Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing to significantly tighten the rules on who is allowed into the state’s emergency shelter system. But some advocates for the homeless argue the sweeping changes would have long-term negative effects of needy families.

Less than a week after condemning security concerns surrounding a lack of background checks performed at shelters, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing changes to the state's right-to-shelter law.

The residency requirements could effectively end the law as it's currently applied, meaning newly arrived immigrants could be ineligible for beds. The post Healey proposes major changes to right-to-shelter law,