Monthly Archives: April 2017

April 26, 2017. In an article discussing the findings of a 50-state report by The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and co-released in New York with FPI, David Dyssegaard Kallick, Director of FPI's Immigration Research Initiative, was quoted. The Trump administration is sending mixed messages about whether those granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status by the Obama administration will be deported or allowed to stay and work legally. David Dyssegaard Kallick, director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, said he believes one consideration should be [...]

April 25, 2017. What will happen to immigrant youth who as children were brought to the United States without legal status and were temporarily shielded from deportation by a 2012 executive order known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA? The Trump Administration is projecting very mixed messages about the present and future of these young people. To help shed some light on how DACA has allowed these young immigrants to contribute to our country and our state, a new report shows the state [...]

April 14, 2017. In an article highlighting the significant contributions that immigrants make to the economy through business ownership, the author discusses their role in the creation of fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses. This article cites a co-released report by the Americas Society/Council on the Americas and the Fiscal Policy Institute, Bringing Vitality to Main Street. Just consider: Of the Fortune 500 companies, 90 were founded by immigrants, a 2011 report showed. And it’s not just the billion-dollar blockbuster companies that are [...]

April 11, 2017. An article featured in Crain's New York Business draws attention to the hearing scheduled for April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at LaGuardia Community College's Little Theater, where wage theft, discrimination, scheduling problems, health and safety hazards, access to paid sick leave, and freelancer payment problems will be addressed and how the city government can help to protect workers against these issues. The article argues that employers are using the fear created by immigration policies to take advantage of their workers. This article cites [...]

April 7, 2017. An article highlighting a protest against an immigration crackdown on Tom Cat Bakery, located in Long Island, that was threatened with criminal charges if they continued to hire workers with out proper working credentials, quoted FPI's data. This data came from FPI's Working for a Better Life report. Immigrant food workers will march on Trump Tower Saturday to protest an immigration crackdown on Long Island City's Tom Cat Bakery, whose baguettes are served by top restaurants around the city. Elected officials including [...]

April 5, 2017. In an article describing the tax contributions of undocumented immigrants in the Daily KOS, it cites FPI and ITEP's co-released report on undocumented immigrants tax contributions in New York State as well as quotes FPI's David Dyssegaard Kallick. The article argues that President Trump had undocumented workers help build Trump Towers but now demonizes them despite their contributions to the economy. "Look at undocumented immigrants keeping New York great: Undocumented immigrants contribute about $40 billion a year to New York state's gross [...]

April 4, 2017.  In Connecticut, the "Here To Stay" rally is being planned by state officials and advocacy groups in order to protest mass deportation strategies and to call attention to the economic contributions of immigrants. According to the article, this will be done through marches, rallies, music, food and stories. This article highlights the small business ownership statistic for Connecticut from FPI's report, "Immigrant Small Business Owners: A Significant and Growing Part of the Economy." The Connecticut demonstration on April 29 will be one [...]