Chloe N East (she/her)
@chloeneast.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Economics at University of Colorado. I study immigration, the safety net, and inequality
Affiliated with Hamilton Project at Brookings, NBER, IRP, IZA, United Campus Workers Colorado
https://www.chloeneast.com
Texas forever
Affiliated with Hamilton Project at Brookings, NBER, IRP, IZA, United Campus Workers Colorado
https://www.chloeneast.com
Texas forever
Pinned
I am and will continue to do my best to track and talk about what Trump does on the issues I am an expert on -- immigration policy and safety net policy
But I will also be taking a broader view of American politics, thinking about how I can help change structures so we don't end up here again
But I will also be taking a broader view of American politics, thinking about how I can help change structures so we don't end up here again
Reposted by Chloe N East (she/her)
Important & timely working paper from East, Cox, and my colleague @caitlinpatler.bsky.social
Trump II systematically using "community arrests" (ICE arrests on the street, workplace, in the community, etc) and not targeting immigrants w/ criminal convictions
NBER link: www.nber.org/system/files...
Trump II systematically using "community arrests" (ICE arrests on the street, workplace, in the community, etc) and not targeting immigrants w/ criminal convictions
NBER link: www.nber.org/system/files...
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Important & timely working paper from East, Cox, and my colleague @caitlinpatler.bsky.social
Trump II systematically using "community arrests" (ICE arrests on the street, workplace, in the community, etc) and not targeting immigrants w/ criminal convictions
NBER link: www.nber.org/system/files...
Trump II systematically using "community arrests" (ICE arrests on the street, workplace, in the community, etc) and not targeting immigrants w/ criminal convictions
NBER link: www.nber.org/system/files...
Reposted by Chloe N East (she/her)
Just how unprecedented is the ongoing immigration enforcement crackdown? We answer those questions and more in our new NBER working paper.
www.nber.org/papers/w34794
www.nber.org/papers/w34794
February 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Just how unprecedented is the ongoing immigration enforcement crackdown? We answer those questions and more in our new NBER working paper.
www.nber.org/papers/w34794
www.nber.org/papers/w34794
5) ICE tactics in 2025 differ across areas. In 2025, there were distinct increases in Community Arrests in regions generally controlled by Democrats, which far exceed patterns observed during the first Trump Administration.
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
5) ICE tactics in 2025 differ across areas. In 2025, there were distinct increases in Community Arrests in regions generally controlled by Democrats, which far exceed patterns observed during the first Trump Administration.
4) This change in methods explains much, but not all, of the decline in % with a criminal conviction among those arrested in 2025. Even among those arrested at law enforcement facilities, the % with a criminal conviction is falling
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
4) This change in methods explains much, but not all, of the decline in % with a criminal conviction among those arrested in 2025. Even among those arrested at law enforcement facilities, the % with a criminal conviction is falling
3) Arrests in 2025 done using different methods than in 2017 -- more arrests taking place in the community versus in law enforcement facilities
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
3) Arrests in 2025 done using different methods than in 2017 -- more arrests taking place in the community versus in law enforcement facilities
New @nber.org paper with @caitlinpatler.bsky.social &
@elizabethacox.bsky.social out!
We examine how ICE arrests differ in Trump 2.0 vs. 1.0
Key Findings 🧵
1) MANY more arrests in Trump 2.0 than 1.0
2) When arrests spike, % arrested w criminal conviction falls
www.nber.org/papers/w3479...
@elizabethacox.bsky.social out!
We examine how ICE arrests differ in Trump 2.0 vs. 1.0
Key Findings 🧵
1) MANY more arrests in Trump 2.0 than 1.0
2) When arrests spike, % arrested w criminal conviction falls
www.nber.org/papers/w3479...
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
New @nber.org paper with @caitlinpatler.bsky.social &
@elizabethacox.bsky.social out!
We examine how ICE arrests differ in Trump 2.0 vs. 1.0
Key Findings 🧵
1) MANY more arrests in Trump 2.0 than 1.0
2) When arrests spike, % arrested w criminal conviction falls
www.nber.org/papers/w3479...
@elizabethacox.bsky.social out!
We examine how ICE arrests differ in Trump 2.0 vs. 1.0
Key Findings 🧵
1) MANY more arrests in Trump 2.0 than 1.0
2) When arrests spike, % arrested w criminal conviction falls
www.nber.org/papers/w3479...
Happy to chat with you about these findings and the broader implications! Thanks!
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Happy to chat with you about these findings and the broader implications! Thanks!
boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/05/c...
Shout to Brooke Stephenson @ Boulder Reporting Lab for the excellent reporting on this.
Shout to Brooke Stephenson @ Boulder Reporting Lab for the excellent reporting on this.
CU Regents face calls to support collective bargaining, end Key Lime Air contract tied to ICE flights
Labor advocates and community members dominated public comment, urging regents to reconsider both labor policy and an airline contract tied to ICE activity.
boulderreportinglab.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/05/c...
Shout to Brooke Stephenson @ Boulder Reporting Lab for the excellent reporting on this.
Shout to Brooke Stephenson @ Boulder Reporting Lab for the excellent reporting on this.
Big week around here at CU with my @ucwcolorado.bsky.social siblings!
boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/03/c...
boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/03/c...
CU regents plan union rights proposal for faculty, staff and student workers
Union advocates will speak at the CU Board of Regents’ Feb. 5 meeting in Boulder, as a months-long debate over collective bargaining begins.
boulderreportinglab.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Big week around here at CU with my @ucwcolorado.bsky.social siblings!
boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/03/c...
boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/03/c...
