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Immigration is both our triumph and, of late, our tragedy.

Maine Public and the Portland Press Herald spoke with four young voters from immigrant backgrounds in southern and central Maine.

Four immigrant voters sat down with the Press Herald and Maine Public on the eve of the 2022 election.

Immigrants from throughout the world settle, thrive in Lewiston-Auburn They are strangers in a new country, often arriving without the language skills needed for work. But Lewiston-Auburn's immigrants are finding jobs through determination, a desire to learn and help from local support groups. Share Santos Panzo of Lewiston stands at his warehouse job at Core-Mark in Gardiner. Panzo, originally from Angola where he worked as a manager on a liquid natural gas project, said he initially felt “unhire-able” until Core-Mark gave him a chance. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal LEWISTON — Deko Diriye...

Read Article Santos Panzo of Lewiston stands at his warehouse job at Core-Mark in Gardiner. Panzo, originally from Angola where he worked as a manager on a liquid natural gas project, said he initially felt “unhire-able” until Core-Mark gave him a chance. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal LEWISTON — Deko Diriye left a Kenyan refugee camp when she was three months pregnant. Her husband, who stayed behind, has yet to meet their now 5-year-old daughter. Last March, Diriye lost her low-pay, irregular-hours hotel housekeeping job at the start of the pandemic. Working through an employment agency, s...