Christian Castaneda of Portland meets with Sen. Susan Collins and others to lobby for a permanent solution, saying he has been ‘in the shadows for too long.’
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Dana Milbank: Attack on Democrats could ultimately give ‘dreamers’ nightmares
DACA advocates should focus on Republicans who support letting the young immigrants stay in the U.S.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Immigration policy takes turn for the worse
A traffic stop by a Maine state trooper shows what can happen when police are encouraged to be a de facto deportation squad.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Fredette’s column appeals to unfounded fear of immigrants
The Republican candidate for governor makes false links between immigration status and violent crime.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: Kudos to three conservatives for moral leadership
Two Republican senators and yes, a Koch brother, stood up for goodness’ sake.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Congress prepares to do the shutdown shuffle
Negotiations over the next couple weeks could salt elections for years to come.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Fact-free U.S. response to New York City attack won’t reduce terror risk
Well-reasoned strategies to prevent violence will be more effective than President Trump’s blame-immigrants reaction.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Immigration anxiety fuels rightward turn in Austria
But amid all the wailing and gnashing of the teeth, it’s critical to keep in mind that the country’s new government probably won’t be as conservative as it looks right now.
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Our View: Border Patrol threatens rights as it creeps inland
Congress should rein in the expanded powers given to the nation’s largest police force, whose jurisdiction includes basically all of New England.
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LePage meets with Maine’s sheriffs on immigrant detentions
The sheriffs say it was a ‘productive’ meeting that clarified the issues surrounding the governor’s threat to remove them from office if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration officials.