Most Massachusetts residents do not want the state to continue bearing the burden of housing migrant families, according to a new poll.
A survey released Thursday by the Fiscal Alliance Foundation sho.
“The poll revealed some of the strongest opinions ever recorded by the Fiscal Alliance Foundation in a survey. When asked whether tax dollars should be used to provide the right to shelter law benefit to newly arrived migrants, a majority of voters said no,” pollsters wrote.
Advocates promised the new tax would bring in over $1 billion a year in new revenue. And they quickly saw their predictions surpassed: the state Department of Revenue estimates it will generate over $1.5 billion this fiscal year.
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