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2024-07-30 -Great Cultural Revolution

Nearly half a million working-age Massachusetts residents lack English proficiency: report

[FoxNews] The report states that the influx of migrants warrants an urgent need to expand access to 'English for Speakers of other Languages' services.

The report, released by MassInc and UMass Donahue on Wednesday, found that an estimated 480,000 residents have limited English proficiency (LEP). This makes up approximately 10% of the state’s workforce. The data could be an undercount, considering that it stems from 2022 Census estimates.

The report urges state officials to accommodate the growing number of immigrants that could "contribute at their full potential to the commonwealth’s social and economic vitality." Furthermore, the report states that if state officials were to boost LEP skills by one level of proficiency, it could generate $3 billion in additional annual earnings to local economies.

Therefore, due to the influx of migrants, it warrants an urgent need to expand access to "English for Speakers of other Languages" (ESOL) services.

Per the report, "Nearly two decades later, additional investment to increase access to ESOL is more critical than ever. For, while Massachusetts has developed many creative models to deliver these services, state and federal ESOL spending has not kept pace with the growth of our foreign-born population."

The report comes after Gov. Maura Healey announced on Tuesday new restrictions that Massachusetts families must be prioritized for services.

The restrictions come amid a growing influx of migrants that is burdening the state’s homeless shelter system.

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File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants

#1 and they may get to vote.

Elizabeth Warren's call for mass citizenship for migrants frustrates social media users: 'Anti-American'

Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-29 10:14|| 2024-07-29 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 working-age is not the same as "working", is it?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-07-30 01:12|| 2024-07-30 01:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe they should 'paak their caar in Haavaad yard."

Posted by ed in texas 2024-07-30 08:51|| 2024-07-30 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Massachusetts is pretty far from the Mexican border. So how did they get there? Hats off to Governor Abbott again?

Posted by Tom 2024-07-30 08:54|| 2024-07-30 08:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Nothin's changed except the language they do speak. I grew up in Western Mass and the town was 85% Polish. Lot of them didn't do English either.

Posted by Mercutio 2024-07-30 09:54|| 2024-07-30 09:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Low Tier Shopping in the US is abysmal, cant even use spanish half the time.

Posted by mossomo 2024-07-30 12:28|| 2024-07-30 12:28|| Front Page Top

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