New! Emergency ITIN bill: Did you know that 57,000 MA residents who paid state and federal income taxes in 2019 were denied a federal stimulus check because they used an ITIN number—Individual Taxpayer ID Number? There is a bill in the MA Legislature to remedy this: S.2659/ HD.503 An Act to Provide Equal Stimulus Checks [...]
HAPPY CINCO De MAYO !This email is coming early because of time sensitive items.> Jen Muroff sent me a request that you consider contacting our political leaders concerning the incident in Sheriff Hodgson’s Bristol County House of Correct. Please see the attached “Sheriff Hodgson”.> The Congressional Research Service has published a [...]
I hope all of you and your families are well. As you know events in immigration are moving quickly. The information contained in the "From the Chair" emails are up to date as of the date noted in the following items. Last week, April 23, I sent an email that included an item that a [...]
I hope you and your families are well.Here are some items you may have missed.> Rep Denise Garlick sent the following that is not related to immigration matters, but is worth being aware of: • The nation’s first contact tracing initiative is now underway in Massachusetts. If you are contacted by someone working [...]
Hello again. IT’S ONLY MY OPINION: As the pandemic works its way until a vaccine can be developed, we are all learning to appreciate how much we have. Life after the pandemic will never be the same. We are also learning the meaning of “essential worker” who is doing so much to keep us safe: [...]
Thanks to Karen and Bev, we are planning on holding the ZOOM monthly meeting. The date and time are being worked out. Directions on how to access ZOOM will be sent as well. If you have any item for the meeting agenda, please email me ASAP. As you are all aware, the undocumented are unable [...]
In no particular order here are some items you may find interesting: As you all know events change from moment to moment regarding the pandemic. By the time you read this email, some items may be obsolete. Should the Task Force hold a VIRTUAL MEETING on April 13th? ONLY IF I receive an RSVP from [...]
SAVE THE DATE: April 1st: Justice for All: A Conversation with Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall Immigrant, legal scholar, groundbreaking justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday, April 1, 2020 7:30 p.m. Temple Beth Shalom 670 Highland Avenue, Needham (enter from Webster St.) Please circulate the enclosed Poster that can be found in the [...]
Our NEXT MEETING: will be held on Monday, March 9 at 7:15PM at the Congregational Church, 1154 Great Plain Ave. PLEASE send me any items you wish to have included in the Agenda as soon as possible. SAVE THE DATE: Our Spring Program on April 1st featuring Retired Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall will be [...]
NEXT MEETING: Our NEXT MEETING iwill be held on Monday, March 9th at the Congregational Church, 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham. (ICYMI: Based on a policy adopted by the Task Force, I am only using first names when attributing information. If you wish to contact any of these individuals, contact me and I’ll supply contact [...]