Even with job permits, new migrants struggle to find work in Massachusetts
Governor Maura Healey is again urging the Biden administration to expedite work permits for new migrants in Massachusetts. But those permits are just the first step. According to Healey's office, only one in five migrants who have already gotten work authorization have been able to find a job. What's getting in the way? Crystal Haynes recently spoke to GBH News Reporter Sarah Betancourt, Jeff Thielman, president of refugee agency the International Institute of New England, and Modlaire Phonard, who arrived from Haiti last year and now lives in a state shelter with his wife and young child. GBH News is a premier source for in-depth local news and original story telling based in Boston, Massachusetts. Subscribe to the GBH YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/gbhnews?sub_confirmation=1
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