Access to public housing is another matter where there is ambiguity and debate when it comes to illegal immigration. Access to federal housing is restricted based on immigration status, but notably, access to state housing does not depend on immigration status. This has been the case since 1977, when U.S. District Court ruled in Weeks …
Immigration
Illegal Immigrant Employment and Benefit Use
Illegal immigration has become even more of a hot-button issue in our country due to the Arizona law and in Massachusetts from the proposed budget amendments on immigration. I am researching the facts about the immigration situation in Massachusetts, and this post will explore the linked issue of immigrant employment and welfare use. The subjects …
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Immigration PowerPoint
Representative Brownsberger and I attended an information session at the State House on immigration a couple of weeks ago. Click here to view the informative PowerPoint that was presented by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), which includes demographics, statistics, and an intro to immigration law.
Vote last week on immigration issues
Jeff Perry’s amendment on immigration issues wouldn’t have changed much in practice.
Re: Health care funding for immigrants
Where do you stand on reestablishing the funding for legal immigrants’ healthcare insurance?
Healthcare to legal immigrants
The state’s dropping of health care for legal immigrants hit home for me, and I find it completely unjust. My family immigrated here about two decades ago. Although most of us are naturalized by now, and we anyways have private health care, I was horrified by my state’s decision to cut care for legal immigrants …