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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...
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, 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...
Press Releases
Amid Immigration Crackdowns, New Report Shows Role of Business Owners Who Are Immigrants, Women, People of Color
For Immediate Release: March 19, 2026 Media Contacts: Anthony Capote, Senior Data and Policy Analyst, [email protected], (305) 878-3177 David Dyssegaard Kallick, Director, [email protected], (646) 284-1240 New York, New York— Small businesses are…
March 19, 2026
Women Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on New York City Street Vendors
For Immediate Release: Wednesday March 26, 2025 Media Contact: Shamier Settle, Senior Policy Analyst, [email protected], (347) 834-5760 To celebrate Women’s history month, Immigration Research Initiative is putting a spotlight on…
March 26, 2025