Massachusetts governor Maura Healey declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time when the cost of housing - already in short supply - continues to rise.
The migrants arriving in Massachusetts are the face of the international migrant crisis and are coming at a time when the state is already experiencing a housing crunch,She called on the federal government for financial help, and more urgently, expedited work authorizations to allow the new arrivals to more quickly find jobs and start earning a living, she wrote in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.pointed to work authorizations as a primary driver of the crisis.
Geralde Gabeau, executive director of the Immigrant Family Services Institute, has worked with immigrants arriving from Haiti and said they are ready to get to work. More than 80 cities and towns across the state have already felt the impact of new migrants and support the emergency declatarion, said Geoff Beckwith, executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association.
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