@craigjcalhoun @ZohranKMamdani Because they all celebrating in Virginia?
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James Witte
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James Witte
@jamescwitte
George Mason University Soc Prof, Director Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) Tweets come from me not them.
Fairfax, VA USA Katılım Ağustos 2011
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It was great to wake up in New York this morning after @ZohranKMamdani’s decisive victory. But why isn’t everyone out dancing in the streets?
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Sadly, a sign of these times
Joshua Gans@joshgans
This is quite something. Two Nobel immigrants to the US leaving to emigrate to another country.
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@John_Dearie And for more detail check out: iir.gmu.edu/publications/n…
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Think of what America is now losing -- intentionally forfeiting -- with policies that demonize and terrorize immigrants, and discourage others from coming.
Center For American Entrepreneurship@startupsUSAorg
Half of the 2025 U.S. #NobelPrize winners in science are #immigrants. forbes.com/sites/stuartan…
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Today through 09/27, save 50% on the "The Normal Bar" audiobook by @jamescwitte, @pepperschwartz, @ChrisNorthrup, @jamescwitte, @pepperschwartz, and @ChrisNorthrup audiobooks.com/promotions/pro…
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@dajmeyer @JHUmath @JohnsHopkins Thank you, David. I hope your father has found a good way to keep intellectually involved.
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.@jamescwitte, The Case for Rewiring Faculty Who Are Retiring chronicle.com/newsletter/the…
"considerable benefits may accrue to the individual as well as the institution"
Not planning to retire soon, but having watched my dad retire @JHUmath @JohnsHopkins, whole-hearted agreement!
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While I turned to @CNN for news coverage and I realize commercials are a part of the business model. But come on @jaketapper daily commercials for selling your TWO books is a bit much and blurs the line between news and the commercials you need to provide the coverage
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@sajahq @AMEJA @Haleaziz @aymanndotcom @MeghnadBose93 @acereporter I am looking forward to this important conversation @MasonResearch @GeorgeMasonU
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Is #TeslaDasNaziAuto ? If it looks like a Beetle, quacks like a Beetle and scams like a Beetle, I think we know the answer.
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Worth studying and considering a broader definition of privilege. IYKYK
Peter Boettke@PeterBoettke
Worth studying … Climbing the Ivory Tower: How Socio-Economic Background Shapes Academia | NBER nber.org/papers/w33289
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Worth studying … Climbing the Ivory Tower: How Socio-Economic Background Shapes Academia | NBER nber.org/papers/w33289
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Join the @IIRGMU on Nov. 12 for a discussison with @RaySuarezNews about his new book. Shout out to @Lokay #thefinalfive for putting the book on our radar! iir.gmu.edu/events/16292
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7th Annual @ @iirgmu & @FallfortheBook New American Voices award ceremony with author finalists @alex_esp Carrie Sun, and @mixedmsgs (front) amazing judges (back) Congrats to winner Shahnaz Habib for Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel @GeorgeMasonCHSS
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Congrats to the 2024 WNBA Champions, @nyliberty! During the 2024 season, 19% of WNBA players were born abroad. The @minnesotalynx and @nyliberty had the highest percentage of foreign-born players among all 12 WNBA teams (42% and 33%) bit.ly/3YhB2iZ
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Join Institute for Immigration Research-GMU this Tuesday (10/22) @ 5:30 at George Mason University's Center for the Arts in Fairfax as we cohost a moderated conversation with the Villabos Brothers (details below) @GeorgeMasonCHSS @ilctr
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Immigrant MLB players--leading on the field and off as far back as Babe Ruth, the son of two German immigrants: northeastjournal.org/babe-ruth-the-…
Marissa Kiss, PhD@MarissaKissPhD
Yankees are heading to the World Series! Last night, 6 of the 9 hits on the Yankees were from foreign-born players. Dominican player, @JuanSoto25_ , drove in three of the five runs. Immigrant players are key to MLB bit.ly/3Yrvm77
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One highlight from @IIRGMU work on Immigrants, Athletes, and Inclusion iir.gmu.edu/immigrants-ath… @MarissaKissPhD
Mason Research@MasonResearch
#GeorgeMasonResearch The author of this piece highlights research by @IIRGMU regarding the percentage of immigrants on the US Olympic team. This information was also reported in "The Guardian." americasvoice.org/blog/were-defe…
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Well, it's already looking like this and imagine what the appartus would look like layered on top of the existing Goldberg system. something like this comes to mind:
The Alex Nowrasteh@AlexNowrasteh
The economy will be flooded with expensive Rube Goldberg innovations if the government ever stops immigration. This isn't progress, it's a waste.
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Why baseball? A concrete example of the impact #Project2025 like immigration policies would have on a wide range of US industries dependent on legal seasonal foreign-born workers
Earl Smith, PhD@smithea1
Marissa Kiss and James Witte: Immigration proposals threaten major league baseball post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/… via @PittsburghPG @jamescwitte @MarissaKissPhD @AngelaHattery
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DM us @IIRGMU we see you @OfficialAgude @Alwaysimprovin1 @Ifeatu_Mel @LeviOnw @isaacukwu @Keguakunand want to further amplify the contributions of all Nigerians in the US
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