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Le FORUM, Vol. 33 Nos. 2&3 The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Le FORUM Journal Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain Fall 2007 Le FORUM, Vol. 33 Nos. 2&3 Lisa Desjardins Michaud Rédactrice Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ francoamericain_forum Recommended Citation Desjardins Michaud, Lisa Rédactrice, "Le FORUM, Vol. 33 Nos. 2&3" (2007). Le FORUM Journal. 85. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/francoamericain_forum/85 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Le FORUM Journal by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Le“AFIN D’ÊTREFORUM EN PLEINE POSSESSION DE SES MOYENS” VOLUME 33, #2 & #3 FALL/WINTER 2007 AUTOMNE/HIVER 2007 Photo by Annette P. King Joyeux Noël et une Bonne et Heureuse Année! www.FrancoMaine.org www.Francoamerican.org other pertinent websites to check out - http://homepages.roadrunner.com/frenchcx/ Franco-American Women’s Institute: http://www.fawi.net $6.00 US Le Forum Sommaire/Contents Le Centre Franco-Américain Université du Maine Features Orono, Maine 04469-5719 Letters/Lettres.............................................................................3, 10 [email protected] L’États du Maine..........................................................................4-11 Téléphone: 207-581-FROG (3764) Télécopieur: 207-581-1455 L’États du New Hampshire...........................................12-19, 22-28 Volume 33, Numéro 2 & 3 L’États du Connecticut..............................................................30-37 octobre-novembre Éditeur/Publisher Books/Livres.....................................................................................35 Yvon A. Labbé Genealogy/Généalogie................................................................51-55 Rédactrice/Gérante/Managing Editor Lisa Desjardins Michaud Poetry/Poésie....................................................................................41 Mise en page/Layout Coin des jeunes................................................................................40 Lisa Desjardins Michaud Angel Sirois Recipes/Recettes.........................................................................38-39 Composition/Typesetting Music/Musique................................................................................42 Angel Sirois Aric Cloutier Baseball.......................................................................................48-50 Lisa Michaud Aide Technique FAROG SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Lisa Michaud Yvon Labbé Jessica Pelletier and Timothy Baker Tirage/Circulation/4,500 Imprimé chez/Printed by Félicitations ~ Congratulations! Centre Franco-Américain, Orono, Maine Publié 4 fois l’an par le Centre Franco-Améri- cain. Le Forum est distribué surtout aux Franco-Américains des États-Unis. Les énoncés, opinions et points de vue formulés dans Le Forum sont ceux des auteurs et ne représentent pas nécessairement les points de vue de l’éditeur ou de la rédactrice, ou de la Division pour l’Éducation Permanente à l’Université du Maine. Le Forum is published 4 times a year FAROG President Natalie Cormi- Nos Histoires de l'Île member, by the Franco-American Center. Le Forum is er presented Jessica Pelleti - Amy Morin presented Timothy distributed in particular to Franco-Americans er with a $250.00 scholarship. Baker with a $250.00 scholarship. in the United States. Statements, opinions and points of view expressed are not necessarily those of the editor, the publishers or the Division Endowment of Lifelong Learning or of the University of One way to support Le FORUM while at the same time reserving life income is Maine. the establishment of a charitable gift annuity with the Franco-American Centre Tous les textes soumis doivent parvenir Le FORUM Fund at the University of Maine Foundation. Call 1-800-982-8503. à —Forward all submitted texts to: Lisa D. Michaud, Rédactrice-en-chef/Editor-in-chief, Abonnement au Le FORUM Subscription Le Forum, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5719, U.S., au plus tard quatre semaines Si vous ne l’êtes pas abonnez-vous –– s.v.p. précédant le mois de publication—at least four weeks prior to the month of publication. –– Subscribe if you have not Les lettres de nos lecteurs sont les bienv- Nom/Name: enues—Letters to the Editor are welcomed. Adresse/Address: La reproduction des articles est autorisée Métier/Occupation: sans préavis sauf indication contraire—Our original articles may be reproduced without notice unless otherwise indicated. Ce qui vous intéresse le plus dans Le FORUM section which interests you the L’équipe de rédaction souhaite que Le Fo- most: rum soit un mode d’expression pour vous tous Je voudrais contribuer un article au Le FORUM au sujet