Daniel Costa, an attorney and director of immigration with the think tank the Economic Policy Institute, has called on Congress to boost the division’s funding to allow its regulators to conduct more proactive investigations. Short of that, Costa warned, the H-2A program will continue to be a “breeding ground for abuses.”
ProPublica
September 16, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute warns that this policy could destroy millions of jobs—not just for immigrants but for U.S.-born workers in sectors like construction, elder care, and child care. That’s not just a fiscal cliff—it is fewer teachers, fewer caregivers, and fewer homes built.
The Fulcrum
September 16, 2025
Jennifer Sherer, Deputy Director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) at the Economic Policy Institute, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss workers’ rights. Sherer highlighted the urgent need for state-level action to protect workers, the importance of union organizing and the ongoing threats to labor standards under the current administration.
America's Work Force Union Podcast
September 16, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a bipartisan think tank, child care for one infant is more expensive than public college tuition in 38 states and Washington D.C. as of this year.
WWL News Radio (New Orleans)
September 15, 2025
A report from the Economic Policy Institute highlights that in some areas, childcare costs have surpassed annual rent payments, further exacerbating the financial challenges faced by working parents, according to Stateline
Motherly
September 15, 2025
The district is one of many in the nation struggling to recruit bus drivers. According to Economic Policy Institute, there were 12.2% fewer bus drivers on the road in 2024 compared to 2019.
KTVQ
September 15, 2025
Features interview with Valerie.
WURD Radio
September 15, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, found in 2023 that the median school bus driver earned 43% less than that median weekly wage for …[paywall].
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
September 15, 2025
Minnesota Star Tribune
September 15, 2025
There’s a serious shortage of professionals willing to work in an occupation where, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), “Teachers earn 26.6% less than equally degreed peers.”
The Gazette Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
September 15, 2025