Requiring newcomers to have money and speak English before they arrive in the U.S. will unfairly stifle opportunity.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Proposed public charge rule will undercut local efforts to help immigrant families
Support our friends and neighbors by speaking out against this mean-spirited assault.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Public charge rule would hobble immigrants trying to succeed
The Department of Homeland Security proposal would create an effective barrier for people from poorer countries who want to contribute to our economy.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Remember Pearl Harbor – for a couple of reasons
Although the attack brought out the best in us, it also encouraged us to accept the government’s spin on the supposed dangers posed by a vulnerable group.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ACLU resistance to E-Verify mandate both puzzling, indefensible
Using the electronic documents database would dispel employer hiring bias and decisively discourage illegal behavior.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Federal oversight failure places migrant children’s safety at risk
The government insists on detaining kids but doesn’t properly vet those hired to care for them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: On Thanksgiving weekend, we tear-gassed children
America has done some big things for the world and the people in it, but on Sunday the country seemed pretty small.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Cruelty’s not the answer to influx of Central American migrants
Shutting down the border, using tear gas or building a wall won’t end the problem, which is largely of President Trump’s own making.
Posted inNation & World
Migrant teen camp overflowing
The Texas camp city houses 2,324 teens and federal plans to close the site by Dec. 31 likely will not happen.
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Springsteen calls Trump ‘deeply damaged to his core’
The rock icon assails the president for what he sees as attempts to turn Americans against each other.