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Apr 18 2024

Roughly 45 percent of Massachusetts residents support providing shelter to new migrants, according to a recent GBH News/CommonWealth Beacon poll, conducted by the MassINC Polling Group. That support fell from 55 percent over the last six months, as an influx of new arrivals have overwhelmed the state’s shelter system. To break down the findings and what they mean, Craig LeMoult is joined by GBH News reporter Sarah Betancourt, Republican State Senator Peter Durant, and Robin Nice, chair of the New England chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQDKVFIDYb8
Apr 16 2024

Robin Nice, chair of the New England Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said the drop in support for migrants in shelters is alarming. She believes residents who don’t want immigrants in shelters don’t understand the dire circumstances of families heading north. “If you were to rephrase this question as, 'Would you do anything to keep your kids safe and to keep a roof over their head?' I would imagine that that result will be 100%,” she said. “Shift the conversation and think about what do we need and what do we all deserve as humans, regardless of where we may have been born?” She said that in the short-term, the state can't have immigrant children sleeping at Logan Airport or on the streets. “I think we have to recognize that it's an investment in terms of building the economy, building our workforce, building the people who will thrive in the education system, and be able to give back and be able to build and make the state and the country stronger,” she said.

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-04-16/mass-residents-point-to-immigration-as-a-top-concern-split-on-support-of-migrants-in-shelter
Sep 20 2022

Warren Statement on Ongoing Developments on Martha’s Vineyard

By Immigration in the News

Read text of Press Release here: Warren Statement on Ongoing Developments on Martha’s Vineyard | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts (senate.gov)

Boston, MA — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement with an update on her work today regarding the developments on Martha’s Vineyard:

“Exploiting vulnerable people for political stunts is repulsive and cruel. Massachusetts is fully capable of handling asylum seekers, and today I discussed potential options for federal resources with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. I am in regular communication with State Senator Julian Cyr, State Representative Dylan Fernandes, and leaders on the ground, and I will keep working with local, state, Congressional, and other federal partners to ensure that we have the necessary resources to care for people with dignity.

“In the spirit of selflessness and humanity that has long defined who we are as a Commonwealth, Islanders and people across Massachusetts have joined together to assist migrants that have arrived. I am grateful to these community leaders. This is something we can do – work together, remember our values, put aside the politics and support the people who need our help.”

 

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