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How Immigration Can Bolster Our Overstretched Medical System

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H Massachusetts has a well-deserved reputation as a national leader in healthcare and medical research. Despite this, our medical system has also found itself overstretched with the demands placed upon it by the COVID-19 pandemic and other structural factors. One way to improve healthcare delivery is to provide a pathway to practice for internationally-trained health … Continued

STATEMENT: MIRA Coalition Praises End of Harmful “Remain in Mexico” Policy

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STATEMENT: MIRA Coalition Praises End of Harmful “Remain in Mexico” Policy Boston, MA – In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Biden v. Texas, which allows the Biden administration to terminate the Migrant Protection Protocols (better known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy), Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition Executive Director Elizabeth Sweet issued the following statement: “We are … Continued

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Tell MA Lawmakers: Language Access and Safe Communities Matter!

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Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Language Access and Safe Communities! With a little over a month left in the Massachusetts State House legislative session, there are two major pieces of legislation remaining that hold critical importance for immigrants and their allies in the Commonwealth. We need your help to push them over the finish … Continued

Marking a Historic Win for our Immigrant Community

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Last week, the Massachusetts House and Senate both voted to override the Governor’s veto on the Work and Family Mobility Act. This means that Massachusetts is now officially the 17th state to pass driver’s license legislation! Email your State Legislator(s) today to thank them for voting to override the Governor’s veto. MIRA would like to express … Continued

MIRA Welcomes 4 new members to our Board of Directors!

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MIRA is thrilled to welcome four exceptional new members to our Board of Directors. Each brings a wealth of expertise, extensive experience, and unique perspectives that will strengthen our work and mission to advocate for immigrant and refugee communities across the state. Their diverse insights and dedication to equity and justice will help guide MIRA’s … Continued

Language Access Budget Campaign

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Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition   Language Access Budget Campaign Next week, the Massachusetts State Senate is debating and voting on its version of the Fiscal Year 2023 State Budget!  It’s up to us to make sure the final budget includes funding for our Commonwealth’s immigrants and refugees! The state budget is a values … Continued

Weekly Message from Liz Sweet

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As MIRA’s new Executive Director, I am launching a biweekly blog to begin to share my experiences and reflections with MIRA’s many stakeholders.  Last week, I had the opportunity to visit with MIRA member and partner Immigrant Family Services Institute, or IFSI.  IFSI serves the Haitian community in Boston and has rapidly scaled their services … Continued

Statement on the Ongoing Crisis in Ukraine

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– Boston – Today, the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition issued a statement on the crisis in Ukraine. “We are deeply distraught by the crisis unfolding in Ukraine,” said Elizabeth Sweet, Executive Director of the MIRA Coalition. “Since the February 24th Russian invasion, more than 650,000 civilians have fled Ukraine. Alongside this, at least 160,000 Ukrainians have … Continued

MIRA Coalition Letter to Biden Administration – Haiti

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MIRA Coalition Letter to Biden Administration – Haiti   October 15, 2021  Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW  Washington, DC 20500  Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas  Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 1707 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE Washington, DC 20528    Dear President … Continued

MIRA Calls on Biden Administration to Support Refugees in Afghan and Haitian Humanitarian Crises

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BOSTON – The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) issued the following statement urging the Biden administration to take swift and decisive action to aid refugees and asylum-seekers in two developing crises that currently impact millions around the world. “Today we see two new humanitarian crises developing on opposite sides of the globe,” said … Continued