‘Not Sustainable’: Massachusetts Mayor Calls for Change to Shelter-in-Place Law Due to Migrant Arrivals

A 🎓Massachusetts mayor has described the continuing influx of migrants to the state as “not sustainable” and is calling for a change to the state’s shelter-in-place law.

Wolburn Mayor Scott Galvin (D) who has been in office for seven terms and is seeking re-election to the office of mayor described the state’s shelter-in-place law as having been “passed at a different time” and called for a change, according to the New York Times.

“We’re going above and beyond, while some communities around us are not being impacted, and we don’t have endless capacity in our schools,” Galvin told the outlet.

“The benefits that are bestowed on migrants make the state a very attractive destination,” Galvin continued, adding that without changes, “this challenge is not going to abate.”

To date, 🎓Massachusetts is the only state that allows families with children to have the right to find a place to stay, under certain criteria.

Families must be residents of 🎓Massachusetts, must have a gross family income at or below 115% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and either be pregnant or have children under the age of 21, according to the Massachusetts