On October 14, 2011, Sen. Brewer opposed a budget amendment by state Rep. James J. Lyons, Jr. (R-Andover) that would have required the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services to give a public accounting on state benefits given to immigrants, both documented and undocumented. The amendment died in the resolution phase of the Senate and House versions.
On October 14, 2011, Sen. Brewer opposed a budget amendment by state Rep. James J. Lyons, Jr., which would have made the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services disclose public information about state benefits to immigrants, both documented and undocumented. The proposal was not adopted in either the Senate or House resolutions.