David Leblang
@dleblang.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Professor. @UVA studying #migration and #displacement with #bigdata. Unrepentant #Mets #Springsteen fan.
I cannot believe that I am closer to Ronald Reagan than the median Republican on this issue. uvamillercenter.substack.com/p/the-citize...
The citizenship fallacy
Why Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship is fundamentally wrongheaded
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
#migration #buses #lonestar Has anyone collected information on the buses sent from Texas by Gov Abbott: I am looking for the number of buses, the date, and the destination city. Thus far, I have seen some discussions in @texastribune.org but no data. Thanks.
@danielmcdowell.bsky.social....in the unlikely event you have not see this.
Peterson Institute for International Economics@piie.com · last yr.tfw the event is so good @adamposen.bsky.social decides to extend it for more discussion watch Maurice Obstfeld, Warwick McKibbin, Markus Brunnermeir, & Adam Posen discuss what's happening & what could happen with the dollar, how uncertainty is a tax without revenue, & more, here:
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
Our paper with @dleblang.bsky.social now published in @readdemography.bsky.social Message: The precariousness created via deportations turns into a push factor for new migration.
Demography - the flagship journal of PAA@readdemography.bsky.social · last yr.“A Deportation Boomerang?”: @dleblang.bsky.social & @chrambrosio.bsky.social show how return of deportees ↑ violence in origin nations, which ↑ emigration intentions & asylum requests, especially for families. @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @uvabatten.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
“A Deportation Boomerang?”: @dleblang.bsky.social & @chrambrosio.bsky.social show how return of deportees ↑ violence in origin nations, which ↑ emigration intentions & asylum requests, especially for families. @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @uvabatten.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
Clarifying once again whose side our government is on
this is where the rubber meets the road. NIH doesn't just fund research univs and hospitals in blue states. if anything they're most important to regional economies in the reddest states and districts.
Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn@citizencohn.bsky.social · 2y agoImpact of NIH cut starting to sink in Here's Sen. Katie Britt urging "a smart, targeted approach" in order to protect important research at UA-Birmingham, a top NIH recipient Also, as article notes, the state's largest employer www.al.com/news/2025/02...
If you need some sanity or some clarity in the Trump Administration's war on migration and on migrants, you can do no better than reading @micarosenberg.bsky.social and @propublica.org. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Trump’s Day One Executive Orders Revived Immigration Policies From His Last Four Years in Office, and Went Beyond
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune took a snapshot of the blitz of executive orders President Donald Trump has signed since taking office, by tallying nearly three dozen from his first day.
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I am teaching a new undergrad seminar this Spring "US Immigration Policy in Real Time" where we will follow Trump Admin policies. I have drawn on amazing work of @mclem.org @mzavodny.bsky.social @chloeneast.bsky.social @davidjbier.bsky.social @chrambrosio.bsky.social @edwardalden.bsky.social
PLAD 4500: US Immigration Policy in Real Time
PLAD 4500 US Immigration Policy In Real Time Spring 2025 Professor David Leblang, leblang@virginia.edu, Gibson 281 Office Hours: Tuesdays 3.00-4.30 and by appointment Description Donald Trump ran fo...
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I teach a lecture course on immigration and this spring I want to add a week on immigration and the 2024 election. Public opinion is not my area of expertise so I am looking to crowdsource good articles -- peer reviewed or otherwise -- that provide context and analysis. Any/all appreciated.
“That Texas relies on undocumented labor is one of the state's open secrets, despite Republicans' tough-on-immigration stances.” www.npr.org/2024/11/23/g...
Trump's deportation vow alarms Texas construction industry
Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing and infrastructure work in one of the nation's fastest-growing states.
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Cruelty will be the point. www.cnn.com/2024/11/16/p...
Mass detention and returning migrants to Mexico: Donald Trump’s plans on immigration are coming into focus | CNN Politics
The incoming Trump administration’s plans to implement strict border measures, strike down Biden-era policies and kick off the detention and deportation of migrants at large scale are underway and sta...
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I am trilled that the New York Mets are no longer the biggest losers in New York!!
Very excited to share new paper on #migration from #ukraine with a great set of colleagues the University of Virginia
An agent-based framework to study forced migration: A case study of Ukraine
Abstract. The ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine has forced over eight million people to migrate out of Ukraine. Understanding the dynamics of forc
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A top US presidential campaign has promised the largest mass deportation in US history, starting in 10 months. It promises this will bring more jobs and "better wages" to US workers But past mass deportations had the opposite effect. Here's why—> www.piie.com/blogs/realti... ~ @piie.bsky.social
