Suppression of the minority vote, efforts to slash legal immigration and more can only put off the inevitable.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
System is broken, says Rhode Island mother released from immigration detention
She and her husband went to the citizenship office for a routine interview, and next thing she knew, she was in custody.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine attorney general joins peers opposing citizenship question in census
Janet Mills signs a joint letter saying that asking about citizenship status would depress participation in the census and throw off the populations counts.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Waterville father should not be deported to Haiti
Cool analysis, not hot rhetoric, should be driving decisions on how to apply the law.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Former Jackman manager has immigration to thank
Let me see if I’ve got this straight: Thomas Kawczynski, former town manager of Jackman and “steward for New Albion,” believes in halting all immigration and is opposed to “diversity as a concept.” Hmmm. Exactly where do Mr. Kawczynski’s ancestors hail from? And how exactly is it that Mr. Kawczynski now enjoys all the benefits […]
Posted inLocal & State
Crowd rallies outside Waterville City Hall to support Haitian immigrant
Lexius Saint Martin, 35, came to the U.S. as a child and was taken last month by ICE officials, who plan to deport him.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: If Congress doesn’t find a solution for Dreamers, I could be deported
I grew up in Portland, and I’m asking Sen. Susan Collins to keep me and others here in our home.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Ogunquit bakery fined nearly $95,000 over hiring foreign workers
Bread and Roses Bakery is paying back wages and penalties for advertising low pay rates and then paying foreign workers more.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland Adult Education students need a ride to get to class
People have dipped into their paychecks and hearts to support those who are building new lives here.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Democrats, DACA, and an unnecessary shutdown
Holding government funding hostage to pursue legislative victories is a misuse of power.