"the arrest, detention, and deportation of a parent or other family member reduces family income; and ... undocumented adults may work less due to chilling effects or a reduction in their legal ability to work. Thus, U.S.-born teenagers may need to work to help their family make up for lost income."
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"the arrest, detention, and deportation of a parent or other family member reduces family income; and ... undocumented adults may work less due to chilling effects or a reduction in their legal ability to work. Thus, U.S.-born teenagers may need to work to help their family make up for lost income."
New report out by yours truly @clasp.org !!
ICE Activity in Trump 2.0 is Increasing Employment and Decreasing Full-Time School Enrollment for Teens in Mixed-Status Families
www.clasp.org/publications...
ICE Activity in Trump 2.0 is Increasing Employment and Decreasing Full-Time School Enrollment for Teens in Mixed-Status Families
www.clasp.org/publications...
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
New report out by yours truly @clasp.org !!
ICE Activity in Trump 2.0 is Increasing Employment and Decreasing Full-Time School Enrollment for Teens in Mixed-Status Families
www.clasp.org/publications...
ICE Activity in Trump 2.0 is Increasing Employment and Decreasing Full-Time School Enrollment for Teens in Mixed-Status Families
www.clasp.org/publications...
TFW you're rushing to finish a paper to send to NBER and the website is down...
January 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM
TFW you're rushing to finish a paper to send to NBER and the website is down...
Thank you so much! Means a lot!
January 28, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Thank you so much! Means a lot!
Yesterday I had to talk to campus police about whether I should have cops for a campus talk I'm giving about ICE
Then my international students asked me if they are safe to attend the talk if ICE targets it
I feel like I'm losing my mind
Then my international students asked me if they are safe to attend the talk if ICE targets it
I feel like I'm losing my mind
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Yesterday I had to talk to campus police about whether I should have cops for a campus talk I'm giving about ICE
Then my international students asked me if they are safe to attend the talk if ICE targets it
I feel like I'm losing my mind
Then my international students asked me if they are safe to attend the talk if ICE targets it
I feel like I'm losing my mind
My heart is broken after last weekend. My energy to help protect my community is renewed.
Let's stop pretending like everything is ok and start/keep organizing to push back.
If you need guidance on how to organize, DM me.
Let's stop pretending like everything is ok and start/keep organizing to push back.
If you need guidance on how to organize, DM me.
We're now living in a world where I'm lining up security to be present at talks I'm giving.
No one is safe until everyone is safe.
No one is safe until everyone is safe.
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
My heart is broken after last weekend. My energy to help protect my community is renewed.
Let's stop pretending like everything is ok and start/keep organizing to push back.
If you need guidance on how to organize, DM me.
Let's stop pretending like everything is ok and start/keep organizing to push back.
If you need guidance on how to organize, DM me.
On the same day my union @ucwcolorado.bsky.social makes a huge step forward in our fight for collective bargaining, I get an R&R!!!
The world is shit right now but you better believe I'm going to celebrate these wins.
More info on CU collective bargaining here: www.instagram.com/p/DT3gqmGAaV...
The world is shit right now but you better believe I'm going to celebrate these wins.
More info on CU collective bargaining here: www.instagram.com/p/DT3gqmGAaV...
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 PM
On the same day my union @ucwcolorado.bsky.social makes a huge step forward in our fight for collective bargaining, I get an R&R!!!
The world is shit right now but you better believe I'm going to celebrate these wins.
More info on CU collective bargaining here: www.instagram.com/p/DT3gqmGAaV...
The world is shit right now but you better believe I'm going to celebrate these wins.
More info on CU collective bargaining here: www.instagram.com/p/DT3gqmGAaV...
We're now living in a world where I'm lining up security to be present at talks I'm giving.
No one is safe until everyone is safe.
No one is safe until everyone is safe.
January 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
We're now living in a world where I'm lining up security to be present at talks I'm giving.
No one is safe until everyone is safe.
No one is safe until everyone is safe.
If you aren’t spending MLK working to build political power or resting from your work to build such power, you’re doing it wrong imo
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
If you aren’t spending MLK working to build political power or resting from your work to build such power, you’re doing it wrong imo
I'll be discussing the role of immigration in the US workforce with a fantastic set of panelists on Jan 30!
I'll talk about why anti-immigration policies make Social Security and Medicare solvency worse .... & why we shouldn't make decisions about humans based only on their fiscal impact
I'll talk about why anti-immigration policies make Social Security and Medicare solvency worse .... & why we shouldn't make decisions about humans based only on their fiscal impact
Join us online on January 30 at 12pm ET for this panel of scientists to provide a demographic overview of the U.S. immigrant population. See the panelists and register here: buff.ly/elJ7uTd @fertmortmig.bsky.social @chloeneast.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I'll be discussing the role of immigration in the US workforce with a fantastic set of panelists on Jan 30!
I'll talk about why anti-immigration policies make Social Security and Medicare solvency worse .... & why we shouldn't make decisions about humans based only on their fiscal impact
I'll talk about why anti-immigration policies make Social Security and Medicare solvency worse .... & why we shouldn't make decisions about humans based only on their fiscal impact
Honored yo have helped with this article on why attacks on immigrants are attacks on all workers.
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Honored yo have helped with this article on why attacks on immigrants are attacks on all workers.