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Latham, New York ·The Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization committed to improving public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of all New Yorkers.
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Funding a Complete Count in 2020: What Community Groups Need
- October 30, 2018
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick, and Shamier Settle
The Fiscal Policy Institute details the resources community-based groups will require to maximize participation in the 2020 Census among “hard to count” residents across New York State. FPI proposes that the governor and legislature include $40 million in next year’s state budget for community-based organizations to do outreach around the 2020 Census. FPI notes that […]
Refugees as Employees: Good Retention, Strong Recruitment
- May 22, 2018
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick, Cyierra Roldan
Employers that hire refugees see positive outcomes for their businesses, according to a report released today by the Fiscal Policy Institute and the Tent Partnership for Refugees. The study, based on over 100 interviews in four regions of the country, finds that when employers hire refugees they see lower turnover rates among refugees, and widen […]
New York State Economic and Fiscal Outlook FY 2019
- February 15, 2018
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- Ron Deutsch, David Dyssegaard Kallick, Jonas Shaende, Cyierra Roldan, Shamier Settle, Melissa Krug, Brent Kramer, and Xiao Cheng
The Trump Administration’s tax law, looming federal budget cuts, multi-billion-dollar state budget deficits, glaring unmet human and physical infrastructure needs throughout the state…this year’s New York State budget negotiations are taking shape against a worrisome and uncertain backdrop. The president and congress are threatening to dismantle decades-old federal entitlement programs, make drastic cuts to programs […]
Dream Act Would Boost NY Economy and Tax Revenues: Revoking DACA Hurts Both
- December 20, 2017
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick, and Cyierra Roldan
On September 5, the Trump Administration announced that it would end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the program for immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. DACA grants immigrant youth temporary relief from deportation and gives them authorization to work lawfully in this country. The president then “challenged” Congress to provide […]
Economic and Tax Contributions of Undocumented Immigrants in NY
- March 2, 2017
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick
As the Trump Administration talks about a program of mass deportation – or, who knows, perhaps not? – the question of what contribution undocumented immigrants make to the New York economy is more important than ever. This new report finds that unauthorized immigrants are responsible for $40 billion, or three percent, of New York’s economic […]
Expanding Access to Driver’s Licenses
- January 31, 2017
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick, and Cyierra Roldan
Policies affecting access to driver’s licenses have changed in numerous ways over the years in New York State, and around the country. Today, 12 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, make it possible for immigrants to get driver’s licenses without regard to their immigration status. Until 2003, New York State allowed residents […]
Expanding Access to Driver’s Licenses: How Many Additional Cars Might Be Purchased?
- January 31, 2017
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick, Cyierra Roldan, and Xiao Cheng
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 […]
Take-Up Rates for Driver’s Licenses: When Unauthorized Immigrants Can Get a License, How Many Do?
- January 31, 2017
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick, and Cyierra Roldan
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 […]
Do Immigrants Present an Untapped Opportunity to Revitalize Communities?
- October 19, 2016
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick, and Steve Tobocman
As many cities across the nation experience population decline and an increase in vacant and distressed property, there is a need for economic and housing revitalization. New research from Welcoming Economies Global Network and Fiscal Policy Institute indicates that immigrants represent some of the brightest potential for revitalizing urban communities. However, experience suggests, that immigrants are often overlooked […]
Driver’s License Fees: Low, Medium, and High-Cost States
- September 16, 2016
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- Cyierra Roldan
The cost of getting a driver’s license has become entwined with many different issues recently. It is relevant to discussions of allowing unauthorized immigrants to apply for licenses. It has come up in states that require people to show identification in order to vote and in discussions surrounding fees that are a barrier to getting […]