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Here, in a nondescript office building on Blue Hill Avenue, newly arrived migrants learn to navigate the bureaucracy of their new world while recounting the terrors that forced them to flee the old one.
Massachusetts has seen a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants moving to the state and local officials say it is straining the state's safety net. While each person has their own story, experts say there are consistent patterns in the path here and the motivations.