WORCESTER – This city of factories, triple-deckers and single-family homes tucked around seven hills, counts almost 38,000 foreign-born residents, more than any other Gateway City in the Bay State, according to a new study from University of Massachusetts researchers.
The study shows that many of the city's immigrants are better educated, earn more and are more likely to own their own homes than their native neighbors. But it also shows how some put undue strain on public services and health care programs, while fueling a surge in public school students who need costly help learning English.
BOSTON — Fresh from his victory last week in the Family Research Council's presidential straw poll, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz arrived in Boston on Friday to meet with Massachusetts conservatives before heading up to New Hampshire for a day of campaigning in the Granite State.
