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viduals who file tax returns.
Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative
finds that the number of people moving into the city of Philadelphia has increased steadily in recent years, rising at a faster rate than the number of people moving out.
“These changes in migration patterns are significant, and they have gone largely unnoticed,” said Larry Eichel, project director of the Philadelphia Research Initiative and the author of the report. “Our main finding, that the city has been losing fewer residents in
To be sure, more people still are leav-
recent years, lends support to recent
ing the city than are arriving; that has
estimates from the US Census indicat-
been the case in each of the 16 years
ing Philadelphia’s population has in-
for which data was analyzed (1993 to
creased slightly during the past
2008, the last year available). But the
decade.”
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A modest net outflow in the IRS migration data is not inconsistent with a growing overall population, particularly in a city such as Philadelphia where births outnumber deaths. In addition, the IRS data do not capture foreign immigrants, who have helped
The report, Destination Philadelphia:
boost the city’s population.
Tracking the City’s Migration Trends, is based on data compiled by the Internal Revenue Service, which tracks year-to-year address changes by indi-
The number of people moving into Philadelphia has increased steadily, from 31,837 in 1993 to 42,250 in 2008, up 33% over that period. The
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Moving Into Philadelphia Than Moving Out number of people moving out of the
population — the number of people
that the recession has worked to the
city grew less rapidly, from 47,921 in
coming and going — has increased in
benefit of Philadelphia and other
1993 to 52,096 in 2008.
recent years. Even so, the city experi-
major cities—in terms of their retain-
ences less population turnover from
ing population—by making it harder
year to year than many other major
for people to move. And there is his-
urban jurisdictions. Based on the IRS
torical evidence to support that belief.
data, the total number of people com-
In any event, the overall trends de-
ing and going in 2008 amounted to
tailed in this report were in place be-
6.1% of the city’s population. The me-
fore the downturn took hold.
The net outflow from Philadelphia to the four Pennsylvania suburban counties—Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery—was lower in 2008 than in any of the years studied, dropping to 7,352 from a peak of 12,595 in 1999, a decline of 42%. The net outflow from Philadelphia to the three suburban New Jersey counties—Burlington, Camden and Gloucester — has slowed to a trickle. It stood at 1,031 in 2008, down 74% from its recent peak of 4,029 in 2002. The movement of people from Philadelphia to those three counties in 2008 was the lowest in the period studied, and the movement into the city was the highest. The overall churn in Philadelphia’s
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dian for 15 selected large urban jurisdictions was 8.3%.
As the analysis shows, about half of the movement of people in and out of
Migration from New York City to
Philadelphia involves locations within
Philadelphia more than doubled dur-
the metropolitan area. Outside the re-
ing the period studied, from 1,332 in
gion, New York City, Los Angeles
1993 to 3,100 in 2008, thereby sup-
County, Cook County (Chicago) and
porting the notion that Philadelphia
Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) are
has become a haven for some New
high on the list of places to which
Yorkers priced out of that city. But the
Philadelphians move and from which
flow in the opposite direction in-
they come, as is Puerto Rico. So, too,
creased sharply during the past few
are several Florida counties, as well as
years, reducing the net in-flow from
counties in the northern New Jersey,
New York to only 212 in 2008.
Baltimore, Boston and Washington, DC, areas.
Some demographic analysts believe
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Fattah Gets More Dollars For Mortgage Relief mportant emergency mortgage re-
vote of confidence in Pennsylvania’s own long-standing efforts with this kind of
lief for unemployed homeowners
program.”
I
is on the way under a major new
Federal program authored by Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Phila.) and unveiled at a news conference Tuesday.
Sims, the No. 2 official at HUD, credited Fattah as “the person who singlehandedly insisted on a course of action and got it done” to enact the new mortgage relief law. “I want to thank Congressman Fattah for his help and his ideas,” Sims said. Emergency mortgage relief, Sims said, “is on the table because of him.”
Fattah and Deputy Secretary Ron Sims of the US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development staged the announcement.
Pennsylvania’s HEMAP is administered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, whose executive director Brian Hudson spoke at today’s news conference and cited the state’s success with the program over the past quarter century. It has provided emergency assistance to more than 44,000 unemployed home-
Sims said Pennsylvania’s share of the
owners with $470 million in loans. Taxpayers have repaid $257 million - more
$1 billion Emergency Homeowners
than the $244 million in State appropriations that HEMAP has received.
Loan Program will be $105,804,905. The national program, worth $1 billion, is being rolled out this week in 32 states and Puerto Rico. Fattah, who welcomed HUD’s No. 2 official to the offices of Mount Airy USA at 6703 Germantown Avenue, is the author of the Emergency Homeowners Loan Program in the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and
HUD is finalizing regulations for the new national program and will designate an agency that will administer funds within each state. HUD expects to begin taking applications by the end of 2010. Fattah said, “Millions of American homeowners, through no fault of their own, have lost their jobs in the current economic downturn and have faced the loss of their piece of the American dream. HEMAP is a proven success in Pennsylvania and now we will show that it will work nationally. It will keep families in their homes, providing emergency relief from foreclosure for those with a proven history for working and paying their mortgage.”
Consumer Protection Act, signed into
The new Federal program will offer a declining balance, deferred payment
law by President Obama in August.
“bridge loan” for up to $50,000 to assist eligible homeowners for up to 24
EHLP is modeled after the successful
months. The loans will provide assistance with delinquent taxes and insurance
Homeowners Emergency Mortgage
as well as the mortgage principal and interest. Eligible homeowners are gener-
Assistance Program in Pennsylvania
ally those who have lost jobs or significant income, have previously been keep-
that Fattah wrote and guided into law
ing up with their mortgage but now face foreclosure.
as a young state legislator in 1983. Fattah, Sims and Hudson were joined by Mount Airy USA interim director Fattah said, “This $105.8 million infu-
Jason Salus, who described how his non-profit and its housing counselors have
sion is a major investment in Pennsyl-
worked with homeowners facing foreclosure or mortgage distress to keep them
vania homeowners seeking emergency
in their homes.
