Monthly Archives: October 2017

October 11, 2017. In an article discussing the Trump administration's decision to cut the number of refugee admissions in half, David Dyssegaard Kallick, FPI's Deputy Director and Director of Immigration Research was quoted. Although the cap is not expected to greatly effect New York City, it is expected to effect the economies of upstate cities across New York State where refugees fill jobs, buy homes, start businesses and help reverse population decline. Though the refugee cap is not expected to have a strong effect on New [...]

October 4, 2017. FPI's David Dyseegaard Kallick discussed President Trump's decision to cap the number of refugees to 45,000, the lowest number in years, on the Capitol Pressroom. David discusses refugees in upstate New York, where housing costs are lower and refugee resettlement agencies are successful with job placement. He discusses how the cap could possibly create vacant rental property and a decrease in commercial development in these upstate cities. He goes on to discuss the public perception that refugees are a drain to resources. [...]

October 4, 2017. This article discusses the Trump administration's decision to cap the number of refugee arrivals to 45,000, the lowest cap since the resettlement process began. Alternatively, the administration believes that it will be more cost effective to provide services to them in their home country. The article goes on to discuss how refugees have helped with population decline in upstate New York cities and how they are important to the local economies. President Trump announced last week that the United States will admit only [...]