Daniel Costa, the director of immigration law and policy research at the Economic Policy Institute, put it this way: “Conditions are ripe for a massive outbreak. It should be the kind of thing that keeps people up at night.”
NPR
May 14, 2020
“This is so deep and so dramatic, it’s just hitting everywhere,” said Heidi Shierholz, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. “Nothing is being spared. The pace of this is incredible.”
Insurance News Net
May 14, 2020
That follows similar findings from the Economic Policy Institute and Urban Institute that suggest at least seven million people will be left without coverage.
CBC
May 14, 2020
The Democratic proposal has the backing of left-leaning groups such as the National Employment Law Project, the Economic Policy Institute and the National Women’s Law Center, along with the National Employment Lawyers Association. It is certain to draw pushback from employer-friendly Republicans who want to limit workers’ legal recourse, and faces dim prospects in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Huffington Post
May 14, 2020
But isn’t the Democratic ask for $1 trillion for state and local budget assistance excessive? Actually, it is right on target, based on some of the best research and projections we have. Economist Timothy J. Bartik of the W.E. Upjohn Institute now estimates state and local needs through the end of 2021 at $959 billion. And Economic Policy Institute economist Josh Bivens argues that unemployment and slow state revenues will likely persist beyond 2021, so “federal aid should continue so long as economic conditions warrant, and not be set by arbitrary timelines.”
Forbes
May 14, 2020
There are about 500,000 people on H-1B visas in the United States, according to estimates by Daniel Costa, a researcher at the Economic Policy Institute. More than 70 percent of them are Indians, and many of them technology workers. About 220,000 people were enrolled in the 2018-19 academic year in the Optional Practical Training program, which allows foreign students to work after completing their studies.
The New York Times
May 14, 2020
That follows similar findings from the Economic Policy Institute and Urban Institute that suggest at least seven million people will be left without coverage.
CBC
May 14, 2020
The Democratic proposal has the backing of left-leaning groups such as the National Employment Law Project, the Economic Policy Institute and the National Women’s Law Center, along with the National Employment Lawyers Association. It is certain to draw pushback from employer-friendly Republicans who want to limit workers’ legal recourse, and faces dim prospects in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Huffington Post
May 14, 2020
But isn’t the Democratic ask for $1 trillion for state and local budget assistance excessive? Actually, it is right on target, based on some of the best research and projections we have. Economist Timothy J. Bartik of the W.E. Upjohn Institute now estimates state and local needs through the end of 2021 at $959 billion. And Economic Policy Institute economist Josh Bivens argues that unemployment and slow state revenues will likely persist beyond 2021, so “federal aid should continue so long as economic conditions warrant, and not be set by arbitrary timelines.”
Forbes
May 14, 2020
There are about 500,000 people on H-1B visas in the United States, according to estimates by Daniel Costa, a researcher at the Economic Policy Institute. More than 70 percent of them are Indians, and many of them technology workers. About 220,000 people were enrolled in the 2018-19 academic year in the Optional Practical Training program, which allows foreign students to work after completing their studies.
The New York Times
May 14, 2020