities.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Charge dropped in Bangor case that led to claim of racial profiling
An advocacy group complains that the Border Patrol’s suspicions about a family were aroused because they appeared to be of ‘Central-American origin’ and spoke Spanish while shopping at a store in Maine
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump’s demonization of immigrants is nothing new. But it’s time to say ‘no more’
Speak out against his rhetoric, and against elevating an immigration hard-liner to homeland security secretary.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. takes step to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers
The new regulations would mandate DNA collection for almost all migrants who cross between official entry points and are held even temporarily.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Federal immigration response sends very confused message
While Congress comes up with almost $900,000 to assist asylum seekers in Maine, the president is slamming the door.
Posted inLocal & State, News
New ICE office in downtown Portland draws protests
A spokesperson says the the Homeland Security Investigations office will specialize in transnational criminal probes, not deportations.