The short-term disruption of a large number of immigrants should not obscure the real meaning of this event.
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Our View: On migrants, state should follow Portland’s lead
Helping asylum seekers now will pay off for Maine’s future.
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South Portland council considers ways to help asylum seekers
City councilors discuss spending as much as $100,000 and organizing a regional effort to help deal with the surge in asylum seekers coming to Portland from the southern border.
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Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to influx of asylum seekers
All four members point to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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Asylum seekers from Africa describe difficult journeys to Maine
They traveled for months through Central America after fleeing violence and instability at home.
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Maine House rejects proposals barring non-citizens from voting
Opponents said the 2 proposed constitutional amendments were unnecessary because state law already says only U.S. citizens can vote in ‘any election’ in Maine.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other votes, the House passed a bill to extend through September 2019 the federal government’s block grants program to states for temporary assistance for needy families.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Legislature heading into crunch time
Majority Democrats in Augusta are moving major pieces of legislation that will push the state further to the left.
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Panel hears arguments on conflicting bills to direct immigration enforcement in Maine
One would push police to work more closely with federal authorities, while the other would prohibit them from enforcing federal immigration law.
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Fifth migrant child dies in Border Patrol custody
The U.S. government says a 16-year-old teenager from Guatemala died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child since December