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Immigration

Published
April 21, 2017

Maine Voices: There are common-sense, fact-based ways to fix immigration

Taxpayers are subsidizing big business and a desire for cheap labor at a massive cost to society.
Published
April 13, 2017

Naples man who came to U.S. as a teen is detained, faces possible deportation

Otto Morales-Caballeros, who left Guatemala 20 years ago and has been working with federal officials to resolve his undocumented status, may have been swept up in the president's enforcement crackdown.
Published
April 12, 2017

Nearly 1,500 economists send Trump letter supporting immigration

Thirteen Maine economists are among those who sign the letter that argues that 'the benefits that immigration brings to society far outweigh their costs.'
Published
April 10, 2017

Scores of Maine attorneys condemn immigration arrest at Portland courthouse

In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the lawyers argue that such arrests 'undermine the fundamental constitutional guarantee' of the right to seek redress in court.
Published
April 10, 2017

Our View: Actions against noncitizens will make matters worse

Arrests of immigrants, like the one in a Portland courtroom last week, are a recipe for chaos.

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Published
April 8, 2017

Augusta eyes community center for immigrants

Organizers envision a site where people from other cultures can meet, cook and build skills to prepare them for life in Maine.
Published
April 4, 2017

Bidders for job building Mexico border wall anticipate violence

They ask about gun law waivers and U.S. security measures in the event that case workers are the target of protester attacks.
Published
March 30, 2017

Hawaii judge places indefinite hold on Trump’s revised travel ban

U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson is not persuaded by government attorneys' arguments that he should not consider Trump's previous comments about the travel ban.
Published
March 28, 2017

White House: Pay for wall with $18 billion in other cuts, including medical research, infrastructure

During the campaign, Trump promised Mexico would pay for the wall.
Published
March 27, 2017

Attorney general: Sanctuary cities are risking federal money

By 'refusing to enforce our immigration laws,' they are harming their citizens, Jeff Sessions says.