IRI in the News
IRI's research was featured in a front-page Newsday article titled "Report: Migrants pump millions into LI economy." The article quotes estimates from IRI's 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...
A tool, recently published by the Immigration Research Initiative, was highlighted in an article published by the Public News Service. Senior Data and Policy Analyst, Anthony Capote, was quoted in the article: "If there are lots of immigrants in your state who are lacking in English language proficiency, that's a...
A report, "High School Kids in Immigrant Families," released by IRI and the Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP), funded by Global Detroit, was featured in an article by the Arab American News. The article highlights the key findings of the report and quotes IRI's senior data and policy analyst,...
In January, 2023 the Biden Administration established 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 advance travel authorization to enter the United States. People can apply as long as they...
Refugee resettlement data analyzed by the Immigration Research Initiative was cited in an article from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution discussing the Biden administration's efforts to open legal pathways for migrants to enter the United States, specifically migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The article highlights how refugees are resettling in Atlanta,...
IRI's deputy director, Cyierra Roldan, was featured in an article from her alma mater, Colgate University. The article highlights multiple previous students and how their research at the institution has impacted their career trajectory and how it has helped them in their current positions. Cyierra describes how her sociological research...
The New York Review of Books published an article that discusses the challenges that asylum seekers in New York City are facing. The article begins by discussing the conditions that asylum seekers are forced to live in and how the community has come together to try and help. It goes...
A recent New York Times story is part of a growing group of stories shifting the narrative about the migrant "crisis." Immigrants coming to cities is not a crisis. There are challenges, especially around short-term housing and legal services. But, as IRI advisory board member Nancy Foner is quoted in...