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asadasad.bsky.social
Sociologist, writing on immigration, surveillance, and inequality. Author of ENGAGE AND EVADE: http://bit.ly/m/asadbook
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Thanks to @erikaandiola.bsky.social, @nicoleramos.bsky.social, and @daralind.bsky.social for joining us! Read more about the discussion here: stanforddaily.com/2025/02/10/i...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.

submitted 22 days ago • 16 comments

Honored to welcome @daralind.bsky.social, @erikaandiola.bsky.social, & @nicoleramos.bsky.social to Stanford today to reflect on what immigration advocacy and reform will look like over the next few years—and where it might go thereafter. Grateful for the chance to learn from these inspiring leaders.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

TRAC is back. tracreports.org

submitted 26 days ago • 6 comments

A report summarizing our systems navigator pilot in a public defender’s office in San Jose. We offer recommendations for the county and other public defense agencies across the country. osf.io/preprints/so...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

We made you another fact sheet -- this one about the declaration issued by the Acting DHS Sec that came out Friday that the U.S. is facing a "mass influx" endangering "all 50 states," and calling on states/localities to help www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mas...

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

New from me: The Laken Riley Act could hand decisions about the enforcement of many immigration laws to state attorneys general and any one of 677 federal district judges around the country; including decisions to issue visa bans to entire nations. The consequences could be extremely far-reaching.

submitted 53 days ago • 21 comments

Sharing my new open-access article on "The limits and possibilities of segmented assimilation theory". www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

Because the Laken Riley Act has significant D support, there hasn’t been much attention to what the bill would actually do. Which is bad! Because, like, it would allow Ken Paxton to sue the feds to stop issuing all visas to China! From @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 53 days ago • 15 comments

Even if this bill never becomes law, we show in PNAS that it likely contributes to an “everyday” environment of deportation threat that is uniquely distressing for Latino U.S. citizens and noncitizens. With Amy L. Johnson, Chris Levesque, and @neillewisjr.bsky.social. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

After the elections, some started to blame the immigrant rights movement. NILC President Kica Matos responds in @commondreams.org.web.brid.gy. As attacks on immigrants escalate in the coming weeks, we'll be thankful there's a movement fighting for justice. www.commondreams.org/opinion/dems...

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

I really hope this data does not end up in the wrong hands. To be clear, I think the intentions here are good. But, as @asadasad.bsky.social has written about, surveillance systems are one of the tricky things Latino immigrant families already have to manage. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

submitted 64 days ago • 3 comments

What Will Mass Deportations Look Like? - Immigration Impact @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social @immcouncil.bsky.social immigrationimpact.com/2024/12/06/w...

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

NEW FROM ME: The government will do things that hurt people. But knowing exactly what it is doing — & therefore who’s most at risk — is at the foundation of fighting against it. Anything else is doing Trump’s job for him. Here’s a start. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/o...

submitted 102 days ago • 83 comments

We have been interviewing immigration advocates about what it means to them to change the U.S. immigration system. Our first report is now online. We are collecting feedback from scholars and immigration advocates alike to incorporate into future work. Comments welcome! osf.io/preprints/so...

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

Today marks 4 years since the publication of PRIVILEGE & PUNISHMENT, which shows how attorney-client relationships reproduce inequality—and how to transform public defense, courts, and broader society. Check out this comic summarizing the book … press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

submitted 106 days ago • 3 comments

Attended my first ASC, where I met some very generous and generative critics. Thanks to Caitlin Patler, Sara Wakefield, Dan Martinez, and Kristin Turney for the early morning discussion of my book ENGAGE & EVADE (@princetonupress.bsky.social) in San Francisco!

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

My first post! We just published a new article that leverages the case of liberal/leftist prospective law students to examine how young adults reconcile their morals with their occupational choices—and with what consequences for occupational sorting and change. academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...

submitted 148 days ago • 3 comments

NEW in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we show how national changes in deportation threat entail greater psychological distress for Latino U.S. citizens & noncitizens. With Amy Johnson, Chris Levesque, & @neillewisjr.bsky.social. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

submitted 376 days ago • 1 comment