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Massachusetts Gaining Migrants While Losing High Earners, Report Says

Massachusetts Gaining Migrants While Losing High Earners, Report Says

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Massachusetts is seeing a historic surge in migration — but not from within the United States. While domestic out-migration continues to drain the state of working-age professionals and high-income earners, an influx of foreign migrants is propping up the Bay State’s population growth. However, this shift raises concerns about the state's long-term economic stability, housing crisis, and tax policies, according to a new report from The Pioneer Institute.

Massachusetts is seeing a historic surge in migration — but not from within the United States. While domestic out-migration continues to drain the state of working-age professionals and high-income earners, an influx of foreign migrants is propping up the Bay State’s population growth. However, this shift raises concerns about the state's long-term economic stability, housing crisis, and tax policies, according to a new report from The Pioneer Institute.…