Senator Eldridge’s statement on anti-immigrant demonstration outside of Marlborough Hotel

"Over the past week, I've been contacted by a handful of constituents expressing horror over a demonstration by NSC-131 (Nationalist Socialist Club) members late last week at a Marlborough hotel where migrant families are being housed. I condemn these expressions of hate by NSC-131, defined by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a neo-Nazi group based in New England whose activities consist of staging protests and distributing hate literature. The NSC-131 members who visited Marlborough, cowards who cover their faces so that no one knows who they are, are xenophobic and racist. I stand in solidarity with the new arrivals being placed in hotels, shelters, and temporary housing across Massachusetts, including in my district. I spoke with Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant this week, to ensure that the Marlborough police are aware of this hateful demonstration, and I know that the Healey-Driscoll's Secretary of Housing Ed Augustus has been made aware of this demonstration — which is apparently part of a "hate tour" conducted by NSC-131 members, targeting migrant families. It is no coincidence that NSC-131 targeted this hotel, as the overwhelming majority of the new arrivals there are immigrants of color, mostly from Haiti, and the SPLC has documented that 'NSC-131’s propaganda and actions routinely target religious and ethnic minorities, particularly Jews and undocumented immigrants, LGBTQ+ communities, and left-wing activists.' Hate has no home here in Massachusetts, and I hope that constituents throughout my district will make this very clear."