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Banks comments on southern border wall funding in Vox article
"It’s possible for Congress to enact—over a veto—funding restrictions on this or new funds that the president wants or needs. There’s lots of horse trading to come," says Professor Emeritus William Banks.
See related: Congress, U.S. Immigration, United States
MPA student Wesley Wilson writes about the 90/10 loophole in The Hill
See related: U.S. Education, United States, Veterans
Reeher comments on Trump's approach to immigration in The Hill
See related: Federal, U.S. Immigration, United States
Lovely discusses the US-China trade war with Insider, Bloomberg
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Harrington Meyer discusses intensive grandparenting on Wharton podcast
University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer discusses grandparents who are taking on tasks that have, until recently, generally been the purview of parents. So, in addition to the sublime pleasures of grandparenting, many grandparents are now also feeling high levels of stress and strain as grandparenting intensifies.
See related: Child & Elder Care, United States
McDowell op-ed on Lagarde's tenure as IMF director published in World Politics Review
"Thanks to Christine Lagarde’s leadership, her successor will inherit a stronger institution and far less tumultuous conditions. Yet her tenure in Washington was not without controversy. She also leaves her replacement with some major challenges, including preparing for the next financial crisis and keeping the peace between the IMF’s two most important member states," writes Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell.
Harrington Meyer discusses benefits of Fresh Air Fund in Democrat & Chronicle article
"Initially created to give children a break from the dirty smokestacks of NYC, the Fresh Air Fund now emphasizes giving children from underserved communities a break from drugs, violence, or gangs," writes University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer.
See related: Children, Adolescents, New York City, Urban Issues
Lopoo quoted in Medium article on immigration policy, fertility
"If we see fewer immigrants coming to the U.S., or if we start to restrict the immigrants who come in to those who look a lot like middle-class Americans, with respect to fertility rates, we’re going to see completely different fertility rates in the United States," says Len Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Parenting & Family, U.S. Health Policy, U.S. Immigration
Faulkner quoted in The Nation piece on origins of the American boycott
Lucretia Mott, a feminist activist who was involved in the slavery abolition movement, believed that "you have to change the way people think and feel about slavery, not the way that they vote" analyzes Carol Faulkner, associate dean and professor of history.
See related: Human Rights, Labor, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Taylor comments on the Moscow pro-democracy protests in Vox article
See related: Conflict, Government, Russia, Social Justice