Maine has come full circle on immigration policy in the sixteen years since the Tea Party wave temporarily swept Democrats out of power in the Blaine House and the Statehouse.
During his campaign for Governor in 2010, Paul LePage pledged to rescind an executive order of his predecessor that made Maine a “sanctuary state” where violent criminal aliens are protected from deportation.
LePage kept that promise on his first day in office.
Term-limited in 2018, LePage was succeeded in 2019 by Janet Mills, who has enjoyed Democrat majorities in both chambers of the Legislature since taking office. Together, she and her radical-left legislative allies flipped the immigration script, throwing Maine’s doors wide open to tens of thousands of non-citizen newcomers.
Last year, the Legislature passed LD 1971, a radical sanctuary bill sponsored by the scandal-plagued, Somalia-First Rep. Deqa Dhalac of South Portland.
The bill is a giant middle finger to Mainers — and to the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution, which gives the federal government sole authority over immigration policy.
LD 1971 passed the Maine House by a narrow margin of 75 to 73.
My objective in recounting this legislative history is to motivate you to join the fight to flip AT LEAST three seats in the Maine House of Representatives in November.
I don’t believe Maine as we know it will survive another two years with foreigners-first confederates dominant in the Legislature.
We will be joined by several guest speakers:
- Energy expert Jim LaBrecque, who served for eight years as Gov. LePage’s energy advisor
- Reporter Jon Fetherston, investigative journalist for the Maine Wire and Maine Wire TV
The training session will run from 9 am to noon, and we have set aside plenty of time for Q&A with our guest speakers.
This year is our best opportunity since the Tea Party wave of 2010 to elect conservative majorities in both chambers.
Let’s make the most of it!
Hon. Lawrence Lockman
Maine House of Representatives, 2012-2020
Co-founder & President
Maine First Project