Husband. Father. Professor. @UVA studying #migration and #displacement with #bigdata. Unrepentant #Mets #Springsteen fan.

Joined February 2018
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David Leblang retweeted
"The new inverted pyramid and the accompanying discourse trumpeting 'the end of the war on saturated fats' may encourage Americans to eat [more] saturated fat than is good for them." Margaret Foster Riley discusses the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines. zurl.co/malVb

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"Many conservatives hail 287(g) agreements as an indispensable shield against crime. However, an objective examination of the empirical evidence reveals a stark reality: focused policing, not federalization, delivers real public safety," says @realDLeblang zurl.co/J6i2v

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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: federalreserve.gov/newsevent…
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The New York Mets are pain…only pain…
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"A student who is using a computer may look and see what somebody next to or in front of them is doing...it’s a distraction to everybody else." In @realDLeblang's class, the usual chorus of clicking keyboards is nonexistent: Leblang has a no-tech policy. zurl.co/O7exE
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Remigration "promotes the large-scale, state-orchestrated removal of non-white immigrants and even naturalized citizens with 'migration backgrounds.'" #Trump is shifting immigration policy towards radical nativism, says @realDLeblang. zurl.co/4fbsh #ICE #immigration

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I challenge anyone to factually contradict this statement. Anybody?

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A Mets and Yankee fan kiss on the scoreboard as she shows off her engagement ring. The crowd boos.
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this was always going to be the case. As summer growing, planting, and vacation season rolled around, employers were going to be hit a labor shortage and a demand for higher wages. Migration eases these shortages and increases economic growth.
SCOOP: The Trump admin has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, according to an internal email and three U.S. officials. nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/po…
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Add this to the WSJ story yesterday on fewer day laborers outside HD. Shifting legal status of migrants from the 2022-2024 surge could cause headaches for employers.
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4 Jun 2025
The CBO is widely regarded as nonpartisan, with 83% of economists in a 2017 survey affirming its credibility for both parties. It hires based on expertise, not politics, and its methods are transparent. Claims of bias, like the Health Division's alleged Democratic lean, lack broad evidence; only a few staff made small political donations. To convince Mr. Miller, one might highlight this expert consensus and CBO's detailed, open methodology. However, political divides may sustain skepticism, especially on bills like the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, where CBO's $2.3 trillion deficit estimate clashes with claims of spending cuts.
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11 Apr 2025
NEW -- The big little secret is now dripping out in public: Trump is getting ready to exempt farm workers from his deportation raids @Carrasquillo on the story thebulwark.com/p/farmers-try…
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David Leblang retweeted
Barilla pasta has a Spotify playlist. Each playlist is the exact length of cook time for the varieties of pasta. Press play, drop the noodles, music stops, al dente noodles.
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Does anyone have any random fun facts about a very niche subject. I'm bored and love learning random things
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1/ New resource: The Global Currencies Database: globalcurrenciesdatabase.com…
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Today in the House, agency chiefs presented their Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment. Know what's weird? In 31 pages, there's no mention of the "predatory incursion" from Venezuela that—the White House says—forced use of the 1798 Wartime Renditions Act. odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/…
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David Leblang retweeted
“A Deportation Boomerang?”: C Ambrosius & @realDLeblang show how the return of deportees increases violence in origin nations, which leads to ↑ emigration intentions & asylum requests, especially for minors & families. @FU_Berlin @UVABatten @Miller_Center ow.ly/4Pgy50Vp8Gk
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Trump has pledged an immigration crackdown. At the same time he promises to support to the US shipbuilding industry, which is struggling to overcome an acute worker shortage. Immigrants have been critical to helping fill the gaps. Story from @nicoleMfoy propublica.org/article/us-na…
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David Leblang retweeted
3 Dec 2024
My argument is simple: people who say they want to see a return of American manufacturing don't actually vote with their dollar. Let me show you. 🧵
Replying to @dieworkwear
Based on your logic we should just give up local manufacturing and send everything overseas because child labor is cheaper than US labor? That we don’t need to manufacture anything locally? That’s quite a ignorant argument How come every other country has protectionism?
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