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Our rigorous, independent analysis provides clear insights into the challenges of immigration and the vital economic role of immigrants.
Explore Our Research HubData that moves policy — and informs debate.
Our rigorous, independent analysis provides clear insights into the challenges of immigration and the vital economic role of immigrants.
Explore Our Research HubData that moves policy — and informs debate.
Our rigorous, independent analysis provides clear insights into the challenges of immigration and the vital economic role of immigrants.
Explore Our Research HubFeatured Report
September 2, 2026
Local officials have repeatedly justified the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, first as a for-profit prison, then as an ICE detention facility, with promises of economic benefits to the local community of Clearfield County. But two decades of evidence show little economic payoff, a shortfall made all the more troubling by three recent deaths at the facility.
2,500
County job loss since prison opened
Zero
Measurable positive economic ripple effect
Hiring at MVPC does not generate jobs in other industries and may even shrink other employment
“IRI is a national resource and trusted thought partner at the intersection of immigration and economics.”
— Kaitie Dong, Washington State Budget and Policy Center 
“The organization’s ability to offer data-driven rebuttals is crucial in the world we’re living in.”
— Jason Cone, Robin Hood
“IRI brings the research and data muscle that drive policy breakthroughs in immigration and labor campaigns.”
— Angeles Solis, Action Lab
“We truly value how intentional IRI is about collecting and using data that reflects our community’s real experiences.”
— Sophie Bah-Kouyate, African Communities Together
“By bringing unbiased data to coalition work, IRI plays the role of ‘the adults in the room.’”
— Alana Cantillo, Office of the New York City Comptroller
“IRI is thorough, smart, engaged, and collaborative.”
— Su Patel, New York Immigration Coalition
Research Hub
July 27, 2026
The program of mass deportation being carried out by the Trump Administration is hurting American workers, both immigrants and those born in the United States. How much would employment drop in your state—for immigrants and for U.S.-born workers—if one percent of the people most at risk were arrested with a massive ICE raid in your state?
June 26, 2026
Transformation of warehouses into ICE detention centers is an inhumane way to treat immigrants. It’s also bad economics and planning for local communities. A report by IRI and National Immigration Law Center, with three regional planners, show some vibrant alternative ways to repurpose warehouses as libraries, recreation facilities, or more.
April 1, 2026
New York is home to 4.5 million immigrants who contribute to the state as workers, business owners, caregivers and taxpayers, with especially vital roles in healthcare, construction, restaurants, and domestic care. With regional and county-level data, IRI offers a closer look at how immigrants help communities across New York thrive.
Immigration Essentials
How immigration shapes our economy, our communities, and our country.
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August 25, 2026
From Buffalo to Long Island, immigrants are helping shape New York’s communities and economy, revealing a statewide immigrant story that extends far beyond New York City.
August 20, 2026
Shamier argues that states are not powerless against federal immigration enforcement policies and can look to New York as a model for how to resist.