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the city and had not caused an increase in crime and that crime was actually going down, not up. The
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addressed to leaders of the Somali community, predicting a negative impact on the city's social services and requesting that they discourage further relocation to
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commented, "Mr. Trump's statements disparaging immigrants who have come to this country legally are particularly unhelpful. Maine has benefited from people from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and, increasingly, Africa—including our friends from
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reported that Somali entrepreneurs had helped reinvigorate downtown
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