Yesterday, our Driving Families Forward Coalition had a great lobby day at the Mass. State House for the Work & Family Mobility Act, which would extend the ability to obtain a Mass. Standard license to immigrants, regardless of immigration status. We packed the room with hundreds of immigrants and their children, supporters from all over Massachusetts, and elected officials, including lead sponsor of the bill Senator Crighton, and co-sponsors Rep Farley-Bouvier and Rep Barber. A special shout out to the affected immigrants and the three children of immigrants who spoke, including the 15-year-old daughter of TPS recipients, and East Boston sisters (ages 11 and 13) whose live in fear of their parents being deported.
Below is the first round of press coverage. I’m expecting more to come, and am trying to track down ethnic media coverage as well. I’m also including a couple of recent positive pieces about this bill that are not specific to yesterday.
Great work everyone!
Lobby day coverage
1) 22 News/WWLP (NBC): Local advocates head to Boston to support licenses for undocumented immigrants
2) 22 News/WWLP (NBC) Supporters Continue Fight To Give Undocumented Immigrants Driver’s Licenses
3) Channel 4 News/CBS/WBZ: Supporters rally in favor of a bill to give all immigrants legal driver’s licenses
Other recent coverage
4) Mass Live/Springfield Republican LTE: Undocumented Immigrants Should be Eligible for Drivers Licenses
5) South Coast Today: Fall River Student Attends Immigrant Rights Day at State house