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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was quoted in an article by The News & Observer about US immigration policy and its history.

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was quoted in a story in Newsweek about birthright citizenship and 14th Amendment protections.

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was quoted in the LA Times in a story about Trump's Executive Orders on immigration. 

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GMC director Giovanni Peri was featured in Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brian in a segment on the history of deportations in which he discusses his research on the effects of repatriation in 1929-30.

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was featured in a Newsweek article about the expanding authority and powers of ICE.

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GMC affiliate Santiago Pérez and co-authors' paper was featured in a "Research Highlight" from the American Economic Association about crime rates of immigrants and US-born citizens.

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GMC affiliate Raquel Aldana and co-authors published a paper in the UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper Series about the influence of mental health immigration forensic assessments on migrants' trauma and credibility. The study finds numerous ways to improve mental health assessments within an immigration context.

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GMC director Giovanni Peri and co-authors published a paper in the Journal of Urban Economics about how low-skilled immigration impacts South Korea. The study finds that low-skilled immigration negatively affects local amenities and positively affects local productivity. 

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GMC director Giovanni Peri and coauthors published a policy brief  which was featured in the University of California Davis News. The findings of the brief reveal strong positive effects of foreign Master's students on US start-up creation and entrepreneurialism. Furthermore, international students enrolled in top-quality research universities and Master's programs generate innovation for local communities in the US.

GMC affiliate Brad Jones was featured in Asharq News about Trumps government nominations. Content may only be accessed in Arabic. 

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was quoted in an article of the Washington Post about billboards in Texas with language of violence that are used to deter Central American and Mexican migrants from entering the US illegally. However, many experts believe that this tactic does not address the violence migrants experience while immigrating, nor does it deter migrants or asylum seekers from entering the US.

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GMC affiliate Kevin Johnson was interviewed in ABC on California’s immigration challenges under a second Trump administration.

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GMC director Giovanni Peri and student affiliate Alessandro Caiumi wrote a piece featured in Econofact. The blog explores the shrinking labor force among native born, non-college educated workers in sectors like agriculture, hospitality, and construction. While non-college educated immigrant workers have filled some of these gaps, the lack of reforms for legal migration will continue this labor market tightness.

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GMC Director Giovanni Peri's research was cited in an article in Forbes. The article examines the historical and economic consequences of U.S. immigration restrictions, highlighting their detrimental effects on workers and economic growth. It draws on studies of various immigrant groups, including Peri's analysis of the 1929–1934 deportation of Mexican immigrants, which found that such policies reduced job opportunities and wages for U.S.

GMC director Giovanni Peri was interviewed in KCRM. Listen to the full interview here.