<p>There’s actually quite a large Somali population in Maine now. The mayor of Lewiston sparked quite a protest a few years back when he asked the Somalis to tell their relatives to stop coming to the area, because they were using too many public assistance resources! There are also quite a few Somalis in Portland. The Munjoy Hill area used to be one of the largest low-income white neighborhoods in the country, but now it’s dominated by immigrants from other countries. I know only a couple of engineers in Maine from other countries (Poland and the former USSR), though, and they have been here a long time (as have I, for almost 26 years now).</p>