The Trump admin is not close to done restricting high-skilled immigration. New rules to make it harder for employers to use H-1B visas and sponsor employment-based immigrants are coming within months. @mclem.org @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social @justinwolfers.bsky.social‬
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"Forty-five percent" of US construction firms "report experiencing project delays due to shortages of their own, or subcontractors' workers."

A growing economic debacle. It does not have to be this way. Wise and visionary public policy can channel migration into lawful, orderly pathways.

ICE kept most offices open in shutdown — but not the one inspecting detention centers www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The positive relationship is largest, and most statistically precise, for STEM majors—a very common major for international students.

Research by @mzavodny.bsky.social @nfapresearch.bsky.social —> nfap.com/wp-content/u... @piie.com

Some news: Psyched to announce that I'm joining @thebulwark.com as economics editor next month.
I'm currently still on mat leave, but will return to co-hosting @theweekendprime.bsky.social as well soon.

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Two weeks after imposing a $100,000 H-1B fee, companies still don’t know for sure who it applies to or how to pay the fee, get a refund or receive a national interest exemption. A new lawsuit hopes to make these questions moot. @mclem.org @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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BREAKING: DC District Court just granted our emergency motion, filed with @immigrantjustice.bsky.social, stopping ICE from locking up unaccompanied immigrant children in adult detention centers once they turn 18. 

Locking up young people in ICE jails only inflicts more harm on vulnerable youth.

Ford CEO on tariffs: “I mean, it's frustrating 'cause we're the most American auto company, and we export the most, and yet, we have this $2 billion headwind, which prevents me from investing even more in the US.”

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The US is forcing American universities to turn away international students.

It is illegally conditioning Congressionally-mandated federal research funds on their elimination of foreign students to meet a made-up quota of 15%.

Part of a wide ranging policy to slash lawful, high-skill immigration.

NEW

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case

The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.

DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”

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Immigration data show a nearly 50% drop in the number of international students from India arriving in July and August 2025 compared to the same period one year ago.
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ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....

Impact of Trump admin policies: “Immigration data show a nearly 50% drop in the number of international students from India arriving in July and August 2025 compared to the same period one year ago.” @mclem.org @justinwolfers.bsky.social‬ @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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"many — including some who voted for the president — say they're alarmed about the use of tactics such as masked immigration agents making arrests and U.S.-born Latinos being arrested."

“They’re, they’re animals anyway. That’s what I would tell my kids all the time,” said the ICE agent, according to body cam footage. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

Over the long-term it might not be in the national interest to favor older scientists and engineers over younger, even if they are initially paid more.

Also, while the option is not currently politically viable, it would make more sense to expand quotas—we are rationing for an artificial scarcity.

A Trump admin rule to change the H-1B lottery, like other changes, hopes to make it more difficult for international students to stay in the US and work after graduation. Officials are telling employers to hire based on seniority. @mclem.org @justinwolfers.bsky.social‬
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“The proclamation’s omissions, cherry picking and obfuscation of data indicate the admin decided on the policy details & later attempted to find material to support the policy rather than engage in a legitimate analysis.” @mclem.org @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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#WelcomingWeek2025 is a reminder of the importance of building welcoming systems. That’s why we’re proud to share A Practical Guide for New H-1B and O-1A Visa Holders, designed for professionals navigating their new lives and careers in the U.S.

He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...

Kavanaugh’s “it’s just not that big of a deal” concurrence isn’t so popular.

Needing to fulfill Stephen Miller’s daily immigrant arrest quota, when ICE agents came upon Korean workers at a Georgia battery plant, it was too good an opportunity to pass up, regardless of the law or economic fallout. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social
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The US President’s attempt to seize control of our statutorily independent central bank is illegal.

This deserves extensive public debate and action by Americans' representatives in Congress.

The US Executive and now Judicial branches have determined that *your race* is a basis for armed agents to assess the probability you're breaking laws, then seize and detain you with violent force.