PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage wants to limit state welfare benefits to only those residents living in Maine legally, a move that could force municipalities to drop some recipients or risk losing government funds. But opponents say the Republican would be pitting have-nots against other have-nots in the state and feeding into a fear of immigrants. […]
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Maine AG says attempt to bar General Assistance for immigrants breaks law
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will begin enforcing a new rule barring state money from being used to fund General Assistance for undocumented immigrants. Attorney General Janet Mills and others called the implementation of the rule illegal, saying that DHHS had not followed the process of public comment and legal […]
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T. Hart: Macdonald cares for Lewiston
It is about time the city of Lewiston has a mayor who speaks the truth about immigrants coming to this city. The taxpayers just cannot afford them anymore. They need to go somewhere else. I cannot afford higher taxes because of them. The city should take care of its own who need it first. I […]
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Fewer immigrants held in New England for deportation
BOSTON (AP) — Federal officials said the number of immigrants jailed for deportation in New England plunged last year, despite the expansion of a program designed to identify people in the U.S. illegally. Officials said detentions fell by almost 28 percent in New England, while nationally the number dropped 8 percent. A total of 3,644 […]
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J. Champagne: Welfare system overwhelmed
I am so tired of of reading about and seeing all the freebies being given to Lewiston’s newest immigrants — free or low-cost housing, medical care, education and everything else under the sun. My grandparents came to the United States from Canada some 80 or so years ago. They had to have a sponsor who […]