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Paying People To Undermine Our Government

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On Saturday, Natalie Winters on Substack posted an article about a program in Boston that is training illegal aliens to be community organizers and paying them if they complete the training. What could possibly go wrong?

The article reports:

Boston is offering immigrants—including people in the country illegally—$575 to complete a city-sponsored course in community organizing and advocacy.

The eligibility language on Boston’s own website is explicit:

“Interested applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of their immigration status.”

Run through Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, Immigrants Lead Boston teaches participants how to organize their communities, engage government officials and advocate for change. Its fall 2026 course runs from September 21 through December 5.

Boston calls the $575 completion payment a scholarship to make participation more accessible.

Participants must attend the sessions and complete outside civic activities. The city also promises introductions to key officials.

The published rules establish that undocumented immigrants can apply. They do not disclose how many have received payments.

The article notes:

In 2023, the city partnered with re:power to develop a “train the trainer” curriculum for 13 graduates. Alumni received additional instruction in organizing, meeting facilitation, public speaking and conflict management so they could train other immigrant leaders in additional languages.

Re:power, formerly Wellstone Action, describes its work as training and strategic support for the progressive movement. Its broader programs include developing political power through civic engagement and training elected officials.

One of its stated political principles is unmistakable:

“We must contest for power at all levels of government.”

Boston’s alumni page gives concrete examples of the advocacy participants wanted to pursue. Viera Andrea Ilse described helping neighbors obtain driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status. Adelaida Carbajal Rosales wanted to expand her work with City Life and organizations campaigning for rent control.

Those statements describe participants’ plans, rather than verified paid assignments. The re:power partnership also concerned the earlier alumni course; Boston names a different partner for 2026.

I can’t image what Massachusetts will look like in five years. According to AI, in the 12 months ending July 1, 2025, the state lost over 33,000 residents to other states, contributing to a total loss of approximately 182,000 residents since 2020. I left in 2013. I was slightly ahead of the curve!

Promises Made, Promises Broken

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Remember when President Biden and other politicians promised that there would never be vaccine mandates or vaccine  passports? At this point that’s just a memory. WGBH, Boston’s public broadcasting station, reported yesterday that Massachusetts Governor Baker, who claims to be a Republican, expects a state-sanctioned COVID-19 vaccination passport program to be implemented in Massachusetts and several other states soon. Is anyone surprised?

The article reports:

During an appearance on GBH News’ Boston Public Radio, Baker said a scannable quick response code, commonly known as a QR code, would show a person’s vaccination status and be made available for others to scan and verify.

“It’s a universal standard and we’ve been working with a bunch of other states, there’s probably 15 or 20 of them, to try to create a single QR code that can be used for all sorts of things where people may choose to require a vaccine,” Baker said of the passport program.

Baker showed hosts Margery Eagan and Jim Braude his code while in the GBH’s studios in Brighton.

“It’s my proof that I’ve been vaccinated,” he said.

Last week, new Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hinted that the city may implement a vaccine mandate for indoor recreation areas.

Baker defended the availability of COVID booster shots in the state, saying Massachusetts is providing around 55,000 total vaccination shots per day, including boosters, and has administered around 1 million booster shots. Baker compared that figure to the 80,000 doses the state was outputting last spring at the height of the vaccination push with the help of mass vaccination centers.

Baker said booster vaccines are available, but may not be in the most convenient locations for everyone.

“Now, they may not be in the place somebody wants to go to get one. And it may be a week or 10 days out or two weeks out before they can get one. But given the fact that we have far more demand now that we had a couple of weeks ago, we’re going to see if we can increase our capacity to do more,” Baker said.

This is not the freedom our Founding Fathers fought for.