MA Gov. Baker Says Washington’s ‘Inability’ to Fix Immigration Will Cost Massachusetts $139 Million

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is asking state lawmakers to help ease the burden the influx of migrants has placed on the state’s shelter resources.

“Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system provides support to thousands of families each year, but a recent surge in the arrival of new migrants, coupled with a tight housing market, has led to a need for increased capacity in the entire system,” Baker said in a statement calling for Friday. $139 million in emergency housing funding.

The Baker administration says the increase in the number of migrants in the state is “unfortunately driven by the federal government’s inability to address our nation’s immigration challenges.”

If approved, $73 million would fund the provision of more than 1,300 new temporary shelter units, $20 million would go toward creating a temporary central intake center, and $37 million would help col… place children in local schools until the end of fiscal year 2024.

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FILE: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at a forum during the opening of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), a gathering of international leaders that seeks to help solve global problems, on Sept. 19, 2022, in the city of New York.
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The bill also reinstates a $9.2 million request for the Registry of Motor Vehicles to implement the Work and Family Mobility Act. Baker’s office says this will allow the RMV to hire more people to help handle increased demand for services.

MASSACHUSETTS GOV. CHARLIE BAKER BEGGS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FOR MORE HELP WITH MIGRANTS

Earlier this month, Baker asked the Biden administration for additional help to resettle asylum seekers coming to his state from countries such as Afghanistan and Haiti.
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Earlier this month, Baker asked the Biden administration for additional help to resettle asylum seekers coming to his state from countries such as Afghanistan and Haiti.

FILE – A group of Brazilian migrants make a breach at the US-Mexico border in Yuma, Arizona, seeking asylum in the US after crossing from Mexico, June 8, 2021.
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“Massachusetts is proud to welcome individuals and families seeking asylum and shelter and is dedicated to helping families live with dignity, but additional federal support is needed,” Baker wrote.

Fox News Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.