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• New immigration rule on “green cards” could affect more than 500,000 people a year

  The measure, which breaks with a practice approved by Congress since 1952, “is going to have a very negative impact on the lives of truly millions of people,” said Daniel Costa, director of research on immigration law and policy at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

  “It’s going to complicate the lives of many people because they’re going to have to leave their jobs. If they can’t work remotely in another country, they’re likely to lose their jobs. After losing money, they may be separated from their families for at least months and, in many cases, perhaps most, for years,” he commented.

  EFE | June 5, 2026
• The Modern Muzzle: Meta’s Paper Branks

  In 2019, the Economic Policy Institute projected that by 2024 more than eighty percent of private-sector nonunion workers would be bound by arbitration. Workers tend to win more often in open court than in arbitration, which is the entire point.

  Overturned Substack | June 5, 2026
• Money Matters: Is the Glass Ceiling Being Broken?

  Research from the Economic Policy Institute found Black women earn approximately 68 cents for every dollar earned by white men, representing one of the largest wage gaps in the American workforce.   Even after adjusting for education and other factors, significant inequities remain. 

  Michigan Chronicle | June 5, 2026
• New U.S. college grads now have higher unemployment than the average worker

  None of this is settled. The Economic Policy Institute argues the picture is more mixed, with the college wage premium flat for years and new grads still doing no worse than young workers without degrees. The degree still opens the door. It just no longer gets you through it faster than everyone else.

  Dr. Randal Olson | June 5, 2026
• Menlo Park Academy teachers ratify first union contract after 4 years of talks

  According to data analyzed by the Economic Policy Institute, it is common in the private sector for first union contract negotiations to take many years to reach completion – if they even result in a finished contract at all.

  Cleveland.com | June 5, 2026
• Addressing the school bus driver shortage during National Hiring Week

  The nationwide school bus driver shortage continues ahead of another school year, but one company is helping fill the gap by addressing the need locally.

  According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, the number of school bus drivers is about 10% below what it was before the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The hope is to reverse this trend and encourage more people to get behind the wheel. 

  FOX 59 (Indiana) | June 5, 2026
• Congradulations: Looking at the Class of 2026 as it Enters Adulthood

  Moreover, according to Washington think-tank the Economic Policy Institute, the college wage premium has been flat or falling in recent years.

  The Pacific Sun | June 5, 2026

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