Black History month is a time to reflect on and appreciate Black history, culture, and people. In 1619, the first enslaved Africans were kidnapped and brought to this land. Since… Read more
Read the press releaseImmigration Research Initiative and Boston Indicators released a new report this month highlighting the demographic and economic characteristics of immigrants in the Greater Boston area. The report examines how immigrants… Read more
Read the press releaseA significant increase in the number of asylum seekers and new immigrant families have arrived in United States since 2022. To better understand the long-term prospects for these newly arriving families,… Read more
Read the press releaseTwo important proposals and to help address the lack of emergency housing for new immigrant arrivals and the longstanding unhoused and rent-burdened populations in New York City Since the spring… Read more
Read the press release“Let us work” is one plea from recent asylum seekers that a wide range of public officials and advocates seem eager to get behind. In this paper, Immigration Research Initiative… Read more
Read the press releaseImmigration Research Initiative has co-released a report with the Michigan League of Public Policy, Global Detroit, and Kids Count Michigan that revealed 300,000 kids in Michigan who have at least… Read more
Read the press releaseWe are interested in hearing about your Medicaid renewal experiences in the last 3 months! To take the survey in English, click here. At the end of the survey,… Read more
Read the press releaseThere 550,000 immigrants living on Long Island, according to an analysis of the most recent census data by Immigration Research Initiative (IRI). This includes all people born in another country… Read more
Read the press releaseIRI’s report on Immigrants in the Long Island economy shows the important role immigrants are playing across the region. Click here for an interactive map to see more detail on… Read more
Read the press releaseThere are 45 million immigrants living in the United States. Making up 14 percent of the national population, immigrants are a vital part of the social, economic, and cultural life… Read more
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