Thread: MA-Immigration Panel To Submit Recommendations

Immigration Panel To Submit Recommendations
Activists, Experts Present New Policy Ideas
POSTED: 4:36 pm EDT June 28, 2009
UPDATED: 4:59 pm EDT June 28, 2009


BOSTON -- A coalition of immigrant activists, policy experts and Massachusetts officials will be recommending state immigration reforms this week to Gov. Deval Patrick.

Eva Millona, co-chair of the Governor's Advisory Council for Refugees and Immigrants, says the group will submit its list of recommendations Wednesday to the governor, who will decide whether to adopt them.

Last year, Patrick created the "New Americans Agenda" initiative. He sent the advisory council around the state to take public comment and come up with suggestions for new immigration policy.

During public hearings, more than 1,200 people asked the advisory council to press for such reforms as drivers' licenses and state tuition for undocumented immigrants.

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I am sure that were the list published, it could easily be torn apart by any one of us.