Lepage Tells Portland Chamber That Families Could Avoid Separation At Border If They ‘go Back Home’

Gov. Paul LePage sided with the Portland Regional Chamber in its opposition to a home health care initiative on the November ballot. Staff photo by Gregory Rec Gov. Paul LePage weighed in Wednesday on the controversy over the Trump administration separating children from their parents at the border, saying the families could “go back home.” “The parents have a right to take their children and go back home,” LePage said to assembled news media after an appearance at the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce.