Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Massachusetts Governor Healey (D) declares State of Emergency due to surge of illegal immigrants; calls for federal action

What took so long! Will other states follow!

"... Healey, a Democrat, announced that a state of emergency exists "due to rapid and unabating increases in the number of families with children and pregnant people [???] — many of them newly arriving migrants and refugees — living within the state but without the means to secure safe shelter in our communities."
The state said there are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people in the state shelter system. Healey said there are numerous contributing factors, including "federal policies on immigration and work authorization" as well as a lack of affordable housing and the end of COVID-era programs.
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Massachusetts gov declares state of emergency due to surge of migrants; calls for federal action | Fox News Healey says there are 20,000 people in state system



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