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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Maine House votes to relax welfare restrictions on asylum seekers
The bill, which has gained urgency following the surge of asylum seekers to Portland, provides no money but directs DHHS to offer non-citizens welfare 'within available resources.'
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PublishedJune 17, 2019
Westbrook considers helping asylum seekers
Residents and city councilors are divided on whether municipal government should be involved in helping the immigrants.
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PublishedJune 13, 2019
South Portland council considers ways to help asylum seekers
City councilors discuss spending as much as $100,000 and organizing a regional effort to help deal with the surge in asylum seekers coming to Portland from the southern border.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to influx of asylum seekers
All four members point to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Asylum seekers from Africa describe difficult journeys to Maine
They traveled for months through Central America after fleeing violence and instability at home.
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PublishedMay 22, 2019
Panel hears arguments on conflicting bills to direct immigration enforcement in Maine
One would push police to work more closely with federal authorities, while the other would prohibit them from enforcing federal immigration law.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
Maine police say bill that would prohibit profiling goes too far
Law enforcement officials say profiling is unacceptable but object to the costs of a measure to mandate training and require police to collect data and investigate complaints.
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PublishedMay 10, 2019
Emotions flare as lawmakers debate measure to ensure that only citizens vote
A legislative committee was divided Friday over two proposals, inspired by recent events in Portland, to make Maine's Constitution explicitly state that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state's elections.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
‘Shoot them!’: Trump laughs off a supporter’s demand for violence against migrants
The president's joking response raised concerns that he was tacitly encouraging extrajudicial killings and brutality against asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Donald Trump’s threat to release migrants in sanctuary cities won’t work
In suburban Maryland and other communities across the country, people value diversity and are ready to help border crossers seeking asylum.
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