Read a report outlining how the passage of the Reconciliation Bill will harm vulnerable communities and the nation at large written by Repairers of the Breach, Institute for Policy Studies and the Economic Policy Institute here.
The Contrarian Substack
July 15, 2025
President Trump’s increasingly aggressive approach to the deportation of undocumented migrants could have massive economic implications. Multiple studies, including one conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, found that mass deportations could result in a meaningful economic contraction, reducing wages and driving up unemployment rates among American workers. While the Trump administration maintains its migrant expulsion policies will have the opposite effect, the potential consequences of deportations remain particularly stark in states where undocumented workers make up large shares of the labor force.
24/7 Wall Street
July 15, 2025
President Trump’s increasingly aggressive approach to the deportation of undocumented migrants could have massive economic implications. Multiple studies, including one conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, found that mass deportations could result in a meaningful economic contraction, reducing wages and driving up unemployment rates among American workers. While the Trump administration maintains its migrant expulsion policies will have the opposite effect, the potential consequences of deportations remain particularly stark in states where undocumented workers make up large shares of the labor force.
24/7 Wall Street
July 15, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost for center-based infant care in the U.S. reached $12,350 annually in 2024, making these budget-friendly strategies essential.
GO Banking Rates
July 14, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, there were 12.2% fewer K-12 school bus drivers across the nation in 2024 than in 2019.
In addition, weekly pay for bus drivers since 2019 have decreased 2.8% nationally after you adjust for inflation, according to the same study.
The Frederick News-Post
July 14, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may conduct audits of employees’ I-9 forms – the federal employment authorization documents every U.S. worker must fill out. Employers are given time to make corrections if errors are found. But if problems persist, or investigators find a pattern of violations, fines from ICE can range from $288 to $28,619 per worker, depending on the type and severity of the violation, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
“When employers are punished, the punishment and fines levied on employers are so minimal that they are unlikely to be effective at deterring illegal conduct, and the harshest penalties are rare because the legal standard for them is difficult to prove and they are reserved for repeat violators,” a report from the Economic Policy Institute said.
Argus Leader
July 14, 2025
The DOE, now apparently a federal agency in name only, said it was pausing the disbursements for further review even though Congress passed and the president signed the bill in March. Funds were to be allocated on July 1.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, money in “targeted districts” would be used to support “before and after school programs ($1.4 billion), English language learning ($890 million), migrant education ($375 million), academic enrichment ($1.3 billion) and professional development of staff and teachers ($2.2 billion).”
Nebraska Examiner
July 14, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the COVID-19 pandemic made this disparity worse because Black women experienced the highest rates of job loss …[Paywall].
Forbes
July 14, 2025
At least 26 states have initiated DOGE-style efforts of varying kinds, according to the Economic Policy Institute based in Washington, D.C.
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Analysts at the pro-labor Economic Policy Institute say that governors and lawmakers, primarily in the South and Midwest, are using DOGE to breathe new life into long-term agendas to consolidate power away from state agencies and civil servants, dismantle public services and benefit insiders and privatization advocates.
“It’s not actually about cutting costs because of some fiscal responsibility,” EPI analyst Nina Mast said.
Associated Press
July 14, 2025
President Donald Trump’s deportation plans could cost nearly 6 million jobs, according to an analysis released Thursday.
If successful, Trump’s goal of deporting 4 million people over four years will cost jobs held by both immigrants and U.S.-born workers, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
EPI’s analysis found California, Florida, New York and Texas will have the highest number of job losses, because of larger immigrant populations in those states.
Stateline
July 14, 2025