The Welcome Corps will enlist private citizens to help resettle refugees but some wonder how it will interact with agencies that have been doing the work for decades.
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New program will let private citizens sponsor refugees in U.S.
Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program launched Thursday by the State Department.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: As the West shrugs, the world’s first Christians are being starved, ethnically cleansed
The U.S. and the EU must take a stronger stance on Azerbaijan’s brutal blockade of 120,000 civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh, or else the second Armenian Genocide is on our doorstep.
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Afghan refugees in U.S. face uncertainty as legislation stalls
Refugees now face an August deadline for action from Congress before their temporary parole status expires.
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New model to enlist regular Americans to resettle refugees
Experts say the private sponsorship model could transform the way America resettles refugees and ensure a door remains open no matter who is elected.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Residents show overwhelming support for Hallowell facade grants
Over a dozen people attended a Monday meeting to show their support for two grant applications, one of which would help the Capital Area New Mainers Project renovate a former church for housing refugees.
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Shawn Moody: Let’s seize opportunity to help immigrants build better lives in Maine
A bill coauthored by Sen. Collins slashes the waiting period for a work permit, and SOAR Maine will match asylum seekers with jobs.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: A double standard for refugees from Ukraine and Central America
The need is the same, regardless of geography, when people have to escape violence.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Help Ukraine refugees, and others across the world
The U.S. has stepped back from its position as a world leader on resettling displaced persons. That has to end.
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Sixty miles from Ukraine, Biden sees refugee crisis in Poland, visits U.S. troops
The president was looking to hear directly from American troops and humanitarian experts about the situation on the ground and ways to ensure that U.S. dollars are going to the right places.