Immigrants help to shape Utica’s cultural and economic life, contributing to the workforce, entrepreneurship, and community growth while making the city a nationally recognized example of refugee and immigrant integration.
Immigrants strengthen the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area by contributing to economic growth, supporting local businesses and adding vibrancy to neighborhoods as business owners and essential contributors to everyday life.
Low license caps plagued local street vendors for decades — until City Council reforms changed the landscape.
Recent immigrants to Harlem — from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Africa — seek the same opportunities as previous newcomers to the storied neighborhood.
A spotlight on women street vendors in New York City, highlighting their contributions as entrepreneurs while examining the licensing and policy barriers that disproportionately impact women vendors.
A first-of-its-kind analysis of New York City’s street vendors that highlights their vital role in advancing small business ownership, economic opportunity, and cultural vibrancy throughout the city.
Buffalo’s growing immigrant population is helping strengthen the local economy, expand the workforce, and create new opportunities for long-term population and community growth.
A collaborative report from IRI and Boston Indicators examining how immigrants strengthen the Great Boston’s economy, workforce, neighborhoods, and long-term regional growth.
Two important proposals and to help address the lack of emergency housing for new immigrant arrivals and the longstanding unhoused and rent-burdened populations in New York City Since the spring…
There 550,000 immigrants living on Long Island, according to an analysis of the most recent census data by Immigration Research Initiative (IRI). This includes all people born in another country…