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Mark Regets @markregets.bsky.social · 22h

Falling labor supply decreases labor demand (shifts the demand curve, not just moves along it):
—Fewer consumers for goods and services
—Increased hiring costs (both direct search costs and increased training costs due to poorer job match)
—Loss of skill complementarity

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Powell: "Both supply and demand in the labor market have come down so sharply so quickly. The fact that the unemployment rate has barely moved is kind of remarkable."

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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Immigrants have been awarded 33% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in economics, including 31% since 2000, according to an analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy.

National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 1d

“In a remarkable achievement, five immigrants to America have been awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2024 and 2025; four of the five were former international students.” @mclem.org @justinwolfers.bsky.social‬ @adamkinzinger.substack.com
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

5 Immigrants To America Won 2024 And 2025 Nobel Prize In Economics

Five immigrants to America have been awarded the Nobel prize in economics in 2024 and 2025; four of the five former international students.

www.forbes.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1d

Our public money to support research at our universities is mandated by our Congress.

It is not the personal slush fund of the president, to withhold at will or dole out as largesse, rewarding those who please him.

Those who seek reform of universities can use laws, not arbitrary extortion.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 1d

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 2d

Innovation is at the center of economic growth. Congratulations to three who’ve taught us so much.

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 5d

The US Administration has effectively terminated America’s refugee program.

National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 5d

A remarkable story: Omar Yaghi, born a refugee in Jordan, came to America as a teen to attend community college and later earned a Ph.D. and the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Immigrants have won 40% of the U.S. Nobel Prizes in science since 2000. @mclem.org
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Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants

Three of the six U.S. winners in the 2025 Nobel Prize science categories immigrated to the United States, one of them as a teenager.

www.forbes.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5d

Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...

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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 5d

A remarkable story: Omar Yaghi, born a refugee in Jordan, came to America as a teen to attend community college and later earned a Ph.D. and the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Immigrants have won 40% of the U.S. Nobel Prizes in science since 2000. @mclem.org
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Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants

Three of the six U.S. winners in the 2025 Nobel Prize science categories immigrated to the United States, one of them as a teenager.

www.forbes.com

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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 7d

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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The Next Trump Immigration Rule Aiming To Restrict H-1B Visas

The Trump administration plans to publish a new H-1B rule expected to introduce new restrictions on how employers may use the visa.

www.forbes.com

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 8d

"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.

Construction Workforce Shortages Are Leading Cause Of Project Delays As Immigration Enforcement Affects Nearly 1/3 Of Firms

92 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, As 45 Percent of Firms Say Labor Shortages are Causing Project Delays, New Nationwide Industry Survey Finds

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7d

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

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 8d

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

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 9d

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.

crampell.substack.com/p/nu-news

Nu, News

I'm joining The Bulwark as Economics Editor.

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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 9d

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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Immigration Questions And Lawsuit Cast Doubt On $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

A lawsuit raises new questions about the future of the Trump administration’s proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa holders.

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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 10d

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.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10d

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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Ford CEO says $2 billion in tariff costs prevents more US investments

Ford CEO Jim Farley says tariffs on imported parts are driving up costs on the company's cars.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 13d

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.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 13d

The government is officially shut down, but the Trump administration is trying to get nine selective colleges to agree to major controls on their operations in order to get a leg up on federal funding.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Letters on Wednesday were going out to solicit agreement and feedback from Vanderbilt University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Texas, the University of Arizona, Brown University and the University of Virginia, according to an administration official.

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Maria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post @mariasacchetti.bsky.social · 13d

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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.”

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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

The judge found “insufficient evidence” to show that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda, according to a copy of the decision reviewed by The Washington Post.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14d

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.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Immigration Data Indicate Indian Student Enrollment May Plummet

Immigration data show a drop of nearly 50% for arriving international students from India in July and August 2025 compared to one year ago.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 13d

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....

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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 13d

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
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Immigration Data Indicate Indian Student Enrollment May Plummet

Immigration data show a drop of nearly 50% for arriving international students from India in July and August 2025 compared to one year ago.

www.forbes.com

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 17d

"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."

The big picture: Trump's tariffs have South Texas farmers on edge as crop sales decline, while Latino small-business owners — from bootmakers to small retailers — say their costs are rising.
Grocery prices are up in most categories, and border ports, which are key sources of economic activity in the American Southwest, face financial uncertainty. Meanwhile, Trump's immigration crackdown by masked federal agents occasionally has involved arrests of Mexican Americans and other U.S.-born Latinos, leading to protests and complaints of racial profiling in several cities.
And Trump's push to deport not just dangerous criminals, but also nonviolent undocumented workers and some legal immigrants, has exacerbated labor shortages and helped to fuel inflation in some sectors.
By the numbers: Trump's support is falling among Latinos across gender and age categories, with his favorability 20 points underwater, per a new poll by left-leaning Latino voter group Somos Votantes that was first reported by Politico.
Just 32% of Hispanic voters approved of Trump's performance in a Reuters/Ipsos poll last month — his lowest mark this year.
A quarter of Latinos who backed Trump last November were either disappointed in his performance or regretted voting for him, according to findings in July by the research firm Equis.
Even before the effects of Trump's tariffs began to show, a nonpartisan UnidosUS poll in April found that 61% of Texas Hispanics — and 59% nationwide — disapproved of his first 100 days as president. The cost of living topped their concerns.
Last November, Trump won 48% of Latino voters — a group that had soundly rejected him in 2020 and 2016 — and it was a key factor in his victory over Democrat Kamala Harris, a Pew Research Center analysis found.
Analysts told Axios that Trump edged Harris with Latinos based on the economy and general dissatisfaction with Democrats and President Biden.
Latino support for Trump began to fall immediately after he announced his tariffs…

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17d

“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-...

Man detained in Cato ICE raid wrongfully deported, separated from his family

Body camera footage released from the raid shows agents referring to immigrants as 'animals.'

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Mark Regets @markregets.bsky.social · 20d

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.

National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 20d

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
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Trump Immigration Rule Shifts H-1B Lottery To Favor Older Visa Holders

The Trump administration has proposed a new immigration rule to change the H-1B selection process to favor people in senior positions.

www.forbes.com

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