de: les Franco-Américains et ceux qui s’intéressent I would like to contribute an article to Le FORUM about: à nous. The staff hopes that Le Forum can be a vehicle of expression for you Franco-Americans and those who are interested in us. Tarif d’abonnement par la poste pour 4 numéros Le Forum et son staff—Universi- Subscription rates by mail for 4 issues: taires, gens de la communauté, les étudi- États-Unis/United States –– Individus: $20 ants -- Angel, Brandon, Naomi and Aric. Ailleurs/Elsewhere –– Individus: $25 Organisation/Organizations –– Bibliothèque/Library: $40 Le FORUM, Centre Franco-Américain, Orono, ME 04469-5719 2 Vol. 33 # 2 & 3 • AUTOMNE/HIVER our public elementary and high schools, national Jetport on September 11, 2001 as required by the Supreme Court, and when Mohammed Atta boarded his plane. of providing emergency medical care to My father, Wilfrid Guignard, immi- illegals. Still others worry about crime . grated legally to the United States in 1919 My wife and I are foster parents to from Canada. He never became a U.S. our niece and nephew, who lived in Port- citizen and died in 1987. He carried his land, Maine prior to coming to live with green card in his wallet as required by law us. Their father, a widower and a Franco- and reported any address changes to what American, lived in a homeless shelter in was then called INS. He didn’t fear INS Portland. He has been unemployed for agents and travelled to Canada often with 4 years. Discouraged that he could only no problems. Growing up in Biddeford, The recent Bureau of Immigration find minimum wage jobs in Portland as I knew hundreds of immigrants. I never and Custom Enforcement raid in New rents were rising, he began neglecting his heard one express a fear of immigration Bedford, Massachusetts in which over 200 children and they were taken away from agents. While the 10 detained foreign illegal aliens were incarcerated has again him by DHS. He found day work from nationals in the 2004 Portland raid may raised the ire of the Portland Press Herald. time to time but could not raise his kids have come from countries where citizens In a March 15, 2007 op ed, piece, Louise competing with workers who, he says, fear a “Big Brother” government, such as Rocha- McCarthy condemned the raid. told him they were illegals. Barbara Somalia, Ethiopia or a Latin American This recent article reminded me of the Ehrenreich, in her acclaimed book Nickel dictatorship, hopefully the continued article written 3 years ago by Press Herald and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in assimilation of the foreign-born com- editorial page writer Bill Nemitz in which America about the working poor in Amer- munity in Portland will prevent those he criticized an immigration raid Portland ica has an entire chapter on the Portland, who are legally residing in the U.S. from accusing agents from the Department of Maine area where she worked incognito being afraid when the government em- Homeland Security(formerly the INS) of as a cleaning woman at minimum wage. barks on a campaign to enforce the law. leaving “Portland’s hard-won reputation She could not support herself, never mind as an immigrant friendly city in tatters.” raising two children. Certainly the plight Michael Guignard Why would immigration agents be of the working poor is not due solely to Alexandria, VA trying to enforce our nation’s immigration the presence of millions of illegal aliens laws in Portland, Maine (or for that matter in the U.S. The disappearance of good, Five years ago, a number of ar- in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a city manufacturing jobs for the undereducated ticles appeared in the Portland Press that once had a sizable Franco-American is central to this development. But, un- Herald relating to H-2B visas. The first population)? Since two of the September less you want to do away with the free two appeared in September, 2002 on 11th highjackers left on their mission market system, the government can’t do the same day and concerned the tragic from Portland, Maine, that morning, it is much about the loss of jobs overseas, but deaths of 14 Hondurans and Guatemalans not unreasonable for the U.S. government it can try to control illegal immigration. in Northern Maine, all of whom held to be searching for illegals in Portland. That is what the Border Patrol was H-2B visas. More recently there have For the sake of argument, however, let’s doing in Portland. Abusive behavior and been articles about Cianbro’s attempts say that none of the illegals who live in violence should not be tolerated from to bring into Maine foreign national Portland are a threat to our national se- Border Patrol agents. But, as Mr. Nemitz welders and other workers on H-2B vi- curity.
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