Category: Immigrant integration

STATEMENT: MIRA Coalition Issues Statement on Proposed Funding Increase for Immigrant and Refugee Support

November 21, 2022

  Boston, MA – In response to Governor Baker’s recent $139 million supplemental funding bill filing to support immigrant and refugee arrivals, Elizabeth Sweet, Executive … More

STATEMENT: MIRA Coalition Issues Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling Striking Down Title 42

November 16, 2022

  Boston, MA – In response to the ruling by the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia striking down … More

STATEMENT: MIRA Coalition Applauds State Expansion of Non-English Language Resources at RMV

November 14, 2022

  Boston, MA – In response to Governor Baker’s approval of the Economic Development Bill – which included a provision … More

STATEMENT: MIRA Coalition Celebrates Passage of Question 4

November 14, 2022

  Boston, MA – In light of November 8, 2022, State Election, Elizabeth Sweet, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Immigrant … More

Tell MA Lawmakers: Language Access and Safe Communities Matter!

June 22, 2022

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Language Access and Safe Communities! With a little over a month left in the … More

Language Access Budget Campaign

May 19, 2022

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition   Language Access Budget Campaign Next week, the Massachusetts State Senate is debating and … More

Weekly Message from Liz Sweet

April 26, 2022

As MIRA’s new Executive Director, I am launching a biweekly blog to begin to share my experiences and reflections with … More

Record-low resettlement cap betrays U.S. history as a nation of refuge

October 2, 2020

  BOSTON – The State Department has announced that only 15,000 refugees will be allowed to resettle in the U.S. in … More

Ali Family Fund Gift Doubles MIRA Citizenship Program Capacity

August 10, 2020

The Ali Family Fund has awarded $150,000 to MIRA to support free legal assistance with naturalization and outreach to aspiring … More

Trump’s Unconstitutional Tactic to Erase Immigrants

July 22, 2020

Yesterday, President Trump signed a memorandum to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census count for apportionment purposes, which would … More