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“The ‘lessons of history’ give us every reason to be wary of () this most recent effort to break with our established tradition of recognizing birthright citizenship and to make citizenship depend on the actions of one’s parents rather than () the simple fact of being born in the United States”.

“The ‘lessons of history’ give us every reason to be wary of () this most recent effort to break with our established tradition of recognizing birthright citizenship and to make citizenship depend on the actions of one’s parents rather than () the simple fact of being born in the United States”.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.

Muito bem www.publico.pt/2025/10/03/i...

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Powerful stuff on an issue that should be unremarkable. “No one’s freedom of speech is unlimited, of course, but these limits are the same for both citizens and non-citizens alike.”

What the internet's for.

It’s mind boggling what Labour is doing.

Finally reading the full Gold Card EO and wow is it wild. The order says that any person who pays $1 million is, by definition, a person of "exceptional business ability" and therefore qualified for an EB-2 visa. Does anything better sum up the Trump ethos than "all rich people are exceptional."?

Enough of the BS. It's not a 'crackdown' on academia. You 'crackdown' on criminals and villains. It's a wild assault and a desperate power grab. And that shouldn't be hard to say, regardless of ideological preferences. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/o...

Deeply worrying and shocking that not only most of Reform UK voters but also nearly half of Conservative voters think that permanent residents in the UK should be deprived of their “indefinite leave to remain”.

I'm sorry, what?

In other news, let me introduce you to the ”cubo nero” that is the talk of the town here in Florence, where obviously strict building regulations are crucial to preserving the city‘s historical heritage Not saying much ado about nothing but think it just about fits among mixed style at the Lungarno

Wow! It’s finally out there. Together with @sumpierrez.bsky.social and R. Bauböck, I am happy to share this resource. Stay tuned for news on 1. Our launch event 2. Our detailed dataset descriptor (conditional accept this morning!) 3. Another preprint paper showing more new results.

🚨A a fantastic new resource for migration and democracy scholars! Congrats to @globalcit.bsky.social @sumpierrez.bsky.social @wegschaider.bsky.social for this massive effort! cc @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social @migcitpol.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social @ecpr-migration.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social

Check out a ✨ brand new @globalcit.bsky.social dataset!

🧵 on Trump Gold Card, an investor visa leading to a residency permit for the United States 🇺🇸

Good 🧵 by @jdzankic.bsky.social on the problematic 'gold card' in the US.

“In twenty-three years at Harvard and fifteen as a tenured professor, I have seen a lot of tenure cases.... I have never been at such a total loss to explain Harvard’s decision,” said History professor Mary D. Lewis. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

“Totally absurd but probably will stick” is the motto of the T admin. It’s just one more grift scheme.

The chair of the parliamentary committee () noted that the relatively low fee may have encouraged people to apply without sufficient grounds, overwhelming the Directorate of Immigration. > ok but is their *actual evidence* that people are applying with unrealistic dossiers?

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Our Co-Director Rainer Bauböck speaks at the launch of International IDEA’s Global State of Democracy 2025: Democracy on the Move 🌍📊 Presenting the new Migrant Electoral Rights dataset 🗳️ 🔗 globalcit.eu/rainer-baubo... Read the full report 👇

Viktor Orban has made Hungary one of the poorest countries in the EU www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

CUNY @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is hiring two tenured associate professors in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies! Review of applications begins October 1. See link for more info. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

Thanks @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social! @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social, @cvar-sil.bsky.social and I received an honorable mention for the section's Best Paper Award this year, for our study showing which types of migration policies towards Venezuelans that Colombians prefer. Free here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...

And the view from Ponte Amerigo Vespucci

In other news, let me introduce you to the ”cubo nero” that is the talk of the town here in Florence, where obviously strict building regulations are crucial to preserving the city‘s historical heritage Not saying much ado about nothing but think it just about fits among mixed style at the Lungarno

Worrying development in the Netherlands.

The Trump slump in international travel to the US is causing a travel imbalance with the rest of the world. economist.com/graphic-deta...

I enjoy watching Andor on Disney+ but that was an easy decision. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...

important, albeit depressing, analysis of the new H1-B regulation. Set up explicitly as a patronage system that further pressures firms to fall in line with the Trump regime or pay the price of facing higher costs of doing business.

I enjoy watching Andor on Disney+ but that was an easy decision. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...

Precisely. No need for R2-D2 to chauffeur us around European cities.

🎉 Nice way to end the week. Just learned Floris Peters & I received an honorable mention for the Best Article Award 2025 from @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social for our APSR paper Heterogeneous Naturalization Effects of Dual Citizenship Reform in Migrant Destinations. What a nice recognition!

This move might negatively impact research and innovation in the U.S.: H1b was a common visa for excellent postdoc scientists to move to the U.S. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h...

🎉 Nice way to end the week. Just learned Floris Peters & I received an honorable mention for the Best Article Award 2025 from @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social for our APSR paper Heterogeneous Naturalization Effects of Dual Citizenship Reform in Migrant Destinations. What a nice recognition!

My favorite type of infographic.

Unbridled authoritarianism now. They aren't even attempting a pretext.

Revised citizenship test should ensure that new citizens are “fully assimilated and will contribute to America’s greatness.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...

Citizenship in the News 📰 🇹🇩 Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has stripped two vocal anti-government activists of their Chadian nationality, accusing them of colluding with foreign powers apanews.net/two-chadian-...

"Foreign-born UK residents are much more likely to be of working age than the UK-born — and thus less of a fiscal burden. They tend to be healthier than the UK-born, and are much more likely to have a university degree. 75% have lived in the UK for more than 5 years and 90% speak good English."

📣 Call for Papers 📣 Citizenship Challenges for Children and Young People: Barriers, Borders, and Bureaucracy in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 🌍🚧📜 📝 Abstracts: 20 Oct 2025 📄 Drafts: 31 Mar 2026 📍 Workshop: Barcelona, 14–15 May 2026 (TBC) ✅ Final Paper: 17 Jul 2026 Full Details 👇

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Does anyone know whether this means that the investments (or payments) that originated the grant of investor citizenship in Cyprus are also returned to those persons who are now stripped of their citizenship? Am curious to understand how this works in light of individuals' legitimate expectations.

📢 New Open-Access Working Paper! @artsofdenial.bsky.social & Rainer Bauböck ask: Citizenship as Reparations: Should the Victims of Historical Injustice Be Offered Membership❓ 13 authors reply 💬, exploring questions of justice, colonialism, nation-building, and more 🌍 📖 🔗 tinyurl.com/dz8ht87z