NEW YORK — President Donald Trump was barely in office when he signed an executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. There was not a moment to waste, he said, because any delay would allow the “bad dudes” to rush into the U.S. Then federal courts struck down his ban. The White House said […]
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Straight talk needed on immigration
Donald Trump’s roundup of undocumented immigrants is cruel and racist in its execution. His plan to build a wall along the Mexican border would be a massive waste of at least 14 billion taxpayer dollars. But that doesn’t give Democrats a free pass to fudge on the issue of illegal immigration. They need to say, […]
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Sen. Susan Collins offers tentative backing for bill to help immigrant children
A bipartisan measure to offer legal protection for undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children is likely to have the backing of both U.S. senators from Maine. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, said recently she supports the goal of the bill once she gets some clarification about what happens when someone who otherwise […]
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Homeland Security chief: No use of military for deportations
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, right, accompanied by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, speaks at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. MEXICO CITY — Seeking to tamp down growing unease in Latin America, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pledged Thursday that America won’t enlist its military […]
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Who will support the immigrants?
Concerning immigrants, it is my belief that President Donald Trump wants to let in only those who will be an asset to the U.S., not criminals or parasites to society, living on welfare forever. We already have veterans and the homeless. Who worries about them? They are the citizens who need public aid. It seems […]
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US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s travel ban nationwide
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries after Washington state and Minnesota urged a nationwide hold on the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country. U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle ruled that the states […]
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What does Rep. Bruce Poliquin say?
Both of Maine’s senators have spoken out against the executive order blocking people from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the United States. But where is Rep. Bruce Poliquin? Supposedly, he represents the Lewiston Somali community, along with the rest of the Second District, but so far he has failed to step up and oppose […]
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Donald Trump administration circulates more draft immigration restrictions, focusing on protecting U.S. jobs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a plan to weed out would-be immigrants who are likely to require public assistance, as well as to deport – when possible – immigrants already living in the United States who depend on taxpayer help, according to a draft executive order obtained by The Washington Post. A second […]