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Immigration and the Middle Class
The debate over immigration policy must be connected to the larger conversation about America's squeezed middle-class and those striving to attain their place in it.
The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy offers 'Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class: A Primer for Policymakers and Advocates' in response to inadequacies in the current conversation about immigration.  More»
DMI Experts: Speakers, Quotes and Background Information from Progressive Activists, Lawyers, Policy Specialists and more

The Drum Major Insitute for Public Policy has a wide array of experts available for direct quotes, background information, and speaking engagements on the topics you see below. Reach out to them through DMI Communications Director Elana Levin - 212.909.9581 | elevin@drummajorinstitute.org

Banking – Mark Winston Griffith
Civil Justice – Cyrus Dugger
Credit card industry - Mark Winston Griffith
Criminal Justice – Ezekiel Edwards
English-only movement – Andrew Friedman
Financial Justice - Mark Winston Griffith
Higher education - Maureen Lane
Immigrant rights - Andrew Friedman, Amy Taylor
Immigration reform – Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Amy Taylor, Amy Traub
Income inequality - Mark Winston Griffith, Maureen Lane
Labor movement – Adrianne Shropshire, Amy Traub
Language access - Andrew Friedman
Living wage – Adrianne Shropshire
Middle-class squeeze – Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Netroots/blogs - Elana Levin, Tom Watson
New York City - Mark Winston Griffith, Andrew Friedman, Maureen Lane, Andrea Batista Schlesinger
New York State - Mark Winston Griffith, Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Politics - Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Poverty - Maureen Lane
Predatory lending - Mark Winston Griffith
Prisoner disenfranchisement - Ezekiel Edwards
Progressive movement – Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Elana Levin
Social Security – Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Tort “reform” – Cyrus Dugger
Voting Rights Act - Andrew Friedman, Ezekiel Edwards
Welfare reform – Maureen Lane