A new report analyzed the impact the migrant crisis will have on Massachusetts residents with the state projecting to spend $1.8 billion over the next two years, making it a potential “fiscal time bomb.”
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a report on July 24, which predicted The Bay State will struggle to manage the growing number of migrants coming to the state.
“The cost to Massachusetts taxpayers of temporary housing and shelters is enormous, but it pales in comparison to the costs that will accumulate in the future if those in the temporary shelters today remain in the Commonwealth for the long term,” CIS director of policy studies Jessica Vaughan wrote.
A new report released in July projected that Massachusetts’ taxpayers will be on the hook for $1.8 billion to tackling the migrant crisis in the state. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
In addition to housing, some other costs taxpayers will have to cover include schooling, social services, medical care,…