WE DID IT! – Driver’s license confirmed
With over a million votes, Massachusetts voters confirmed that the Work and Family Mobility Act will stay as the law of Massachusetts, effective on July 1st, 2023 Now it’s a reality! The results are official: the majority of voters in Massachusetts have voted YES on Ballot Question 4, which means that the Work and Family […]
Mass. moved quickly to help migrants shipped to Martha’s Vineyard; Advocates wonder why we don’t do it for others
MassLive | By Chris | Published: Oct. 06, 2022, 5:30 a.m. Immigration advocates hope the response shown by state officials toward a group of migrants who landed on Martha’s Vineyard last month will prompt further action for the thousands of other immigrants who come to Massachusetts. At a briefing hosted by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy […]
Vote YES on 4
Pergunta nº 4 – Elegibilidade para carteira de motorista Em 9 de setembro de 2022, a Divisão de Eleições certificou que uma petição de referendo para uma questão de votação apresentada em 7 de setembro de 2022 havia sido assinada por eleitores registrados suficientes para se qualificar para a inclusão na cédula eleitoral estadual de […]
Carteira de motorista é definitivamente Lei em Massachusetts
A segunda-feira, 13, foi um dia histórico no Estado de Massachusetts. Na State House um grupo de deputados e senadores reafirmaram o que haviam feito nas sessões parlamentares e assinaram o Work and Family Mobility Act (H.4461/S.2289), tornando-o na lei que permite que indocumentados que qualifiquem possam tirar a carteira de motorista no Estado. Com […]
What finally put undocumented immigrant driver’s license bill in play?
THE FIRST TIME a bill was proposed in Massachusetts to let immigrants without legal status obtain a driver’s license was in 2003. Since then, bills have regularly been introduced, languished in committee, and quietly been disposed of. In February, the Massachusetts House for the first time passed a bill that would let this population get driver’s […]
What finally put undocumented immigrant driver’s license bill in play?
Language of legislation, political climate have changed to boost its prospects SHIRA SCHOENBERG – May 4, 2022 THE FIRST TIME a bill was proposed in Massachusetts to let immigrants without legal status obtain a driver’s license was in 2003. Since then, bills have regularly been introduced, languished in committee, and quietly been disposed of. In February, […]
Every opportunity starts with a Dream!
The Brazilian Worker Center is proud to continue our partnership with the City of Boston for the execution of our Dreamers project in April and May of 2022! In this project, we are joined by specialists in multiple fields such as labor rights, digital marketing, work readiness and team building, among others, to empower immigrant […]
Empowering our community starts with us!
Empowering our community starts with us! As part of our commitment to taking care of our immigrant worker community, the BWC understands that the empowerment of immigrant workers starts with us. For this reason, our Executive Director, Lenita Reason, has invited professionals from our community to administer two very important capacity training for our BWC […]
Driving Families Forward
The Brazilian Worker Center (BWC) is very proud of the work that our Executive Director, Lenita Reason, co-chair of the Driving Families Forward coalition, has effectively carried out. Following the organization of three coalition-led virtual legislative sessions with representatives from key sectors on the 25th, 31st of January and 1st of February, the Work and […]
Massachusetts House passes bill to expand driver’s license access to all residents regardless of immigration status
O Jornal – Lurdes C. da Silva – Feb 16, 2022 BOSTON – Immigrant advocates are praising the Massachusetts House of Representatives for passing the Work and Family Mobility Act today by a vote of 120 to 36. The bill would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain state driver’s licenses. “We cannot overstate our joy, pride […]
