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Ernesto Castañeda

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Director, The Immigration Lab; & The Center for Latin American & Latino Studies; Full Professor, Sociology, American University, DC. Immigration and the politics of the possible. Author of multiple books & articles. Public scholar. .. more

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · Nov 11

"Immigration Realities" is a thorough, research-based #analysis that debunks widespread #myths surrounding #immigration. Its well-supported #insights make it valuable for readers interested in a thoughtful public #dialogue @columbiaup.bsky.social Review here:
www.populismstudies.org/immigration-...

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · Nov 11

Get beyond myths and lies and learn about Immigration Realities.
www.amazon.com/Immigration-...
@columbiaup.bsky.social

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 9h

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 87,000 overdose deaths for the year ending in September 2024, an almost 27 percent decline from the previous year."

"U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new [unlwaful] strike off Venezuela"
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 9h

Conferencia inaugural del Máster en Ciencia Política de @UNED_POLISOCI a cargo de @DrErnestoCast presentando "Immigration Realities. Challenging Common Misperceptions” (con Carina Cione en Columbia University Press). Disfruten 👇
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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 13h

I will be talking tomorrow about immigrant realities rather than myths and misleading takes. Stop by if you're in the DC area.
Register here:https://f.mtr.cool/ktzzdppinr

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 1d

Podcast sobre las prácticas políticas de los Republicanos.

open.spotify.com/episode/4RCX...

Conversamos con Ernesto Castañeda, experto en migración y académico de la American University, sobre la situación migratoria en Estados Unidos.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

Recent polls, Trump approval, drop since last poll:

Ipsos/Reuters 40%-58% (-18) 1 pt ⬇️
Econ/YouGov 39%-56% (-17) 2 pts ⬇️
CBS 42%-58% (-16) 4 pts ⬇️
Civiqs 40%-56% (-16) 4 pts ⬇️
Morn Cons 45%-53% (-8) 2 pts ⬇️

So far shutdown ain't working for Trump.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1d

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 1d

The Spanish centre-right is taking a tumble and the far-right is on the rise.

I was lucky enough to present some new causal work on Friday at LSE showing that the PP does better when it signals distinctiveness from VOX.

~1.5K tests, same result. Rejecting far-right benefits centre-right

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 2d

Have you ever wondered What Happened To The Internet? Well, the gang from Wow If True ( @amanda.omg.lol and @isabel.kim) joined me for a collab episode to dive head first into enshittification and the history of our online world!

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 2d

Entrevista completa grabada en vivo Oct 8, 2025 Santiago de Chile Sonar FM Radio.
youtu.be/e6hxu_TemSM?...

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 2d

Much of the population, scientific & economic US growth is from people coming from outiside. "If he continues deporting at this rate, he will destroy the U.S. economy" and weaken the countries' future.

"If he continues deporting at this rate, he will destroy the U.S. economy"

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 2d

Spoke to Pablo Aranzaes Maturana of Sonar FM about today's immigration realities & how they contrast with the web of lies from the adminsitration. The effecs of deportations are visible in cities, families, & the constrution, agriculture & restaurant sectors.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 3d

It was fun to deliver a keynote during a gathering of Chile' Milenio grant-recipients NucleoMigra at Escuela de Ingenieria Industrial Universidad de Chile. Gracias a #AntoniaMardonesMarshall por la invitación y la deliciosa cena en la premiada Pulperia de Sta. Elvira.

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 3d

La entrevista con la gran @monicarincon2017 sobre realidades y retos en relación a la inmigración salió al aire hoy en @cnnchile

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 3d

La inmigraciòn es buena. No es fácil, ni sabio tratar de frenarla.

youtu.be/G27XQoUbR34?...

El Efecto de la Inmigración CNN Chile Mónica Rincón Entrevista a Ernesto Castañeda

YouTube video by ErnestoCast

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 3d

"America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach."

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 3d

"The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression & our independence as an institution. The premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 3d

"These values & MIT practices meet or exceed many standards [of the compact]. We freely choose these values... we live by them because they support our mission – work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health & security of the US. And of course, MIT abides by the law."

We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don’t like – and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.
These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they’re right, and we live by them because they support our mission – work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.

The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.

In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

As you know, MIT’s record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America’s research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.

Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 3d

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

SEN. @gallego.senate.gov on the terrible Milei rock concert: “Millions of Americans are about to lose their health care and have their insurance premiums double, but Trump & Republicans are giving this idiot $20 BILLION. Good job. Way to make America First, guys.”

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 4d

Migrants’ Mental Health Matters Too

By Maria De Jesus and Ernesto Castañeda, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and Immigration Lab, American University Image of holding hands. Retrieved from Public Domain Pictures. Every 10th of October, we celebrate World Mental Health Day. The overall…

Migrants’ Mental Health Matters Too

By Maria De Jesus and Ernesto Castañeda, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and Immigration Lab, American University Image of holding hands. Retrieved from Public Domain Pictures. Every 10th of October, we celebrate World Mental Health Day. The overall objective of this day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 4d

"dangled “substantial & meaningful federal grants” for schools that signed up, though those universities could also have their funding jeopardized if the Justice Department decided they had violated the agreement."

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 4d

Gov proposal "called for universities to limit international students, protect conservative speech, generally require standardized testing for admissions & to adopt policies recognizing “that academic freedom is not absolute,” among other conditions 1/2

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 5d

En #SonarGlobal conversamos con Ernesto Castañeda, experto en migración y director del Laboratorio de Inmigración y del Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la American University, sobre la situación migratoria en EU y las protestas contra el gobierno de D T por sus redadas migratorias.

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 5d

🔴 "Hay menos gente trabajando y el crecimiento de la población estadounidense, hoy por hoy, es gracias a la gente que viene del extranjero"

📸: Reuters

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 5d

www.mdpi.com/journal/ijer...

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sisresearch.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Tomorrow is World Mental Health day, and a new edited volume from @ausis.bsky.social Professors Maria De Jesus and @drernestocast.bsky.social explores the connection between migration and mental health.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 5d

The Norbert Lechner Chair welcomes distinguished scholars who have made significant contributions to the social sciences, past speakers including Steven Levitsky, María Victoria Murillo, Donatella della Porta, Adam Przeworski, Guillermo O’Donnell, Walter Mignolo, Viviana Zelizer, and Michèle Lamont

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 5d

Hoy!

Realidades de la inmigración: Cómo entender y desafiar los mitos sobre los migrantes?

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Sonar 105.3FM @sonarfm.bot.altgr.xyz · 6d

AHORA en #sonarglobal 🌎 conversamos con Ernesto Castañeda (@DrErnestoCast), director del Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la American University de Washington, por la situación migratoria en Estados Unidos.

Comenta con @pabloaranzaes

📻105.3FM
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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 6d

Many think that the government is a problem, that social programs are abused by the few, and that taxes are a burden (neoliberal thinking that benefits the 1% from paying more taxes). Yet, during a shutdown many realize the positive roles that state capacity and government programs play in a society