"Immigrants do not take jobs away from others; on the contrary, they create new jobs by starting new businesses, facilitating innovation, and increasing consumer demand for goods and services."—Ernesto Castañeda and Carina Cione buff.ly/4fiVjeT #InfromYourVote

The main beneficiaries of immigrant labor are the U.S. economy and society. The vast majority of remitting immigrants' wages and productivity – 96% – stayed in the United States. Russell Sage Foundation Columbia University Press  i.mtr.cool/glendglgab

Lucky to present "Immigration Realities" (with #CarinaCione Columbia University Press) to immigration authorities, first aid responders & fellow academics in Sevilla, Spain at SAMU's Research Institute Alliance for Migration Research Meeting Oct 16. I thank the organizers for their hospitality

Conversation with distinguished journalist Andres Oppenheimer about "Immigration Realities," e.g., immigrants commit less crime that non-immigrantes on CÑÑ en español. Center for Latin American & Latino Studies Columbia University Press Andres Oppenheimer

Today, Nov 5 is election day. Make sure you vote if you can! It is also the official release date for "Immigration Realities." There'll be immigration falsehoods to correct after the election. Please order your copy today Columbia University Press tinyurl.com/RealImmig

New publication from the Immigration Lab: "Hues of Humanitarianism: Exploring the Inequities of Humanitarian Parole in the U.S." by Alexander Kuehl, Lauren Carruth & Ernesto Castañeda  Read the open-access paper here: ejournals.bibliothek.thws.de/qrp/article/vi…

This short blog summarizes the arguments and findings of the paper. theimmigrationlab.org/blog/f/the-ine…

I told Newsweek: "Trump's promised mass deportations would impact Mexico negatively in the short term because of a decrease in the money Mexicans working in the US send to their families in Mexico. Remittances to Mexico in 2024 surpassed 68 billion,  But newsweek.com/mass-deportati…

Very worth watching segment about the causes behind the LA fires. With his deep wisdom that, "every once in a while there is nothing we can do. It is not within our human power" to stop it. Watch ICYMI LawrenceO'Donnell a couple nights ago. youtu.be/kOoL45nRgh4?si…

New blog! In "Youth Migrants and Long-Delayed Family Reunification," @drernestocast (Center for Latin American & Latino Studies ImmigrationLab) and @Jenks_D_ (@sociologyatpenn) consider "unaccompanied" minors' U.S. integration experiences: contexts.org/blog/family-re… #sociology #immigration

My thoughts in The Washington Post on the foreign aid freeze: “As of today, nothing has changed on the ground for those who are so deeply impacted: Medicines are still sitting on shelves without nurses to distribute; clean water projects are still stopped.” washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Migrants give more than they take, and it isn’t even close. Our calculations show New York City is just beginning to reap the benefits of this influx of hardworking people. We project that they will contribute $8.6 billion annually to the local economy. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/migra…

IMPORTANT! Please learn more about this young asylum seeker with a work permit who was detained during an ICE check-in in North Carolina and then disappeared from the U.S. Flown to El Salvador on March 15. Found on the list leaked on March 20. f.mtr.cool/oxnsdaymoe

Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/4j8e0DG

Talk on immigration realities, challenges, and updates on June 3 in Bethesda, Maryland. You can buy tickets here: f.mtr.cool/alcusimmzg

"Immigration in Focus" Panel 1: Community-based orgs. Panel 2 on legal and policy analyses. Join us this Thursday, April 22, in DC. Open to the public, but you need to register here: f.mtr.cool/mccanwjjhk

Speaking -about restaurant and other food sector workers as well as the detention of NYC Conmptroller and Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander after an immigration hearing- with Cesar Miguel Rondon June 18, 2025. In Spanish. César Miguel Rondón f.mtr.cool/ltcuoripbs

The Big Bill for Billionaires & Against Americans & Immigrants taxes cash remittances at 1%. This is unjust & shortsighted. Further, with the new super-funded ICE, immigrants may be criminalized for not paying taxes on remittances sent informally in cash f.mtr.cool/twvftnuumy

Expats in Mexico City, despite recent protests, All Immigration is Good for Cities read this blog to see why: theimmigrationlab.org/blog/f/immigra…

Fleeing hunger, corruption, and violence, Venezuelans seek safety—only to face new barriers in the U.S. Firsthand accounts from D.C.-area migrants reveal how U.S. immigration policy continues to fail those most in need. Read more here: aulablog.net/2025/07/31/fle…