Recap: An Uncertain Future: How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens the Massachusetts Labor Force
June 4, 2026
On June 4, the Boston Foundation was pleased to host the release of the new report from Boston Indicators, the research center at TBF, and the MassINC Policy Center, that examines the ongoing impact of the federal crackdown on immigration pathways on aspects of the Massachusetts economy.
An Uncertain Future: How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens Massachusetts' Labor Force uses both available data and interviews with people working in life sciences, healthcare, and construction to illustrate the impacts of restricting immigration on a state with one of the lowest native birth rates in the country.
TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton welcomed the audience, followed by a presentation of the report by researchers Kimberly Goulart of Boston Indicators and Ben Forman of MassINC. That presentation was followed by a panel and audience Q and A.
Full event recap coming soon.
Agenda
Welcome & Opening Remarks
M. Lee Pelton, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation
Research Presentation
Ben Forman, Director, Policy Center, MassINC
Kimberly Goulart, Senior Research Analyst, Boston Indicators
Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
Tara Gregorio, President & CEO, Mass Senior Care Association
Thomas O’Brien, Founding Partner & CEO, The HYM Investment Group, LLC
Moderator: Eva Millona, Foundation Fellow, Eastern Bank Foundation; Visiting Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education