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Three years into the Obama administration and no comprehensive immigration reform in sight, immigration enforcement policy seems to be going two directions, characterized by smart policymaking at...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/11/states_vs_cities_immigration_e.html

I was among the thousands of people cramming into Foley Square Wednesday evening, observing those who had come down to show their support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. I arrived at 4:30, a...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/10/the_99_percent.html

New York is home to an estimated 10,000 street vendors, the vast majority of whom are immigrants from destinations like Bangladesh, Senegal and China. Life on the job for these workers is inheren...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/05/more_than_spare_change_how_nyc.html

This summer, the Drum Major Institute will begin its leadership pipeline program for the fifth class of DMI Scholars. The DMI Scholars program helps bring talented young people from underrepresen...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/05/dmi_scholars_alumni_where_are.html

In a recent White House meeting, President Obama and an eclectic group of administration officials, business and law enforcement leaders, former and current elected officials and other "stakehold...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/04/city_cops_to_obama_we_dont_wan.html

43 years ago today Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. The assassination occurred as he was supporting a strike of municipal sanitation workers, standing up for the principle that “every wor...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/04/martin_luther_king_iii_speaks.html

New York’s official 2010 Census results came in yesterday far below expectations, stumping politicians and city planners alike. While the Census Bureau estimate puts New York’s population at ...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/03/nyc_should_take_a_second_chanc.html

As protesters demanding the extension of the millionaire's tax descend on Albany, Governor Cuomo and the state senate Republican leadership have held firm on their desire to cut taxes for the sta...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/03/why_we_cant_afford_to_give_nys.html

“Across the country, taxpayers are providing pensions, benefits and job security protections for public workers that almost no one in the private sector enjoys.” wrote Mayor Bloomberg recentl...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/03/dont_blame_city_workers_for_ne.html

While presenting his budget to Albany lawmakers last month, Governor Andrew Cuomo talked about the importance of creating jobs throughout the state. “We need jobs and we need revenue. Long-term...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/03/cuomo_must_embrace_nys_greates.html

On the campaign trail, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel faced tough criticism from opponents for his inaction on immigration policy issues. Immigration advocates, on the ground and in Congress, claimed t...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/03/mayor_emanuels_next_move_on_im.html

Across the nation, the attack on workers’ rights continues to mount: in Missouri, a state senator proposed rolling back child labor laws and reducing enforcement, while legislation to limit col...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/03/paid_sick_leave_advances_in_ph.html

It was cold out, but the workers crowding the steps of City Hall Wednesday morning were fired up. New Yorkers shouted in support of public workers in Wisconsin battling their governor’s effort ...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/02/why_wisconsins_fight_matters_i.html

In the absence of federal immigration reform, state governments have taken up immigration policymaking with remarkable zeal. In 2010, every state in session considered immigration laws and resolu...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/02/state_immigration_policies_gon.html

New research adds to the considerable evidence showing paid sick leave legislation would not harm businesses in New York City. Earlier this week, a study of San Francisco employers by the Institu...

http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2011/02/speaker_quinn_should_reconside.html