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“Fashionable Forties” NAACP Benefit Theme
Brady Gets Us A Fly-Over ongressman Bob Brady has coordinated with the Phillies, FAA, and the US Navy to arrange a fly-over before Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds Friday night to show the city’s and team’s appreciation for service members serving around the world.
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Two F/A-18Cs from the Wildcats of VFA-131 based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA will be performing the fly-over. The F/A-18 Hornet is the Navy’s primary strike and fleet defense aircraft, capable of carrying an array of air-to-air missiles and airto-ground ordnance. It has just a single pilot for its crew, but is supported ashore and on carriers around the world by over 230 maintenance personnel in each squadron, responsible for the upkeep on as many as 12 aircraft.
he Philadelphia Branch of the NAACP will hold its 2010 Freedom Gala on Friday, Oct. 8th as they celebrate the Elegance, Chic and Style of the 1940s. The festivities will talk place at A.M.E.1st District Plaza, 3801 Market Street. It will include awards, a fashion show and entertainment by Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge.
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City School District Launches Phase 2 Of The Renaissance Schools Initiative Y ear II of the School District
tional opportunities for student aca-
Renaissance School Initiative can be
of Philadelphia’s Renais-
demic achievement and preparedness
found at www.philasd.org/ren-
sance Schools Initiative offi-
for success in college and the work-
schools.During the first year of the ini-
force.
tiative, 13 low-performing schools
cially began today with the release of the Request for Qualifications to recruit turnaround teams. The RFQ is the initial document that turnaround
teams must submit in order to be prequalified for the next step of the turnaround team selection process.
were identified as part of the RenaisTurnaround teams are invited to submit qualifications in response to this RFQ by Nov. 2, 2010. An evaluation committee will review Qualification
sance Schools initiative. Six are now Promise Academies and seven were converted into Renaissance Charter Schools.
Submittals from RFQ respondents and pre-qualify a group who will be in-
Responses to the RFQ will be due on
The Renaissance Schools initiative is a
vited to respond to a Request for Pro-
Nov. 2, 2010, with the District an-
major reform program that is designed
posal. The RFP will require
nouncing qualified respondents in
to turn around the District’s low-per-
respondents to provide a detailed turn-
mid-November. Each of these pre-
forming schools, by working with
around plan for a Renaissance School.
qualified respondents will be invited
school communities to recruit and select individuals and organizations that have proven track records of operating and supporting high-achieving schools. The ultimate goal is to turn underperforming schools into highly effective schools that provide excep-
to submit detailed proposals that will Anyone interested in responding to the RFQ may acquire a copy from the District’s Office of Procurement Services website at www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/procure-
be reviewed by an evaluation committee. The District expects to finalize matches between turnaround teams and Renaissance Schools in March of 2011 for a September 2011 opening.
ment/bidschedule/specialbids.htm. Further information regarding the
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House Concurs with Senate Lentz Bill Targeting Unfair Employer Practices tate Rep. Bryan R. Lentz’s leg-
will again take up this issue and end
fits and unemployment are even more
islation (HB 400) that would
the practice of misclassification in
critical to the average worker,” Lentz
penalize employers who inten-
trucking.”
said. “If a construction worker is laid
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tionally misclassify their workers to avoid paying taxes and workers’ compensation premiums has passed the House (109-90) and is headed to the Governor’s desk.
HB 400 would require people who work in the construction industry to be employees of the party that pays their wages unless they can prove they are legitimate independent contractors.
off, and an employer basically cheated him out of unemployment compensation, the worker has no safety net and faces an indefinite period of being out of work without any check.”
Lentz said employers that misclassify
That would mean that the service or
He added that worse yet, some work-
their workers as independent contrac-
services they performed are outside of
ers are not told about their classifica-
tors not only avoid paying their fair
the usual course of the business of that
tion as independent contractors by
share of taxes, they also deprive their
particular employer; and that they are
their employers. As a result, they do
employees of workers’ compensation,
customarily engaged in an independ-
not file the tax forms required by the
unemployment insurance, overtime
ently established trade, occupation,
IRS for independent contractors. This
and other benefits they are due.
profession or business.
can put them in violation of Federal
“It’s tax evasion and it’s also a dirty
“Employee misclassification drives
way to beat out the competition,”
down wages and living standards for
Lentz said his bill would bring Penn-
Lentz said. “Employers who use this
Pennsylvania workers,” Lentz ex-
sylvania into line with other states that
tactic are only hurting the worker who
plained. “The law does not require
have passed similar legislation and are
put in an honest day’s work and put-
employers to verify whether independ-
now able to capture the millions of
ting above-board business owners who
ent contractors and their employees
dollars in tax revenue that is currently
do pay their taxes at a competitive dis-
are authorized to work in the US. So
lost when employers don’t pay into the
advantage.”
it’s used to hire cheap labor from ille-
workers’ compensation fund or pay
gal immigrants, taking more jobs
payroll and unemployment taxes.
Lentz said intentional misclassification of construction workers, such as carpenters, plumbers and laborers, has
away from Americans and diminishing wages. That’s a pervasive problem in the construction industry.
been increasing in recent years. He added, “This is also a major problem in the trucking industry and I hope that in the next session, the legislature 6 OCTOBER, 2010
law.
The bill would make the intentional misclassification of an employee a third-degree felony and impose fines.
“Construction jobs are difficult to find
Misclassification due to negligence
right now because of the economy and
would be a summary offense with
limited investment in development
fines.
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