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New National Campaign – Latest Effort on Immigration Reform

February 23, 2013 Immigration reform continues to be a hot topic in the entire country and especially in Washington DC. Earlier this week, a new national campaign was launched. It’s goal – to win citizenship for […]

WBZ-TV–2013/02/21

Immigrant Advocates Push Mass. Lawmakers To Pass Driver’s License Bill

Massachusetts immigrant advocates are set to gather at the State House in Boston to ask lawmakers to back a bill that will allows all state residents to apply for a driver’s license, regardless of their immigration status.

2013/01/26

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Naturalization In Boston For 1,665 New Citizens

Immigrant supporters have registered 900 new voters during a naturalization ceremony for nearly 1,700 people in Boston.

2012/06/29

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President Obama Speech Is Music to DREAMers Ears

President Barack Obama delivered a speech in the Rose Garden that sounded like music to the ears of as many as 800,000 young immigrants who have lived in the United States with fear of deportation.

WBZ-TV–2012/06/20

File image of the state house at night. (Photo by Andrea Courtois)

Immigrant Advocates Press Mass. Lawmakers For Action

More than 500 immigrants and their supporters are preparing to gather at the Massachusetts State House to press lawmakers to support issues that are important to foreign-born residents.

2012/04/07

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16th Annual Immigrants Day @ the State House

April 7, 2012 On Monday April 9th, more than 500 immigrants and advocates will come together to celebrate the 16th Annual Immigrants Day at the State House. This is the largest immigrant advocacy day of […]

WBZ-TV–2012/04/06

A sample copy of a Massachusetts drivers license. (AP file photo)

Dozens Of Converted Arizona Driver’s Licenses Suspended In Mass.

Massachusetts authorities have suspended the driver’s licenses of more than 100 people who converted licenses earned in Arizona to Massachusetts licenses.

2011/09/19

3,600 people were sworn in as U.S. citizens at TD Garden, August 31, 2011.

Thousands Sworn In As US Citizens In Boston

Thousands of people from 130 different countries took the oath of allegiance Wednesday inside the TD Garden in Boston.

2011/08/31

Cars are covered in debris near Main Street June 2, 2011 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

Homeless Refugees Still Seeking Shelter In Wake of Massachusetts Tornadoes

Immigrant advocates say around 100 refugees remain homeless in the wake of the severe weather and tornadoes that stuck central western Massachusetts last week .

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2011/06/11

Immigrant Carpenters Claim Mass. Company Owes Them Thousands

A group of mainly immigrant carpenters have filed a complaint with the Massachusetts attorney general’s office over claims that they are owed up to $12,000 each.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2011/05/21