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SJC Rules For Equal Health Rights For All Legal Immigrants

May 6, 2011 By brian

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today (read the decision) that the state's removal of a group of legal immigrants from the Commonwealth Care program violated the equal protection guarantees of the state Constitution. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, health-reform, immigrants

The politics of the be mean to immigrants amendments

May 28, 2010 By judy-meredith

Even those like the ever so kind Senator Barry who said as quoted in the State House News Service Sen. Berry said, A lot of people worked long and hard on this. There's a lot of people being let down here. I see no reason to rejoice. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: immigrants, sen-fred-berry, senpresident-murray, sonia-chang-diaz

Massachusetts New Americans Agenda

November 18, 2009 By mira-coalition

While some of the recommendations will garner all of the headlines, we welcome members of the Blue Mass Group community to delve deeper into a report that represents the best recommendations of policy experts and the immigrant and refugee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: immigrants, integration, mira, new-americans-agenda

Why Everyone Loses with CommCare Eligibility Cuts

July 7, 2009 By mira-coalition

Aside from the obvious moral and health-care-as-a-right arguments, immigrants in MA contribute a significant amount as taxpayers to the Commonwealth. A recent study commissioned by The Immigrant Learning Center, with researchers Paul … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, commonwealth-care, health-care, immigrants

Kick Start for Health for Many Ethnicities

April 20, 2008 By massmarrier

New England Ethnic Newswire has been perking for two years. The health angle is new.This is cross-posted at Marry in Massachusetts. (Head shots there.)  A major player in this latest effort is former Senator Jarrett Barrios. On … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ethnic-newswire, foundations, health-care, immigrants, jarrett-barrios, massachusetts

The Ladies of La Patrona: Humanity’s Hope

August 27, 2007 By kyledeb

The Mujeres of La Patrona have long been famous among the migrants that make the trip to the United States. But international attention was only recently drawn to them by an award winning documentary entitled, De Nadie. I covered the must … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: analysis, central-america, cordoba, de-nadie, illegal-aliens, illegal-immigrants, immigrants, immigration, la-jornada, la-patrona, ladies-of-la-patrona, mexico, migrants, nathalie-seguin-tovar, tania-molina-ramirez, the-beast, tin-dardamal, undocumented-immigrants, veracruz

Immigrant impact on the US housing market

July 31, 2007 By state-of-grace

One of the many things missing from the right's discussion of immigration is the tremendous, quiet presence of immigrants (legal and not) in the American economy.  Particularly in the current housing downturn, it's telling to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, california, conservative, economy, housing, immigrants, immigration, massachusetts

Kennedy’s Immigration Bill A Lose-Lose for American Workers AND Immigrants

May 31, 2007 By hlpeary

Sen. Kennedy has done some great things in his career, but this Senate Immigration package is a cut and paste that is now so flawed that there is something in it for just about anyone to hate. American workers?especially American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: immigrants, immigration, kennedy, labor, unions, us-senate

U.S. Tightens Medicaid Rules for Babies of Illegal Immigrants

November 2, 2006 By HeartlandDem

Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, commissioner of the Baltimore Health Department, said: From the standpoint of public health, the new policy is senseless. It creates delays in getting insurance for children at precisely the moment when they need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: children, health-care, immigrants

Healey’s Tough, Smart Solution # 2 is Struck down by Circuit Court

October 6, 2006 By blue-suede-shoe

Healey's 'Solution' Number Two:Require voters to present a valid ID at eh polls to prove citizenship-"...This will prevent non-citizens form voting..."__________________________Well Ms. Healey-This just in from the Associated Press:Voter ID … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, healey, immigrants, massachusetts, voter-disenfranchisement

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