Cornell Expert Quotes
Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news
"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."
Drew Margolin
Associate Professor
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"Most startups fail. Non-competes raise the risk of failure because it’s harder to hire workers with industry expertise."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Non-competes inhibit women entrepreneurs, high-growth startups (07/13/21)
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“The EB-5 program allows immigrant investors to get a green card if they invest a significant amount of money in a U.S. project that creates at least 10 jobs for U.S. workers. Done correctly, the program is a four-way win.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Senate inaction dooms win-win immigration program (06/25/21)
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“The two-round French electoral system has effectively blocked Le Pen and her party in past elections. But the world, and France, has changed dramatically since the 2017 presidential election.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Trends favor Le Pen victory, ‘somersaults’ in French politics (06/17/21)
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Media:
Media Relations, Media Relations Office
mediarelations@cornell.edu
(607) 255 - 2059
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“The decision highlights the need for Congress to enact immigration legislation to fix our broken immigration system.”
Media:
Media Relations, Media Relations Office
mediarelations@cornell.edu
(607) 255 - 2059
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“The only lasting way to reform our broken immigration system is through Congress. But that seems impossible right now.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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“This is a step in the right direction, and it could have ramifications across Europe and globally, as more countries and sub-national (state) level governments consider labor law reforms to provide bargaining rights to gig workers.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“The European Union has found itself in an awkward position in recent years because it is reliant on cloud storage outside its borders yet values the data sovereignty and privacy that can only come from European-origin cloud storage.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“Chronic wasting disease has increasingly plagued state wildlife and agricultural agencies with no sustainable solution in sight. New York state is the only state to have eliminated CWD after it was detected in the wild in 2005 and has taken pre-emptive risk minimization actions to prevent the introduction of the disease in recent years, including banning importation of live captive deer and intact deer carcasses.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
Fatal deer disease on NY’s doorstep as PA reports case (05/27/21)
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“WhatsApp has a strong argument in its case in the Delhi High Court that the government’s new rules do not have a legitimate goal. The rules are one more way that the Modi administration will repress political dissent on social media, which it did during its annexation of Kashmir and the farmers’ protests.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
Related Tip Sheet:
WhatsApp has ‘strong argument’ in India privacy lawsuit (05/26/21)
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