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Over 450,000 Massachusetts residents have limited English-language proficiency, a new report finds.

The Boston Herald reported that the situation represents “another challenge for an economy that continues to lose many taxpayers to other states with lower taxes and cost of living.”

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The report, released by MassInc and UMass Donahue on Wednesday, found that an estimated 480,000 residents have limited English proficiency (LEP). This makes up approximately 10% of the state’s workforce. The data could be an undercount, considering that it stems from 2022 Census estimates.

Maura Healey, governor of Massachusetts, announced that the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home would be turned into a facility for migrants.  (Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Google Maps/Screenshot)

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The report urges state officials to accommodate the growing number of immigrants that could “contribute at their full potential to the commonwealth’s social and economic vitality.” Furthermore, the report states that if state officials were to boost LEP skills by one level of proficiency, it could generate $3 billion in additional annual earnings to local economies.

Therefore, due to the influx of migrants, it warrants an urgent need to expand access to “English for Speakers of other Languages” (ESOL) services.

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Alex St. Louis, a migrant, pulls out clothes from his suitcase after setting up a makeshift bed for his family in Boston Logan Airport on May 23. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Per the report, “Nearly two decades later, additional investment to increase access to ESOL is more critical than ever. For, while Massachusetts has developed many creative models to deliver these services, state and federal ESOL spending has not kept pace with the growth of our foreign-born population.”

The report comes after Gov. Maura Healey announced on Tuesday new restrictions that Massachusetts families must be prioritized for services.

The restrictions come amid a growing influx of migrants that is burdening the state’s homeless shelter system.

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The report comes after Gov. Maura Healey announced on Tuesday new restrictions that Massachusetts families must be prioritized for services. (Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Our administration has taken significant action over the past year to make the system more sustainable and help families leave shelter for stable housing. But with Congress continuing to fail to act on immigration reform, we need to make more changes,” Gov. Healey said in a statement.

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Healey announced last month that she had sent members of her administration to the Texas border, citing “record” numbers of migrants coming to Boston. 

Officials will make connections with federal agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and migrant families “to educate them about the lack of shelter availability in Massachusetts.”

Many Democratic-run states and cities have struggled to cope with the numbers of migrants they are seeing. Multiple mayors have urged the Biden administration to give them more federal funding, as well as expedited work permits to help migrants get jobs more quickly and be less reliant on social services.

Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report.

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A total of 135 homes in Ranchos Palos Verdes will have their gas shut off Monday due to an ongoing landslide. 

SoCalGas cites “worsening land movement” as the main reason why it is unsafe to continue providing natural gas service to the homes in the Portuguese Bend neighborhood. 

“We regret this unexpected disruption of service,” SoCalGas said Monday morning.  “This dynamic situation requires we take immediate action to protect public safety.” 

KTLA 5’s Annie Rose Ramos pointed out a large crack in the road on Narcissa Drive on Monday, where two signs had also completely shifted off the now-decayed roadway. 

In a community update issued Sunday, the city of Ranchos Palos Verdes confirmed the shutoff and noted that officials “repeatedly requested” SoCalGas to give residents more time to prepare, but as of the update being posted, the gas company said it was “unsafe to do so.” 

The shutoff starts at 9 a.m. Monday when the natural gas remaining in the community’s pipeline network will be removed.  Residents are advised by SoCalGas that they may smell natural gas during the process. 

On Tuesday, technicians will visit each of the 135 impacted homes to safely turn off the natural gas service at the meter. 

Residents are instructed not to attempt to restore service or connect alternative fuels like propane to the natural gas meter, as doing so is unsafe. 

A community outreach booth will be available at the corner of Fruit Tree Road and Narcissa Drive on Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

More information from SoCalGas on the land movement can be found here. 

Four people, including a 14-year-old boy, were hospitalized Sunday night after a drive-by shooting in South Los Angeles.  

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of 51^st Street and Avalon Boulevard just before 8 p.m. in the South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, LAPD confirmed to KTLA.  

Police said four victims were crossing the street when an unknown number of suspects in a vehicle started firing at them with a handgun before fleeing the scene.  

Footage of the aftermath showed a heavy presence of police at the scene, along with a dozen evidence markers marking shell casings in the street. 

Three of the victims suffering from gunshot wounds were able to get to the hospital on their own, while the 14-year-old was rushed to the hospital by medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department.  

All of the victims were listed in stable condition. 

The suspects, according to police, were only described as males.  

A motive for the shooting is unknown. No further details were made available.