Turning 25 this year at the Southerns economic conference. Is this okay 😅

Last week I was crying about my data and this week I’m finding significant results. Research is crazy

Highlighting Hispanic Scholarship: Ashley Rojas is a 2024 Center Professional Development Grantee. Her research interests focus on racial disparities and immigration policy, shaped by experiences with impacts of immigration enforcement on communities. #HispanicHeritageMonth

For anyone who wonders why republicans attack education so fiercely, tonight is your answer.

As you’re navigating today.

The Economic Policy and Innovation Center (EPIC) hosted its inaugural event at the Moore School tonight: a policy discussion around the opportunities for workforce development in SC.

#econtwitter is anyone putting a session together at #ashecon2025 on immigration policy and food security? I am a 3rd year Econ PhD student working on a paper about the effect of immigration enforcement on the utilization on food banks that I would like to submit. Thanks!!

🏈 2024 #SECFB Freshman of the Year LaNorris Sellers, Gamecock Football 🔗 secsports.social/fbawards24

Upon reading through the new administration's executive orders, here's what I see about migration, the border, the military, and foreign aid.

And with that, ICE officers can now raid churches and hospitals.

Today, 3rd year PhD student Ashley Rojas shared her work on immigration enforcement and food bank utilization at the Carolina Migration Conference. Very interesting and well done work by Ashley!

Congrats to ASHEcon 2025 Diversity Scholar Winner @theAshleyRojas, whose research focuses on understanding how public policies affect vulnerable populations. Thanks to Arnold Ventures and @CompassLexecon for generously sponsoring these scholarships. ashecon.org/2025-nashville/

Beyond grateful to be a 2025 ASHEcon Diversity Scholar! I am excited to share my work on the effects of immigration enforcement on food bank utilization at the ASHE conference in June. 😊

My discussion with Gustavo Solis for KPBS NPR: "When numbers play politics: How immigration data manipulation shapes public narratives." Read/listen/watch here: kpbs.org/news/border-im…

For the seventh time in program history, and for the fifth straight year, dawnstaley and South Carolina are #FinalFour bound. Next Stop: Tampa, FL

“Girl, the tariffs…” is the new excuse I’m using to not go out

287(g) is booming. Mohamed Al Elew & Wendy Fry for CalMatters report on how the program works and who is most affected. Must read! themarkup.org/2025/04/16/tru…

My Substack received its first republication at Harvard University's The Journalist's Resource today. Really proud of this, excited to see that good institutions are interested in getting this work out to a wider audience. journalistsresource.org/home/ices-rece…

Looking for a morning #ASHEcon2025 session? Stop by Railyard B for a trio of papers by some fantastic PhD students studying Food Insecurity

WVU John Chambers College of Business & Economics Jaeyeon Shin In the final paper, Ashley Rojas shows that the Secure Communities program ⬆️ food bank utilization