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 […]
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