Immigration

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is asking the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to reconsider its decision not to allow Portland student Allan Monga to compete in its National Poetry Out Loud competition.  “The National Endowment for the Arts is all about supporting artistic expression from diverse voices and capturing different aspects of the American experience. As a young… Read more »

"For the remainder of his term, I hope he feels freer to reach across the aisle so we can address pressing issues that have been blocked by partisan gridlock, such as immigration reform. ..." Read more »

“This appears to be a politically motivated effort to exploit anti-foreigner sentiment and appeal to his base. ..." Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, following a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement that it would release 30,000 additional H-2B seasonal visas fiscal year 2019, about half of the maximum amount authorized by Congress, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement: “For the last two summers, I’ve heard from seasonal business owners in… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after the Commerce Department announced that a new question on citizenship would be added to the 2020 Census: “The Trump Administration is endangering the accuracy of the Census by needlessly inserting a question on citizenship status. With so many families separated in the last year through sudden… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) cosponsored a censure resolution in response to President Donald Trump’s racist comments stating that America should turn away immigrants from African nations and Haiti and allow more immigrants from countries like Norway. Pingree is one of nearly 150 cosponsors of the resolution in the U.S. House, the full resolution can be found… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) released the following statement on President Trump’s racist comments about immigrants from several nations. “President Trump’s racist comments about immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador, and countries in Africa are absolutely sickening, even for him. It’s frightening to have someone in the White House with this kind of ignorance… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement in response to the the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s decision to issue only 15,000 H-2B visas and new regulations for small business owners to hire seasonal workers:   "I am grateful that DHS has finally approved some additional H-2B visas for this season, but it’s clear the Trump… Read more »