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The Bougie Fallout of ICE’s Crackdown in DC | Politico

September 25, 2025
  • D.C. Policy Center

On September 20, 2025, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted in Politico:

According to Yesim Sayin, who studies the city economy at the D.C. Policy Center think tank, this is all terrible news for the municipal economy, coming at a moment when federal job cuts have made the tax base ever more reliant on hospitality and real estate. “All these actions with ICE are like putting additional weight on something that’s about to break,” she said.

Read More: The Bougie Fallout of ICE’s Crackdown in DC
Additional reading: 2025 State of Business Report: Investing in growth

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