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Data 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 Hub

Data 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 Hub
Featured Report

No Multipliers: MVPC Fails to Spur Local Economy

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Pennsylvania
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.
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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

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— Kaitie Dong, Washington State Budget and Policy Center
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— Jason Cone, Robin Hood
— Jason Cone, Robin Hood
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— Angeles Solis, Action Lab
— Angeles Solis, Action Lab
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— Sophie Bah-Kouyate, African Communities Together
— Sophie Bah-Kouyate, African Communities Together
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— Su Patel, New York Immigration Coalition
— Su Patel, New York Immigration Coalition

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ICE Arrests Result in a Decline in Employment: State-Level Projections

Wisconsin
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?
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What’s the Alternative? Instead of Detention Centers, Use Warehouses for Communities

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.
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Immigrants Are a Vital Part of New York State

New York
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.
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Immigration Essentials

How immigration shapes our economy, our communities, and our country.

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IRI Insights

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September 15, 2026

What it Means to Be Seen

Shamier Settle

Shamier critiques the federal administration’s proposed 2030 census changes — which would exclude non-citizens without green cards and eliminate race, ethnicity, and sexual-orientation data — arguing they would undermine the accurate count that shapes voting maps, federal funding, and civil rights protections, while committing IRI to advocating for a full and fair 2030 census.

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September 10, 2026

287(g) Agreements Make Communities Less Safe

Cyierra Roldan

This blog explores how 287(g) agreements undermine trust in local law enforcement, divert public resources, and threaten the safety, stability, and economic well-being of communities across New York.

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