IRI in the News
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...
Anthony Capote, a senior policy analyst at IRI authored a blog for the Economic Policy Institute’s “Working Economics Blog” on July 10. The post, titled “New York City’s App-Based Delivery Workers Will Receive a Long Overdue Pay Raise to Nearly $18,” highlights key takeaways from New York City’s ongoing effort...
IRI's director, David Dyssegaard Kallick, co-authored a blog with Jenna Gerry that was published by the National Employment Law Project. The blog is titled "California Should Fix Unemployment Insurance to Include Presently Excluded Immigrant Workers" and discusses why California Governor Gary Newsom should ensure that immigrant workers have access to...
An article published by the Long Island Business News highlights the findings of IRI's new report, "Immigrants in the Long Island Economy: Overcoming Hurdles, Yet Still Facing Barriers.” The article discusses the findings of the article that examines the economic circumstances and occupations of immigrants on Long Island. The article...