The administration says it is drafting a new travel ban order addressing concerns raised about the original.
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It’s hard to understand Rep. Lawrence Lockman’s fear of immigrants
Immigrants actually make U.S. cities better, not worse, and Lockman’s fear-mongering cannot change that simple truth.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan leads delegation to border with Mexico
The trip to the Rio Grande Valley comes as Congress debates how to pay for President Trump’s campaign promise of building a wall to keep out undocumented immigrants.
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Maine needs immigrants to fill worker shortage, business leaders say
Encouraging people to move to Maine is especially critical to address the problem of the state’s aging workforce, says Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce.
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Texas hunters who claimed they were shot by ‘illegal aliens’ actually shot each other, authorities say
The Presidio County Sheriff has concluded that the hunters’ story, which galvanized anti-immigrant sentiment in the border states, was fabricated.
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Interactive map: Where Maine’s refugees come from
Since 2002, hundreds of new Mainers have arrived from nations targeted by President Trump’s embattled immigration ban.