Dr. Frank Laczko
@flaczko.bsky.social
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Former UN Migration Director. Series Editor, Routledge, Global Migration Issues, books. Budapest, Hungary. Geneva, Adviser Multi-Cultural Insights. Son of a refugee.
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Routledge one of the leading publishers in the world, has launched a new series of books focusing on “Key Issues in Global Migration”. Please contact me if you are interested in contributing to this series.
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newsweek.com
The White House said that Trump's proclamation "allows for potential exemptions, which can include physicians and medical residents."
Map shows health care H-1B visas by state as Trump floats fee exemption
www.newsweek.com
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migrationpolicy.bsky.social
Most Chinese college students in the US say they have faced discrimination & abuse. About half experienced racism

Our NEW ARTICLE from @flaczko.bsky.social & Neli Esipova digs into survey findings
www.migrationpolicy.org/article/disc...
A chart: Chinese Students' Experiences in the United States, 2024
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Trump and Chinese students. Trump says they're coming in and we need them. And his administration is systematically denying all their visa applications. Typical case of Trump chaos.
Trump Says He Welcomes Chinese Students, as His Administration Blocks Them
www.nytimes.com
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yaqiu.bsky.social
So, 3 months ago, the US govt said it would "aggressively" revoke visas of Chinese students. Now, Trump wants to "welcome more Chinese students than ever." I feel sorry for the Chinese students, for US visa officials, for anyone who still attempts to make sense of US politics.
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beingliberal.bsky.social
President Trump threw his own conservative base into disarray this week after declaring he would welcome 600,000 Chinese students to American universities — a position that clashes with his administration’s past hard line on student visas.

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Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Base Are Accusing Him of Betraying His ‘America First’ Agenda
MAGA voices on social media are outraged at Trump's proposal to let 600,000 Chinese students enter the U.S.
belib.org
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thebulwark.com
Right-wing media has spent years portraying Chinese international students as economic saboteurs or outright spies. Why? In part because key figures inside Trump world have been making that case for years. Now Trump is calling for 600,000 Chinese student visas.

NEW from Will Sommer:
MAGA’s Newest Meltdown With Trump
Move over, Epstein files—the president’s call for 600,000 Chinese student visas has his base irked.
www.thebulwark.com
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thebulwark.com
Q: "In May, Sec. Rubio said they were aggressively removing visas of Chinese students. Yesterday, you said you wanted to allow 600 thousand Chinese students to study in the U.S....What is the policy on Chinese students?"

Trump: "I'm getting along very well with President Xi. I think it's very insul
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cnocfinn.bsky.social
@atpgeo.bsky.social 1/4 Brain Drain Trends (2025)
Emigration of Skilled Workers: The U.S. is experiencing a modest "brain drain" as highly educated professionals seek better opportunities abroad. Significant net losses of state college-educated individuals, with emigration rates exceeding 60%
flaczko.bsky.social
What exactly is the UK government planning to do in the short-term to make care work a more attractive job?
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demigkrems.bsky.social
Together with Michail Moschovokos (@ec.europa.eu - Research and Innovation), Giulio Maria Mancini (@euhomeaffairs.bsky.social), Fabian Bach (Eurostat), @deniskierans.bsky.social (@compasoxford.bsky.social), @flaczko.bsky.social (former @iom.int), @bircantuba.bsky.social (Vrije Universiteit Brussel),
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japantimes.co.jp
Foreign nationals applying for student and exchange visitors visas will be asked to set their social media profiles to public, and the U.S. State Department said failure to do so would raise red flags.
U.S. orders social media vetting for student visa applicants
The move steps up measures to restrict foreign nationals’ entry to American campuses over national security concerns.
www.japantimes.co.jp
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jonathanchaloff.bsky.social
The world's largest (and only) migration statistics conference - more than 500 participants, dozens of sessions - will be in Malmö, Sweden, 16-18 June 2025
Co-organised by OECD, IOM and UNDESA.
Paper/Session proposals can be submitted by 1 December.⬇️
oe.cd/ifms-2025
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benbrindle.bsky.social
New net migration figures covering 2024 will be released on Thursday.

Fewer visas have been granted, so it's widely expected that numbers will fall. But here are 3 questions we'll be asking when the stats are released.
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socsci.ox.ac.uk
💡 Fascinating article explaining the recent changes in UK #migration data ⬇️
Prof Sumption is Director of @migobs.bsky.social, based at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at @oxford-anthro.bsky.social
ox.ac.uk
'Even if revisions are planned, they may still have a cost: lower public trust in the data.'

@migobs.bsky.social's Madeleine Sumption explains why the UK’s net migration numbers keep being revised ⬇️
theconversation.com/why-do-the-u...
Why do the UK’s net migration numbers keep being revised – and can we trust the data?
Revisions to migration data are inevitable if ONS sticks to its current timelines.
theconversation.com