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Expanding Access to Driver’s Licenses

January 31, 2017. New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, the New York Immigration Coalition, the Fiscal Policy Institute, elected officials and immigration advocates today the release of new analyses of the fiscal costs and benefits of expanding access to driver’s licenses to all New Yorkers, without regard to immigration status, and the launch of a new campaign announced, Green Light NY: Driving Together. The announcement of the campaign comes from advocates and elected officials as Comptroller Stringer and the Fiscal Policy Institute release comprehensive reports highlighting the [...]

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:17:00-05:00January 31st, 2017|Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

Expanding Access to Driver’s Licenses: How Many Additional Cars Might Be Purchased?

January 31, 2017. If a policy was implemented allowing all age eligible immigrants, regardless of immigration status, to obtain a license, the Fiscal Policy Institute estimates that 97,000 additional cars would be purchased and registered in about a three year period, a one percent increase in the total number of vehicles in the state. An innovative analysis compares the vehicle ownership rates in households that include an unauthorized immigrant with other immigrant households. The comparison adjusts for household income, number of adults per household, and the "take-up [...]

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:17:18-05:00January 31st, 2017|Blog|

Take-Up Rates for Driver’s Licenses

January 31, 2017. How many unauthorized immigrants actually get licenses when driver's license policies are expanded to allow them to apply? The Fiscal Policy Institute looks at the experience of five states and the District of Columbia, and finds that, based on these examples, between 25 percent and 50 percent of unauthorized immigrants over the age of 16 obtain a license in the first three years. PDF of Brief

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:17:35-05:00January 31st, 2017|Blog, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

New York State Would Receive $57M Revenue Boost if Undocumented Immigrants Had Driver’s Licenses, Reports Show

January 30, 2017. FPI and New York City Comptroller, Scott Stringer, released two separate reports examining the economic benefit of granting driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Letting unauthorized immigrants in New York City get driver’s licenses would generate $9.6 million in fees for the state’s coffers, boost car sales and lower insurance premiums, a new analysis by City Controller Scott Stringer found. The statewide effects of such a policy would be $57 million a year in total revenue for all levels of government, according to [...]

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:22:37-05:00January 30th, 2017|FPI in the News|

Immigrants Help Syracuse Grow

January 27, 2017. Immigrants contribute to the economy of the Syracuse metro area, helping it to grow. Immigrants make up 5.5 percent of the population of metro Syracuse, 6.2 percent of the labor force, and an impressive 6.9 percent of total economic output. And, immigrants are a much more diverse group than most people realize. The largest country of birth for immigrants in metro Syracuse is China, with people born in China making up seven percent of immigrants. Canada may be no surprise as a country of birth [...]

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:21:19-05:00January 27th, 2017|Blog|

Congress’ top 2017 priority should be poverty alleviation by EITC Expansion

January 27, 2017. As part of a campaign launched earlier this fall, and in recognition of EITC Awareness Day, over 60 New York-based organizations representing hundreds of thousands of residents throughout the state sent a letter to Senator Schumer urging him to stand strong in his support for expanding the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for working adults not raising children in the home. This expansion would help 1.1 million workers (466,000 of whom are actually taxed into – or deeper into – poverty) in [...]

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:22:00-05:00January 27th, 2017|Blog, Tax Policy|

2017 Albany Annual Budget Briefing

On Tuesday morning, February 7, 2017, the Fiscal Policy Institute will present its twenty-seventh annual budget briefing in Meeting Room 7 of the Empire State Plaza Convention Center. Please note the venue change for this year’s briefing. A complimentary breakfast and check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. Our presentation begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 10:00 a.m. We hope that you and/or members of your staff will be able to join us for what we are confident will be a useful and informative session. [...]

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:18:27-05:00January 20th, 2017|Blog, State Budget|

Statement on Governor Cuomo’s FY 2018 Budget Proposal

January 18, 2017. Making state and local taxes less regressive in New York is a top priority for our organization. We are pleased to see the Executive Budget proposal include an extension of the millionaires’ tax and applaud the Governor for making this the centerpiece of his new budget. Given the great income disparities in our state, we think the Governor and the legislature should go further. We would like to see the millionaires’ tax made permanent and to have additional brackets added at the [...]

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:20:04-05:00January 18th, 2017|Press Releases, State Budget|

Extending tax credit will help low-wage workers

January 10, 2017. The following op-ed by Ron Deutsch appeared in the Buffalo News. Poverty. While it may not be the glitz and glamour of a flashy news story, it is a very real and pervasive issue for millions of Americans, particularly in New York State. As such, and especially in the aftermath of the 2016 election, it should be clear to members of both political parties that struggling workers face real challenges and need real solutions. The need in our state is great. In [...]

Anthony Troia2021-01-07T12:19:25-05:00January 10th, 2017|FPI in the News, Tax Policy|

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