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Maine petitions feds to let asylum seekers work
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Maine's labor commissioner will fulfill an obligation to petition the federal government to allow asylum seekers to find employment while their cases are in limbo.
In Portland, all shelters including an emergency one in a basketball arena are at capacity.
Letting asylum seekers go to work sooner is "a move that would benefit Maine employers in need of workers, that would reduce strain on state and municipal budgets, and that would allow asylum seekers to put their talents and skills to use, just as they want to do," Scott Ogden, a Mills spokesman, said Friday via email.
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