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How do foreign workers in basic occupations affect unemployed US workers? My paper published today in Rev. Int. Econ., at doi.org/10.1111/roie.1… A short thread—>

Some thoughts on the announcements about Venezuelans at the border from the last couple of days: First, the administration I think is finally seeing that having asylum-seekers processed at ports of entry is entirely preferable to dealing with people between ports of entry. 1/

Kudos to the White House and every person in this story who helped Sabrina Siddiqui successfully pump on this trip. Small accommodations make a huge difference for working moms.

“The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States” - new Cato paper. 248-pages about the fiscal effects of immigrants & natives. Taxes, benefits, and more. Immigrants have a positive net-fiscal impact (w/ caveats). 🧵 . . . cato.org/white-paper/fi… #catoimmigration

HAPPENING NOW: LAST FEW MINUTES of Title 42 and no signs or indications of an invasion or rush to border. Lots of military force, concertina wire, DPS, drones & few hundred migrants waiting 4 hours to turn themselves to a fickle nation. ⁦Dianne Solis ✍🏽⁩ ⁦Arcelia Martin⁩

After more than three years, over two million expulsions and thousands of migrants returned to danger, this is how Title 42 ends in Nogales. Not a person in line. 📸joe rondone azcentral

A summary of last night: -Brownsville actually saw a dip in the total crossings yesterday than the days leading up to end of Title 42 -Shelter space remained available in the McAllen respite center and Anzalduas site -Encampment in Matamoros was calm

200 years of diplomatic ties and this sums up the current state of 🇺🇸🇲🇽 rhetoric: #Mexico is simultaneously the safest country for migrants *and* the country in need of American troops to stop cartels. This helps no one.

Blas Nunez-Neto, a top Biden immigration policy official, says "We continue to encounter high levels of non-citizens at the border, but we did not see a substantial increase overnight or an influx at midnight."

There was no “substantial increase overnight or an influx at midnight” of migrants across the US-Mexico border following the lifting of Title 42, Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy Blas Nuñez-Neto told reporters Friday.

NEW!  •Numbers of migrants present on the Mexican side of the US/MX border.  per Govt of Mexico  May 11 TOTAL: 26,560 •Ciudad Juárez 10k •Reynosa 7k •Matamoros 5.5k •Tijuana 3k •Nogales 360 •Piedras Negras 420 •Ciudad Acuña 260 [Slide presented by Mexico's FM Ebrard]

Legal immigration is *impossible* for nearly all immigrants wishing to immigrate to the U.S. legally. You can’t just “get in line.” That’s a fiction perpetuated by those who want to keep immigration illegal. My latest report explains why. Here’s the summary in 1 pic... 🧵

The refugee program is usually said to be the "legal pathway" for immigrants who fear returning to their homes. So what rules prevent most from accessing it? My paper explains the obstacles... 🧵

"There is no program more pro-life than one which has saved more than 25 million lives," former President George W. Bush writes. Read his op-ed and learn more at George W. Bush Presidential Center: wapo.st/3ECNoZm

Michael Gerson’s words make the case for saving the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Read the opinion by President George W. Bush for Washington Post Opinions. #PEPFAR Read here: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

EACH WEEK, 4000 girls/young women aged 15–24 became infected w/HIV globally in 2022 (UNAIDS Global) 3100 of these infections occurred in sub-Saharan Africa It doesn't have to be this way. PEPFAR saves lives. And it is overwhelmingly women/children who benefit most George W. Bush Presidential Center

Woke up to views of the pink dome and the UT Austin Tower, and then got to chat #immigration with Perla Trevizo Sarah Coleman Dara Lind and City of El Paso Mayor Leeser. Thanks Texas Tribune #TribFest23 for having me!

PODCAST: Last week Douglas Holtz-Eakin and special guest Laura Collins dive deep into the problems of and solutions to the U.S. immigration crisis. americanactionforum.org/multimedia/the…

Exciting to see Texans on this list! George W. Bush Presidential Center we know Texas and America benefit from immigration, and the #GreatImmigrants list helps illustrate these contributions

1/ For the Atlantic's September cover story, I took 3 trips to the Darien Gap to try to understand the forces driving people there: instability, policy failures, and smuggling orgs that are eager to take advantage. lynsey addario captured it all. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…