CHELSEA, Mass.—As Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey prepares to move illegal immigrants into Boston’s Soldiers’ Home—a facility that has long served as a home for U.S. veterans—a new poll reveals increasing discontent in the state over the amount of money spent on housing illegal immigrants.
According to a WGBH News/CommonWealth Beacon poll, conducted by MassINC Polling Group, 47 percent of respondents oppose providing emergency shelter to illegal immigrants while 45 percent support it, a 10-point drop from the 55 percent that supported the policy in an October 2023 poll conducted by the same polling firm.
