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They dont sound so “tolerant and compassionate” now.
.......volunteers gathered at a church in Woburn on a recent evening sounded battle weary. The small group of locals… had stepped up to help some 80 migrant families whom the state placed in Woburn hotels last month.
Determined to offer a warm welcome, the volunteers had quickly discovered the daunting complexity of meeting basic needs, a reality check also underway elsewhere in the state and nation.”
The Times noted that Massachusetts’ unique “right-to-shelter law” has only compounded the problem, stating, “In Massachusetts, the only state with a right-to-shelter law that guarantees every family with children a place to stay, the crisis has been accelerating, with more than 80 cities and towns receiving migrants to date.”
Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin, a Democrat, is sounding the alarm about the law. According to the Times, “He said the situation was not sustainable, and called for state legislators to consider changes to the 40-year-old right-to-shelter law, which he said was ‘passed at a different time, and was not meant to cover what we’re seeing now.’”
He sounded like a loyal Dem 3 weeks ago.
“We are prepared to support the Governor (Maura Healey) and comply with state law during this time of crisis,” Galvin said in a statement. “The ‘Right to Shelter’ law obligates the state to provide housing for families with children and pregnant women who are homeless, and the state’s policy is to place these families in hotels in cities and towns throughout the region without the need for local approval and in many instances without prior notice.”
Galvin continued: “Federal inaction on immigration reform has created and worsened a nationwide immigration crisis at our borders, and the state’s ‘Right to Shelter’ law (one of only three in the country) has made Massachusetts an attractive destination for migrants.”
Galvin added: “This one/two combination is unfairly impacting communities across the Commonwealth, where over (sic) 20,0000 migrants are currently being housed in hotels in over 90 communities, including Woburn. Unless there is change at the federal level or in state law this crisis will continue to grow.”
Galvin said the city would welcome the migrant families and that taking care of the families would be a team effort.
“As Woburn residents have always done, we will help the new members of our community adjust, feel welcomed, thrive and become productive residents in our great city,” Galvin said.
Galvin added: “I am confident that by working collaboratively with School Superintendent (Matthew) Crowley and his staff, Police Chief (Robert) Rufo, Fire Chief (Donald) Kenton, city departments, the School Committee, city council and local charitable organizations, we are prepared for and will meet the challenge.”
Galvin also said that housing the migrants would require additional local, state and federal resources.
“The city will need state and federal support to provide the additional city resources needed, to address impacts at the school level, and deliver appropriate levels of public safety services,” Galvin said. “We will be working with the governor and her staff, our state delegation on Beacon Hill and our federal delegation in Washington to make sure these resources are delivered.”
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