immigration
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PublishedDecember 27, 2023
U.S. delegation meets with Mexico for talks on surge of migrants at border
The U.S. has struggled to process thousands of migrants at the border, or house them once they reach northern cities.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2023
New organization strives to better educate immigrant community about life in U.S.
Heritier Nosso created Opportunities for Immigrants, an organization that helps immigrants understand various processes that will help them assimilate to living in the United States. He also trains others to be peer mentors to new Mainers.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Pingree, Collins renew long-shot bids to let asylum seekers go to work
Maine's 1st District congresswoman has submitted an amendment to shorten the waiting period for work permits, and Maine's senior senator is pressing for a similar provision in the Senate.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas
During the Trump administration, about 450 miles of barriers were built along the southwest border between 2017 and January 2021.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Turning back the clock would work out for only a few of us
It’s tone-deaf to clamor for a return to the good old days.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2023
Clarence Page: New York is having an immigration crisis? Join the club of receiving cities
Contrary to what people like the mayor of New York City would have you believe, immigration offers opportunities both to the migrant and the place they resettle.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2023
Commentary: I hereby declare that naturalization tests are useless
The Biden administration wants to make the English test for new citizens harder. There’s no point in doing that.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2023
Families crossing U.S. border illegally reached all-time high in August
At least 91,000 migrants crossing in a family group were arrested in August, an influx that may return immigration to the spotlight for the 2024 election.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
Home ready in Maine for family waiting in Riyadh
Buoyed by local supporters, El-Fadel Arbab has been working 3 jobs to keep his family safe in a hotel in Saudi Arabia while waiting for his wife's travel visa to be issued.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2023
Commentary: What does climate change have to do with migration? More than you think
Many politicians and public officials frame climate migration as one simple story: a threat to national security. There’s way more to it than that.
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