An analysis from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute estimated that the deportation provisions in the megabill will put 6 million people out of work – including 2.6 million born in the U.S. That’s because the loss of immigrant workers would hurt many sectors of the economy.
“While Trump and other conservatives claim that increased arrests, detentions, and deportations will somehow magically create jobs for U.S. born workers, the existing evidence shows that the opposite is true; they will cause immense harm to workers and families, shrink the economy, and weaken the labor market for everyone,” wrote the author, Ben Zipperer.
One major challenge raised by the new work requirements in the tax bill is that they will make it more complicated for recipients to access Medicaid by adding to the red tape people will have to go through to prove their eligibility.
“While work requirements do not reliably increase employment, they do significantly increase the administrative burden and costs of applying for safety net programs,” a memo from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute previously explained.
According to a report from the Economic Policy Institute, workers lose over $15 billion each year due to minimum wage violations alone — a burden that disproportionately affects immigrant and undocumented workers.
An Economic Policy Institute report found that roughly half of older workers (aged 50 to 70) have physically demanding jobs, with more than half working in environmentally hazardous conditions. Whether you’re physically taxed by your day-to-day work, a challenging work schedule, or a high-pressure job, it makes sense to want to remove yourself from the situation.
The company that finally turned its first annual profit in 2023 is supporting OBBBA because of the bill’s elimination of taxes on tips. But that elimination doesn’t appear to apply to Uber drivers in its current form. This endeavor is so gimmicky, even those who support the idea in theory often overlook its limited impact. The Economic Policy Institute’s February piece is a valuable source on the issue.
In the DMV region, encompassing D.C., parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, more than 500,000 people work directly for the federal government, according to data from the 2023 American Community Survey and 2025 Current Employment Statistics compiled by the Economic Policy Institute this year.
In 2021, CEOS at the top 350 companies in the US earned 399 times the pay of an average worker, according to the Economic Policy Institute; in 1989 that ratio was 59-to-1, and in 1965 it was 20-to-1.
Child care is one of the biggest budget breakers for many families. Annual costs for infant care range from just shy of $5,000 in Mississippi to more than $22,600 in Washington, D.C., according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on low- and middle-income workers