BOSTON -  The end of the legislative session is coming and elected officials are finalizing a budget.

A line item costing Massachusetts hundreds of millions of dollars right now is the emergency shelter system with an influx of migrant families arriving to the state. The community is now getting a better look at the messaging Gov. Maura Healey’s team is using to keep more people from coming to the state.

The Healey administration says fliers are being handed out at the U.S.-Mexico border. They state the shelter system here is full. Rent is among the most expensive in the country, and it’s very cold in the winter. 

The administration is handing these out in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole at the border. Hoping to deter more people coming to Massachusetts who are expecting a smooth transition. 

State Sen. Peter Durant isn’t so sure the effort is going to help. 

“I have my doubts as to whether the fliers will work. given the fact that you, you know, you can say that it's shut down all you want, but then, is it really are we going to turn people away? That'll be the big question,” Durant said. “Maybe the fliers will work, but I'm not convinced of that just yet.”

The Healey administration sent representatives to the U.S.-Mexico border last week to areas where most migrants are entering the United States. They’ve been advocating for federal assistance and Gov. Healey has asked Congress for help. Without financial relief, this was a plan the administration could do. It came as a surprise to most of the legislature. 

“I think that there's from the from the legislature standpoint, we don't really see a concrete plan as to what the governor's thinking, said Durant. “I think we should see a lot more communications coming from the executive branch.”

Durant says this isn’t about bashing the governor, he wants this plan to work. What he wants most is more transparency from her administration.