Tag: Federal Policy

At a virtual summit, leaders sought to educate and engage on the need for change. Read more at Dig Boston.

Friday, Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Angus King (I-ME) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, Colby College President David Greene, Barber and Tyson Foods Executive David Barber, Exelon Chairman Emeritus John Rowe, HYM Investments Group Managing Director Thomas N. O’Brien and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals President Yvonne Greenstreet joined over 500 business leaders, … Continued

City representatives and advocates have said that president Joe Biden’s newest immigration policies have brought them hope, but that there is still skepticism in the community. Read more at SAMPAN.

From Harvard’s president to an executive in Boston’s booming biotech industry, dozens of New England business, higher education and political leaders on Friday urged Congress to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, following the introduction of President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging immigration bill this week. Read more at AP.

Immigrant rights groups want the Biden administration to rescind a policy that requires people seeking to live in the U.S. to show they won’t be a burden on taxpayers, saying the regulations hurt families seeking health care, housing and other public assistance. Read more at Eagle Tribune.

Democrats on Beacon Hill are making another push on a bill they say would help protect immigrants. Listen to the full story on WGBH.