# Crystal: hello.

tonight, we will hear from a Haitian migrant ..

The man behind our curiosity desk is here to .. one Boston woman's story of loss and recovery.

# Crystal: families in Massachusetts emergency ..

It also approves $400 million in new funding ..

But that is just the first step.

Those who have gotten their permits, only ab.. What is getting in the way?

I was joined recently by our reporter.

And an immigrant who arrived last year.

I want to talk about your reporting.

I know there is such an emphasis on what is h..

Many of them do have work authorizations.

Sarah: when a lot of people arrive in their ..

The majority of people who went through the ..

They can legally be here for two years.

There was such a backlog.

Now those are being streamlined pretty signi.. Once you have a work permit, you need to be a..

Crystal: I have so many nonprofits have step.. What are some of the challenges you are seei.. Jeff: a big barrier is being able to speak En..

The faster you learn English in the morning ..

Employers want to make sure you have transpo..

If you are not in a long-term living situati.. People need help with basic skills.

Finding a job in this country is different th.. People need help with some of the basics to ..

Crystal: I would love to know how difficult .. Modlaire: very complicated.

When I came, I did not speak English.

That is very important for a job.

In October and November, I got my work permit.

After a month, I got a job.

I am working now.

Crystal: one thing that it seems like we hear.. Sarah: we are seeing so many reports of peopl.. And a lot of reports of an economic crisis.

But we have so many new arrivals mean here.

Getting them to work is a huge part of that.

The problem that really exists is getting peo..

I worked with some employers.

Since talking to new arrivals.

If people do not have the right level of Eng.. And they will interview them again.

They want to see people who are willing to s..

They really do need employees.

Crystal: we talked about the high cost of liv.. We actually pulled out a statistic here.

That is according to an advisor.

Moving usually cost multiple months rent.

This is a significant barrier.

Sarah: I can imagine.

You have very little savings.

You have a job but it might not pay very muc..

Since this might be a form of subsidized hou..

Crystal: I imagine your nonprofit is helping.. Jeff: that's right.

We want to help 400 families exit the shelter.. We are looking for apartments every day.

We are looking beyond Boston.

Trying to find places.

That puts you out of range.

We tell people you will have to work about 6.. That is what you will need to make it in thi..

Crystal: that is a daunting task.

Was this what the American dream look like fo.. Modlaire: yes.

I am very happy.

They will help my family.

Now I walked in and I am very happy.

I can look for more opportunities.

In the future.

Jeff: I know you and your family a little bit.

He did not know much English when he came here.

But he goes to the library almost every day.

He traveled a few months from chile up to th.. That takes a lot of courage and guts to do t..

He got himself to Massachusetts.

He wants to date in the state.

They are the future of our state.

People need to come in.

They are the future of this date.

They wanted to the work boards and they hear.

Folks like him are my hero.

To help them have a better life here and Mas..

Crystal: there is a segment of the population.. What do you speak to them about what is happ.. People say they are a drain on resources.

Jeff: one in six residents of our state's im.. That's about 17%.

Immigrants pay taxes.

And we are losing population.

We need people to come to our state.

They are coming here for a crisis.

These folks are needed in our state.

We need folks to come and stay.

We need to welcome them.

It will make our state better.

Crystal: in your reporting and talking to var.. We know that is happening.

Is there an overarching concern about what h.. when the state decides the money has run out?

Sarah: I'm not sure about a sunset date spec..

I know the legislature is debating an commit.. A couple of different versions have been appr..

I know there is a discussion about it.

Many people need to show that they are looki..

There may be a cap on how long they can stand.. That will be an interesting hurdle to see pl..

Crystal: what do you anticipate happens when.. Maybe the state will be spelling -- spending .. What do you anticipate happening question Jef..

I don't think people really want to do that.

I have met with many people.

They want them treated well.

You have to take steps to get a job.

I hope people are not evicted.

I am hopeful.

Crystal: thank you so much.

Today we flipped the calendar.

The fifth month of the year begins.

May is here.

According to our colleague, it is as good a t.. Edgar: why not?

do you have strong feelings?

Crystal: it is the beginning of summer.

The tulips are in bloom.

Edgar" we are going to talk about flowers an.. Are you ready to play some trivia?

These are all true and false questions.

So you have a 50-50 shot.

In any given year, no other month begins on .. -- of the week.

Norm other month this year will start on Wed.. Do you still think that's true?

It is true.

Since I could not shake you.

June it never begins on the same day as any o..

In September never ends on the same day of an..

Crystal: now I Edgar: Edgar: am feeling good.

Let's go to the next question.

We are not 100% sure where we got the name m.. We don't have 100% certainty.

Crystal: false.

Edgar: that is probably true.

There are a couple of explanations.

We get the names of all of our months from La.. That was a reference to a Greek goddess.

The Romans adopted the Greek gods and sometim..

There was a Roman god of bounty and growth.

That is who she is associated with.

Some people say it is a reference to the fea.. A Roman poet said the names are related.

