Tony immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 14 years old. His parents, Manuel and Victoria, wanted their children to have greater opportunities and a better life in America. They spoke no English and didn’t have money or connections in the United States, but instilled in their children the value of education, hard-work, and civic responsibility.
H.1477 An Act relative to enforcing federal law.
This bill restricts the use of MA state tax resources from being spent on 287g agreements, in which local sheriff departments are deputized as ICE agents. The federal government leaves the cost of these contracts upon the state.
In the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget, a budget amendment was passed mandating sheriffs departments to account for how much they’ve spent.
H.1478 An Act for the youth restorative just fund.
Currently, drug forfeiture funds are split evenly between police departments and District Attorney Offices to use at their discretion with few reporting requirements. This amendment would create a Youth Restorative Justice Fund by committing 34% of drug forfeiture funding to support and expand Youth Courts and restorative justice-based juvenile diversion programs in Massachusetts through a grant program administered by the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security. It would also require District Attorneys and police departments to publicly report drug forfeiture fund expenditures.
H.1475 An Act limiting the use of prison labor.
This bill would ensure that inmate labor programs must only be performed in the boundaries of the Commonwealth.
H.2139 An Act to establish a commission to study the distribution of unrestricted local aid.
This bill would establish a commission to study the ongoing equity problems with local aid distribution.