On January 18, 2023, IRI hosted a one-year anniversary celebration. Partners from across the United States joined IRI’s team virtually to learn about IRI’s work and successes in their first… Read more
Read the press releaseThe Gotham Gazette published an article that analyzed New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2023 State of the State agenda. The article highlighted the policy, legislative and budget priorities that… Read more
Read the article at Gotham GazetteAn article in the Long Island Advocate highlighted the stories of excluded workers and advocates, at SEPA Mujer’s news conference, who are encouraging New York State to pass the Unemployment… Read more
Read the article at Long Island AdvocateWord in Black published an article highlighting the co-authored report by Urban Institute and Immigration Research Initiative that included a survey of individuals to better understand the successes of the… Read more
Read the article at Word in BlackAfter a long and hard struggle, farmworkers in New York State recently won the right to overtime pay after a 40-hour workweek. There is still, however, a long path to… Read more
Read the article atImmigration Research Initiative’s Anthony Capote made an appearance this week on “Building Bridges” with Mimi Rosenberg and Ken Nash to talk about IRI’s ongoing series about how to build worker power for immigrant workers.
Read the article at WBAIIRI’s Director, David Dyssegard Kallick and Daniel Costa, Director of Immigration Law and Policy Research at the Economic Policy Institute, co-authored an op-ed featured in the Times Union. The op-ed, titled “Overtime Pay Will Help, Not Hurt, New York’s Farms,” highlights the importance of passing a farmworkers’ rights bill in New York. The op-ed also highlights how this bill will help farms and how it is doable in New York, as it has been done in other states.
Read the article at Times UnionAt the January 20th, 2022 meeting, Research Initiative Director and Pratt Institute economics teacher David Dyssegaard Kallick discussed a report he issued that disagrees with other studies indicating lowering the threshold will be detrimental to farmers.
Read the article at WAMC Northeast Public RadioMayor Adams and members of the City Council have begun to aggressively pressure the federal government to process asylum seekers’ work papers more quickly, as the Texas busing program stretches New York’s social safety net to its limit.
Read the article at NY Daily NewsREPORT: Following Pandemic, Momentum Builds for Long-Term Unemployment Programs that Cover Immigrants, Other ‘Excluded Workers’ States nationwide increasingly look to establish annual UI programs for excluded workers, heeding lessons from… Read more
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