Together, more than a 1 million immigrants annually collectively receive those visas — about 70 percent of all guest workers in the United States, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The issue has been on Miller’s agenda for years. As a Capitol Hill staffer, he helped draft a bill that targeted the visas for students and cultural exchange workers, which according to the Economic Policy Institute statistics, now equal about 450,000 people, or 27 percent of the total number of guest workers each year.
Politico
May 28, 2020
“The H-1B is an important pathway to bring skilled people here,” Daniel Costa, director of immigration law and policy research at the Economic Policy Institute, said. “But I do think that the way it’s used is one big corporate loophole. We should regulate it in a way that’s fair to both the US workers who should have a shot at applying and then the migrant workers who are coming in through no fault of their own, being underpaid and used as pawns.”
VOX
May 28, 2020
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds a plurality of voters, 45%, say the next round of coronavirus relief spending should prioritize more relief for the unemployed. Senior economist and director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute, Heidi Shierholz joins Hill TV to explain how certain policies can help Americans through the economic crisis brought on by coronavirus. This survey was conducted online within the United States from May 18-19, 2020 among 932 registered voters by HarrisX. The sampling margin of error of this poll is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points. The results reflect a nationally representative sample of registered voters. Results were weighted for age within gender, region, race/ethnicity, income, political party, and education where necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.
The Hill
May 28, 2020
Different decisions will affect different populations and economic sectors in varying ways. Some Illinois residents have been hit with a double whammy: they are vulnerable both to the virus itself and to the economic fallout. An analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics from the Economic Policy Institute found that African American and Latino workers are much less likely to have jobs that allow them to work from home. Under the current conditions, these individuals are bearing more risk — either to being infected while at work or to economic hardship from losing their jobs. In Illinois and across the nation, African American and Latino populations have been disproportionately affected by the virus.
WGLT
May 28, 2020
Jobs – The most common reason given is to save or create jobs in America. In the last decade, nearly 6 million manufacturing jobs have been lost. According to the Economic Policy Institute, for every 100 manufacturing jobs lost, there are 744.1 indirect jobs lost.
Sapulpa Times
May 28, 2020
The Economic Policy Institute earlier this month found 60 percent of H-1B positions certified by the U.S. Department of Labor are assigned wage levels well below the local median wage for the occupation. This sad fact is an open secret among H-1B employers.
Michigan Star
May 28, 2020
A blog post from the Economic Policy Institute also notes that older workers have less time to save for retirement after losing their jobs and returning to the workforce, and often have to take pay cuts when they do find work, because their skills may seem inapplicable. Research by AARP finds the age cohort is also “highly vulnerable to layoffs in times of economic uncertainty.”
Business Insider
May 28, 2020
Less than 30 per cent of Americans were able to work from home, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Among that group, only 16 per cent of Latino workers and less than 20 per cent of black workers are able to telework.
The Independent
May 28, 2020
A diferencia de otros países que concentraron la gestión sanitaria de la pandemia en su sistema de salud pública, Estados Unidos no posee esta estructura y su población está acostumbrada a evitar los hospitales y largas internaciones para no contraer deudas de miles de dólares. A mediados de mayo, el centro de pensamiento Economic Policy Institute calculó que al menos 16,2 millones de personas se quedaron sin cobertura médica cuando perdieron su trabajo en medio de la pandemia.
Cuba Debate
May 28, 2020