It was a reference to the elders.

And then June is a reference to the young pe.. We are not 100% sure which is right.

In that way of thinking, you are correct.

Shall we keep going?

True faults, the Mayflower is the state flow.. Edgar: false.

It is true.

There is no wiggle room on this.

It is the state flower.

It is native to this area.

And to most of North America.

Apparently they are hard to grow.

But they exist in the wild.

And they are very fragrant.

Here is my favorite thing about them.

In the Massachusetts General laws, it is laid..

It is illegal to disturb or destroy a Mayflo..

If it is anywhere on public property.

If you do that, you can be fined up to $50.

If somebody does that while in disguise or in.. Don't do that.

That is against the law.

Crystal: I'm getting a flashback from a first.. Where I had to know that the Mayflower was th.. Now my teacher is going to be upset.

Edgar: let's hope we don't hear from her.

Crystal: true or false, the distress call Ma..

Crystal: through.

Edgar: false.

we will give you half credit.

This is International workers Day.

This started in the late 1800s.

The labor movement was fighting for an eight..

There was a lot of unrest around this.

Economic times were tough.

There were rallies that evolved into madness.

All of this stuff was going on.

Here we see some images.

The Mayday signal, I love this little fact.

They came from the 1920's in England.

He came up with this idea.

As a distress call.

He was asked to come up with something.

He was working at an airport.

Most of the traffic was between there and Pa..

He decided this would be a good word.

It is similar to a French phrase that means h..

He said we will go at that.

The French will understand it.

It is easy to say in English.

That gets adopted worldwide and now is very ..

Crystal: there you go.

Edgar: fun may facts.

Crystal: thank you so much.

Finally tonight, life is full of highs and lo.. in recent years, a lot of the lows have revo.. That was the case for one Bostonian at her p.. She shares her journey back home with stories.. we bring that to you now.

>> we need you to come straight home after w..

Your father and I need to speak to you.

It is an emergent.

My sister received the same message.

Neither one of us came straight home.

When we finally came straight home, my paren..

I was devastated.

My parents bought this little blue house in .. My mother had this beautiful, exotic rose ga.. My father had this delicious vegetable garden.. That would greet us at Reese praying.

The kitchen always smelled like homemade goo.. Music was always playing in the background.

Someone was always coming over.

The door was literally always open.

This was my happy place.

My stomach turned and churned.

I thought this was totally my fault.

I was the first one of my family to go to col.. My first year of tuition cost $60,000.

I did not know what refinancing meant.

But this was my fault.

My parents had a plan.

They said they were going to file for big Rip.. And then ask a loving relative to put the hou.. My sister and I would contribute to the mortg.. That was cool.

We could do that.

The household deteriorated quickly.

A few months prior, my father's job told me ..

He had to use it or lose it.

Naturally, he used it.

When he got back, they told him they were le.. My dad was up for a big promotion and he was.. For a younger white male with a degree.

My parents started to argue all the time.

My world was upside down.

I was 25 and I have the job of my dreams.

I was a dance teacher in a dance company.

I do add a help my family.

I turned to the most powerful person in Bost..

I wrote a three page detailed letter to the ..

He told me, family first.

I did know that was.

My parents were hopeful.

He came to our house and she was a beautiful ..

Her hair was layered.

She had been fancy glasses.

She sat out on the couch and laid out all of ..

There was a lot of her eyes getting big.

Eventually, she turned to me and said, on pap..

Although no actual money had passed between m.. Somewhere on this paper, there were thousands.. At this point, she gave me a real estate 101 ..

I learned about predatory lending, not havin.. She said all we had to do was have this rela.. My relative would not give their information.

I was heartbroken.

This loving relative made it worse for my fam.. We were in a deep hole.

I know I needed to help my family.

I applied for a mortgage.

I got a phone call from my mom saying see if .. OK, all right.

It did not register that she said the gas has..

The next week it was another phone call.

This time it was the water.

This was getting old really fast.

The stress caused my parents to split.

My loving relatives put our belongings on th..

I got an apartment and I applied for that mor..

I was told I only made enough.

I cannot have a condo.

She told me to save and I did just that.

I came back to her and gave her my updated s.. She said, where did you get this money from?

I said I saved it just like you told me to.

She told me, you can always come to me.

Before you sign anything.

Have me look at it and I will look over you.

My fiancé and I closed on a three family and.. We moved Mom into the first floor.

And then dad later joined us.

I am now the proud owner of my future dream h.. And three multi families.

I am teaching my children generational wealth.

We are planting a seed one seed at a time.

Thank you.

[APPLAUSE] Crystal: contents more on Monday.

Or anytime on their Facebook page or YouTube .. Can catch some LGBTQ+ stories live at the sh.. That is it for tonight.

Come right back here tomorrow.

We will have the latest updates on the pro-P.. And we will dig into the student loan repayme.. With the president and CEO of the Massachuse.. That in more tomorrow.

Thank you so much for watching.

Good night.

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