The Economic Policy Institute’s Cost of Deportations Calculator puts another dimension of that harm into numbers. Using an estimate from the National Priorities Project, EPI calculates that the federal government could spend roughly $269 billion on mass deportation during the second Trump administration.
That is an enormous amount of taxpayer money that could instead support teachers, nurses, firefighters, veterans’ health care and other priorities. Let’s remember that “taxpayers” includes the undocumented workers paying taxes, too. Policymakers sometimes forget to include or highlight how they, too, contribute to the billions previously mentioned.
Arizona Mirror
October 14, 2026
(Monique Morrissey, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, cautions that year-to-year changes for specific age groups may not be statistically significant, because of the survey’s small sample size.)
USA Today
October 14, 2026
And becoming a teacher means earning nearly 34% less than other New Hampshire professionals with similar educational backgrounds, according to estimates by the Economic Policy Institute.
New Hampshire Bulletin
October 14, 2026
The Economic Policy Institute’s Cost of Deportations Calculator puts another dimension of that harm into numbers. Using an estimate from the National Priorities Project, EPI calculates that the federal government could spend roughly $269 billion on mass deportation during the second Trump administration.
That is an enormous amount of taxpayer money that could instead support teachers, nurses, firefighters, veterans’ health care and other priorities. Let’s remember that “taxpayers” includes the undocumented workers paying taxes, too. Policymakers sometimes forget to include or highlight how they, too, contribute to the billions previously mentioned.
Arizona Mirror
October 14, 2026
(Monique Morrissey, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, cautions that year-to-year changes for specific age groups may not be statistically significant, because of the survey’s small sample size.)
USA Today
October 14, 2026
The same article cited issues with bus schedules and existing driver shortages. According to the Economic Policy Institute, there were more than 21,000 fewer bus drivers employed in August 2025 compared to six years earlier.
InvestigateTV
October 13, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was created during the Great Depression in the 1930s, when millions of Americans struggled to find work and support their families.
Seacoast Current
October 13, 2026
The fuel costs come as companies continue to deal with driver shortages. School bus driver employment remains 9.5% below 2019 staffing levels, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
WVIA Public Media (PA)
October 13, 2026
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that extreme heat already costs the U.S. economy $100 billion per year.
Urban Land Magazine
October 13, 2026
Real wages rose 0.8% at the median in 2025, according to research from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Workers at the 40th percentile gained 1.9%, while those at the 60th percentile gained 1.3%.
Realtor.com
October 13, 2026