Ben Zipperer

1 week ago | portside.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Ben Zipperer |Ismael Cid-Martinez

Tidbits – Apr.17 – Reader Comments: First They Came for Kilmar; We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid; New Resource: Immigrants and the Economy; Lots of Cartoons As We Struggle To Make the World Better; and More; Published April 17, 2025 First they came for Kilmar  --  Cartoon by Lalo AlcarazWhat were once trains...

1 week ago | epi.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Ben Zipperer |Ismael Cid-Martinez

Immigration FAQ home Immigrants and the economy Unauthorized immigrants and the economy Immigration enforcement in the workplace Immigrant workers in your state Note on terminology Get Immigration FAQ updates and new releases Download the FAQ Immigration is among the most important economic and political issues and a main topic of discourse and debate among policymakers and the public. But misperceptions persist about many fundamental aspects of this crucial topic, such as: the size and...

1 month ago | epi.org | Josh Bivens |Elise Gould |Hilary Wething |Ben Zipperer

Below is an excerpt from a piece originally published in The Briefing Book, a Substack publication. Read the full commentary here. Rising inequality has been a major social and economic problem for the United States for decades. The policy agenda to stop or even reverse this inequality must start with a clear understanding of what drove it.

Oct 14, 2024 | portside.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Ben Zipperer |Monique Morrissey

Introduction and executive summaryImmigration has been a source of strength for the U.S. economy and has great potential to boost it even more, but the current U.S. immigration policy regime squanders too many of its potential benefits by depriving immigrants of their full rights as workers and granting employers too much power to manipulate the system. It is crystal clear that immigration expands U.S. gross domestic product and is good for growth.

Oct 4, 2024 | epi.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Ben Zipperer |Monique Morrissey

Download PDF Introduction and executive summary Immigration has been a source of strength for the U.S. economy and has great potential to boost it even more, but the current U.S. immigration policy regime squanders too many of its potential benefits by depriving immigrants of their full rights as workers and granting employers too much power to manipulate the system. It is crystal clear that immigration expands U.S. gross domestic product and is good for growth. And immigration overall has...