"In Massachusetts, we have a right-to-shelter law, which is the strongest in the country and goes further than any other states. And under that law, every family with children has a right to emergency shelter. The law is designed to protect children who - regardless of what you think of the choices their parents have made - were landing on the streets through no fault of their own."
"They assured me that I didn't have to imagine it at all. That even though we have a right-to-shelter law in Massachusetts, hundreds of families every year were being excluded from shelter that one would have thought would have been their right."
"The rising demand for emergency shelter is due to the increasing numbers of newly arriving migrant families and slower exits of families in long-term emergency shelter stays."
"What I heard from these advocates highlights an important issue regarding the intersection of immigration, homelessness, and the systemic shortcomings in providing the necessary resources for those most in need."
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