Massachusetts snapshot: the ESOL gap and what it means for Haitian workers
Massachusetts has a major English-learning bottleneck: ~480,000 working-age residents (about 10% of the workforce) have limited English proficiency. Analysts estimate that lifting proficiency by one level could add $3B in annual earnings statewide; yet vocational ESOL capacity remains thin and funding per LEP adult has fallen over two decades. This matters for Haitian communities concentrated […]
Haitian migration to the U.S. since 2023: what the numbers show
Haitian migration to the U.S. has surged through a mix of border encounters and lawful pathways. Haitians were encountered ~53,900 times at the U.S.-Mexico border in FY2022 and ~76,100 times in FY2023. In January 2023, DHS opened the CHNV humanitarian parole process; by June 30, 2024, about 194,027 Haitians had arrived lawfully by plane and […]