You've likely seen the new $100,000 penalty on high-skill immigrant workers. Here's the next, separate bomb the White House is dropping on high skill immigration, to be officially published *tomorrow*. tl;dr: Most H-1Bs now inaccessible for entry-level jobs, e.g. new grads from US universities.

🎉 My first book, Thriving as an International Scientist (@ucpress.bsky.social), is out on Oct 28. Can’t wait to share with 🌍. This is the first career guidebook for international grad students, postdocs in the US and their mentors. Consider pre-ordering (30% off on UC Press site (flyer) 1/2

I said something last week that is more broadly applicable today: Calling for empathy is not neutral or apolitical when only one group of people have been socialized and brutalized into having empathy.

This campaign keeps getting better every time I think they can't top their last video.. So creative..

Statement tonight from Alan Garber, 31st president of Harvard. Good for him. Good for Harvard. Good for standing up to defend "core values of American higher education." And (again) what about all those "Harvard about to cave" stories? Main point: Worth reading what Garber says.

Game on.

Brutal! Glass houses, stones, and all

Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.

We are on a bullet train to the end of US science, and possibly the country as a whole, when political appointees are reviewing every scientific grant submitted to NIH to determine if The Regime finds the science acceptable.

Further consolidating control over federal research funding under Russell Vought and a cadre of apparatchiks. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

To have this paper appear the same day that RFK Jr is canceling all mRNA vaccine funding is further indication that irony is not dead, even though we might all be soon.

Scientists have their own yardsticks for signaling US will behind on overall scientific research eminence.. This is the one for me- giving up on mRNA vaccines and RNA-based therapies at this juncture will decelerate biomedical research advancements & biotech competitiveness.

DuPont has reached a landmark deal with New Jersey where the company will pay over $2 billion to remedy "forever chemical" contamination across the state.

Served as a panelist at @nationalacademies.org Reimagining STEMM Grad Ed and postdoc yesterday to discuss 'What if International Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Stopped Coming to the United States?' I drew from my book 'Thriving As An International Scientist' @ucpress.bsky.social .. 1/3

Presenting work-in-progress at the @nationalacademies.org this morning on the impacts of the US government’s policy program of international student exclusion

they really don't know what they are up against.. this team is creatively addressing hate from individuals and media.. the humor is chef's kiss.. the NY Post headlines they propose are much better😂

Zohran Mamdani has already heavily ratio-ed Andrew Cuomo’s announcement ad with a donation link and it’s going up by thousands every minute

Who thought this was a good idea ?🤦 Worse they were pleased enough with the execution to release this...

Superman is the story of an immigrant who grew up in Kansas, landed a low-paying job as a reporter in Metropolis, and still had time for a hobby because urban housing was affordable.

NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%. #NASADidThat

he beats the creepy pundits with fun, NYC flavor videos.. Regulars NYers being joyful amid the daily grind❤️

For once, a political campaign isn't insulting the intelligence of voters and general populace. Clear messages- particularly win voters by giving them something to vote for, not constantly harping on what/who to vote against. Zohran and his media team is 🔥

Ranked choice voting results are in for the NYC mayor primary. Zohran Mamdani gets past the 50% threshold after just the 3rd round and gets to 56% over Cuomo's 44%. enr.boenyc.gov/rcv/026916_1...

Hold them to the word.. If they leave, rent prices go down.. I, for one, would love to move back to NYC if I could afford it. Love living among fellow immigrants- the whole world in a city..

I cannot believe I have to explain this but just FYI, Indian muslims are not arabs

First cut the NSF budget, then make NSF homeless. Exaclty how is this attack on American science going to make America great?🧪 www.alxnow.com/2025/06/24/r...

OMG the epic meltdown among a section, on Zohran's win. You'd think the world is ending just coz a muslim American of Indian-Ugandan descent won the democratic primary for NYC mayor. But desi and Brown twitter's jubilation is drowning the racists.. I am anti-doom scrolling through it all.

OMG It's really happening.. Go Zohran!!!! The first. round outcomes are 🤯

Its getting fiery.. following the NYT Mayoral Race live on NYT. 800k votes in and Zohran is holding a 8% lead.. could this really happen? Hadn't dared to hope till now.. I don't even live in NYC anymore, but can't imagine what NYers are feeling

Reminder - Tomorrow is your LAST CHANCE to vote in the NYC primary for mayor! If you want a New York City that is livable and affordable for everyone, not just billionaires: ✅ Rank Zohran Mamdani #1 ✅ Don't leave any empty slots, rank 5 candidates ✅ DON'T RANK CUOMO!!!

It's really something to see the look of joy and hope among NYers amid these dark times and existential struggles. So inspiring!

War is absolutely incompatible with a habitable planet and it would be great to see the folks constantly talking about GW electricity installed or whatever say this out loud.

Congress, Now More Than Ever, We Need Your Cowardice

Reposting for the New Yorkers out there. Similar advice for others across the region. 🔌💡

One more bangla ad🔥 My favorite is her going 'not bad' (kharap na) to his 'my bengali is good, right?' That is typical bengali euphemism to 'I won't go that far, be real'😂

who would the New York Times and Wall Street want in charge of New York's fire department: an upstart young firefighter or a serial arsonist? The answer may surprise you

Between one more bangla ad today & finally a glimpse of THE Mira Nair, a little levity to this Sunday after the horrific war implications of last night.. Again thanks for the Zohran campaign from this bengali, former NY-er. Really hope the city collectively decides to give him a chance

A special moment on Friday night’s long walk from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.

One of my (desi) friends living in Atlanta asked me about Zohran Mamdani as his hindi ad explaining RCV thro' mango lassi made the rounds. She was most 🤯 after I mentioned he is Mira Nair's son😂 For a lot of us 🇮🇳, it's 🌍 colliding.. Non-trivial no. of 'Monsoon Wedding' fans in Zohran club

👋 Aussie living in NYC here. We have had ranked choice voting in Australia for over 100 years. Pro-tip: To maximize the power of your vote, rank FIVE candidates, not just one or two. This is the best way to block a candidate you don’t want to win and doesn’t harm your first choice.

Mahmoud Khalil is free.

Philosopher Helen De Cruz has died.

Reminder: Zohran is one of the few NYC mayoral candidates who is outright opposed to a mask ban

I was already happy watching a hindi campaign video with RCV explained via mango lassi.. watching a campaign video for NYC mayor in bengali (my mother tongue) is 🔥 kudos to his media team

Immigrants built America—and many of our greatest scientific discoveries were made possible because of them.

🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/n...

Today in Boston. Over a million people turned out. Even the drone couldn't get it all. #NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest

Reports of an uprising inside Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark NJ. I was here with people trying to visit family when we all started choking due to tear gas used inside.