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America Sosa

Description: Salvadoran refugee America Sosa is about to be deported from U.S. though she seeks political asylum here. Interview with aid of interpreter.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/04/1989

Baltics in Boston

Description: Immigrants from Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia march on City Hall plaza to demonstrate nationalistic pride and support independence movement in Soviet Union. Interviews with participants. Edited story is followed by b-roll of the demonstration. Participants act out the "blood pact" between Hitler and Stalin. They sing the American National Anthem.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/22/1989

Boston City Hospital

Description: The patient population of Boston City Hospital includes non-English speaking immigrants, homeless families, drug addicts, persons with AIDS, extremely aged people, all of whose health care and social welfare needs are great. How the staff, facilities and medical support infrastructure minister to them.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/16/1989

Dilemma over aid to aliens

Description: Sen. David Locke, Reps. Eleanor Myerson and Nelson Merced testify at hearing on furnishing social services to illegal aliens.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/03/1989

Indochinese Psychiatry Clinic

Description: Indochinese Psychiatry Clinic, serving Southeast Asian immigrants who were victims of war, may be forced to close because of cuts in state funding for mental health programs.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/26/1989

Job training for refugees

Description: Kitty Dukakis congratulates Southeast Asian women on completion of job training, enabling them to provide day care for other refugees on welfare. Illegal aliens need same help but are ineligible.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/08/1989

Lobbying to reopen amnesty

Description: Immigration advocates hope to reopen the amnesty program to get underground aliens legalized. State House hearing.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/29/1989

Mattapan landlord Charles Smith

Description: Charles Smith, landlord of Mattapan buildings is charged with numerous housing code violations. His immigrant tenants lack heat, hot water, sanitary conditions. Gas burner on stove.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/28/1989

No welfare for illegal aliens

Description: In keeping with Rep. Chester Atkins' proposal, Dukakis concedes that state cannot afford to provide welfare benefits to illegal aliens.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/21/1989

Welfare for illegal aliens

Description: Rep. Chet Atkins proposes to end welfare payments to illegal aliens to save state $1 million per year.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/17/1989