Many New Mainers, Maine’s term for the state’s growing immigrant population, are strangers in a new country, often arriving without the language skills needed for work. But Lewiston-Auburn’s immigrants are finding jobs through determination, a desire to learn and help from local support groups.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Biden OKs more foreign seasonal workers as economy improves
The Department of Homeland Security said the U.S. would approve an additional 22,000 H2-B seasonal worker visas on top of the annual limit of 66,000 set by Congress.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Biden to tap Trump foes for immigration posts amid border surge
Biden has selected Chris Magnus, the police chief from Tucson, Ariz., to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Posted inMaine, News
Ramadan: Maine Islamic leaders battle misconception about vaccines and fasting
Islamic leaders around the country are spreading the word ahead of Ramadan that it’s OK to be vaccinated for the coronavirus during fasting for the most sacred month of the year for Muslims.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March
U.S. authorities say they picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Poll finds more Americans disapprove of how Biden is handling immigration
More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
U.S. Border Patrol agents being reassigned from Maine to Mexican border
Agents working on the Maine-Canada border are being sent to states in the Southwest to address the migrant influx there.
Posted inNation / World
Migrants freed without court notice – and sometimes no paperwork
The Border Patrol began the unusual practice last week in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, which has seen the biggest increase in families and unaccompanied minors crossing from Mexico.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Proposed ballot initiative to block non-citizens from voting falls short
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office says the initiative, inspired by debate in Portland about allowing non-citizens to vote in city elections, did not have enough valid signatures.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
There’s no migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border. Here’s the data.
Evidence shows that we’re seeing the usual seasonal bump – plus some of the people who waited during the pandemic.