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

GMC director Giovanni Peri´s research was featured in an article by The Press Democrat. The article examines the potential economic impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportations on California.

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A recent working paper by GMC director Giovanni Peri and affiliate Alessandro Caiumi was cited in an article by the New York Times. The article explores the economic and political implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, focusing on differing views about how immigration impacts the U.S.

GMC director Giovanni Peri was interviewed in WTTW about the negative economic impacts of deporting undocumented immigrants. Since undocumented immigrants are employed in multiple sectors of the US economy, mass deportations would shrink the worker supply and have ripple effects on the labor markets. 

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GMC affiliate Kevin Johnson spoke on NPR on Trump's campaign promises about mass deportations. 

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GMC director Giovanni Peri was interviewed in PBS about the economic impact of Trump's promise to mass deport undocumented immigrants. Peri describes how this policy would have massive economic costs and disrupt labor sectors, negatively affecting US GDP. 

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was interviewed by the French newspaper Mediapart on immigration policy and the Arizona/Mexico border. This article was originally written in French. 

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was featured in an article from the Brazilian newspaper Estadão about the immigration issue in the US election. This article was originally written in Portuguese. 

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about immigration and the Vice Presidential candidate debate.

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GMC student affiliate Carlos Brito was featured in the Global Aggies Blog. Carlos traveled to Roraima during the summer, conducting research on the impacts of Venezuelan refugees on Northern Brazilian society. 

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was quoted in a Newsweek article about the immigration issue in the 2024 US Presidential Election.

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GMC affiliate Angel N. Desai and coauthors published an article examining the global associations between cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (CL/ML) cases, conflict intensity, and environmental factors from 2005 to 2022, finding a positive correlation between higher conflict levels and increased CL/ML risk, particularly during intense violence.

GMC affiliate Raquel E. Aldana and coauthors published an article highlighting how Colombia stands out among low to middle-income countries for its efforts to integrate 2.5 million Venezuelan refugees. The article emphasizes Colombia's 10-year temporary protection program, which has granted legal status to over a million Venezuelans, offering a model for a more humane and welcoming refugee response, in contrast to wealthier nations that tend to restrict refugee inflows despite hosting far fewer refugees.

GMC affiliate Kevin Johnson's article was featured in ImmigrationProf Blog.

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones was quoted in a Washington Post article on migrant deaths in the Arizona desert.