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Poll shows lower-income, long-term Mainers more wary of immigrants

Most poll respondents believe immigrants are good for Maine, but views on the subject differ among groups with long-standing divisions.

It remains unclear what data Gov. Paul LePage uses when he asserts that asylum seekers are responsible for increases in illnesses.

Gov. Paul LePage again blames asylum seekers for the increase in Maine, but that can’t be confirmed in available public health records.

by PATRICK WHITTLE The Associated Press May 20, 2016

Several groups will join a  lawsuit over new Department of Health and Human Services rules, but one organization remains doubtful.

The DHHS interprets a 2015 law as excluding certain immigrants from General Assistance, reviving a debate that some thought had been settled.