WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared divided between its liberal and conservative justices Monday over President Barack Obama’s immigration programs that could affect millions of people who are in the country illegally. The administration’s best hope for a favorable ruling after 90 minutes of arguments at the high court appeared to rest with Chief Justice […]
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Legislature kills Gov. Paul LePage’s immigrant status bill
AUGUSTA — A proposal by Gov. Paul LePage to force municipalities to share information about immigrants was killed by House Democrats in a rare parliamentary maneuver practically before it saw the light of day on Tuesday. Republican Rep. Ellie Espling, the House minority leader, said she was furious with the move. LD 1652, which was […]
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Pope Francis: Trump ‘is not Christian’ if he wants border wall
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said Thursday that Donald Trump is “not Christian” if he intends to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Trump immediately fired back, saying it is disgraceful for a religious leader to question a person’s faith. Trump, a leading U.S. Republican presidential candidate, has promised to build a wall […]
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Paul LePage says asylum seekers are ‘biggest problem in our state’
FREEPORT — Gov. Paul LePage’s latest town hall forum Tuesday night included exchanges between LePage and Freeport state Rep. Sara Gideon, and several constituents who angrily left the event. LePage opened the meeting at the Freeport Community Library as he has prior forums in other communities, talking for several minutes about ways to reduce the […]
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U.S. Supreme Court to review Obama’s immigration order
Unauthorized Immigrant Population by State | InsideGov WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to an election-year review of President Barack Obama’s executive action to allow up to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to “come out of the shadows” and work legally in the United States. The justices said they will consider […]
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Diversity makes U.S. great
There have been many politicians and news broadcasts stating that the American people are against immigration. That is far from the truth. The American people, including the sons and daughters of immigrants, have always welcomed people from other countries, no matter what their religion. Everyone knows immigrants come here searching for a better life. And […]
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Group says DHHS misinterprets General Assistance for immigrants
AUGUSTA — New rules proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services for the disbursement of General Assistance to immigrants and asylum seekers defy the intent of a law enacted earlier this year, according to numerous speakers who testified against the rules Thursday at the State House complex. The proposed rules are the latest […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin wants stiffer immigration screening
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin went on “The Howie Carr Show” on Monday to talk about the Syrian refugee situation and criticize President Barack Obama’s foreign policy. The Republican from Maine’s 2nd District has voted against continuing President Barack Obama’s plan of resettling 10,000 refugees from Syria, which is in the midst of a civil war […]
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Obama to appeal ruling against his immigration order
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the president’s plan to shield as many as 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Texas-based federal judge’s injunction blocking President Barack Obama’s plan to protect parents […]
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Trump’s immigration plan has some merit
Donald Trump’s rise in the polls is inextricably linked to the issue of immigration. He probably wouldn’t have achieved liftoff without it, and now that his campaign has entered a new phase of semi-attempted seriousness, it is fitting that an immigration plan is the first policy proposal he has committed to paper. It has occasioned […]