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Newly-arrived migrants, advocates and state leaders push for expedited permission to work

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The garment area at Ahead Manufacturing facility in New Bedford. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
The garment area at Ahead Manufacturing facility in New Bedford. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Suzanne Giovanetti, of the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, and WBUR's political correspondent Anthony Brooks join Radio Boston to discuss how the inability of many of migrants to legally work in Massachusetts informs the state's emergency shelter crisis.

This segment aired on April 17, 2024.

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