Mass. Senate Budget Sets Aside $1M for Legal Defense for Immigrants

Kennealy Slams Use of “Millionaires Tax” as Slush Fund for Illegal Immigrant Legal Defense

Kennealy Slams Use of “Millionaires Tax” as Slush Fund for Illegal Immigrant Legal Defense   Waltham, MA – Today, Senate Democrats announced plans to spend even more taxpayer dollars on Read More...

Mass. Senate budget sets aside $1M for legal defense for immigrants

A $1.8 billion spending bill set to get a vote from the majority-Democrat state Senate next week sets aside $1 million for legal services for immigrants — a move that’s thrust the spending plan to the center of the state’s political conversation.

Massachusetts Democrat Wants to Tap Millionaire’s Tax to Fund Legal Defense of Illegal Immigrants

Massachusetts Democrat proposes using millionaire’s tax revenue to fund legal defense for illegal immigrants.

Mass. Senate wants to put more money toward legal defense fund for immigrants

The program was created over the summer as part of the state budget and has helped hundreds of immigrants facing deportation retain lawyers at no cost. Senate President Karen Spilka said she wants to give the initiative another $1 million as part of a spending bill that taps revenue from the so-called "millionaires tax."