IRI in the News

Street Vendor Exhibit at the Museum of Food and Drink in Brooklyn

IRI's Street Vendor report was featured at the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) in Brooklyn, in an exhibit that feels like it was designed to bring the IRI survey to life! There are real-live food carts and films of vendors and explainers about everything from protests to how to...

IRI Advisory Board Member’s Piece in Vital City

Nancy Foner, a member of IRI's Advisory Board, had an opinion piece featured in Vital City, which highlighted how immigration is essential to New York City. The piece cites data from IRI staff, David Dyssegaard Kallick and Anthony Capote, about what kinds of jobs immigrants have in the city which...

IRI’s Senior Policy Analyst Featured in TV Interview on Tiempo

IRI's Senior Data and Policy Analyst, Anthony Capote, was featured in a tv interview on Tiempo, where they discussed immigrant New Yorker's economic contributions to the state. The interview highlighted the recent infographics released by IRI, which show that immigrants pay taxes, are business owners, and are vital to many...

IRI cited in Washington State Proposed Legislation

In Washington State, policymakers  proposed a bill, known as the Immigrant Worker Protection Act, which would promote transparency and forbid retaliation for excising certain worker protections. This bill would which require employers to make sure immigrant workers are aware of their rights and to alert them when their information is...

Testimony to the NYS 2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing

On behalf of the New York State Census Partnership Shamier Settle testified in Albany during a joint legislative budget hearing urging lawmakers to invest in state funding for census outreach to ensure every New Yorker is counted. With the 2030 census approaching, the decisions made now will shape New York’s...

IRI’S Senior Policy Analyst Featured in New York Amsterdam News

IRI’s Senior Policy analyst, Shamier Settle, wrote an op-ed featured in Amsterdam News. Shamier ties her own experience as a descendant of African American migrants from the south, during the Great Migration, to the experience of immigrants moving in search of a better life today. Settle wrote: “The building that...

IRI’s Senior Policy Analyst Featured in Kentucky’s Heartland Signal

Anthony Capote, IRI’s Senior Policy Analyst, was interviewed and featured in an article that discusses the vital role that immigrants play in Kentucky’s economy and local communities. To read the article, click here.

IRI’s David Dyssegaard Kallick Featured on CGTN America

IRI’s David Dyssegaard Kallick was featured on CGTN America, where he discussed the Trump immigration policies, including mass deportation, sanctuary cities and economic and fiscal costs. Watch the clip