IRI in the News

IRI’s Director David Dyssegaard Kallick Featured in Podcast by Epicenter NYC

IRI's Director, David Dyssegaard Kallick, was featured in an article based on a podcast interview titled "How Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Affect You and Your Loved Ones," published by Epicenter NYC. This article includes David's answers to questions regarding proposed Trump immigration policies, what protections exist for immigrants and what steps individuals...

IRI Staff Op-ed Featured in Miami Herald

IRI’s Senior Data and Policy analyst, Anthony Capote, wrote an op-ed featured in the Miami Herald. The op-ed examined the historical context of the Mariel Boatlift — a seven-month immigration event that brought 150,000 Cuban and Haitian immigrants to the shores of Miami in 1980 — and its implications for...

CHNV Parole Program Will Continue

Thanks to the hard work of advocates, lawyers and researchers, including IRI’s Deputy Director, Cyierra Roldan, the Biden Administration can continue operating the Parole Programs for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV parole program) which allows up to 30,000 people from those countries per month to be granted...

IRI’s Director Featured on Spectrum News

IRI's director, David Dyssegaard Kallick, was featured on Spectrum News NY 1, where he discussed the findings of IRI's newly released regional reports, "New Immigrants Arriving in New York State: Regional Economic Projections." To watch the clip, click here.

IRI’s Long Island Report Quoted in Op-ed

IRI's report, New Immigrants Arriving to Long Island: Economic Projections, which was co-released with the Ellis Island Initiative, was quoted in an op-ed by Karen Rubin featured in The Island 360. The op-ed argues that more funding is needed to better serve newly arriving immigrants, specifically  border agents, immigration judges...

IRI’s Director Quoted in New York Times Article

IRI's director, David Dyssegaard Kallick, was quoted in a New York Times article discussing the challenges for older immigrants in the New York workforce. The article highlighted the stories of many 65 and older immigrants who are struggling to still work instead of being able to retire, challenges of finding...

IRI’s Director Featured in CBS Radio Interview

IRI's director, David Dyssegaard Kallick, was featured on a radio interview for a "Drive Time" segment on CBS. Kallick discussed IRI’s new report, “New Immigrants Arriving to Long Island: Economic Projections” which was co-released with the Ellis Island Initiative. The report highlights wages an taxes paid by newly arriving immigrants....

IRI Estimates Featured in Politico Article

IRI's estimates about economic contributions were featured in an article, "‘History repeats’ in Times’ Adams piece" published by Politico. The article highlights estimates from a series of  IRI reports, "New Immigrants Arriving in the New York State: Regional Economic Projections," which is a study of immigrants in four key regions...