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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Court strikes down 'wealth test' immigration rule

December 3, 2020

Stephen Yale-Loehr says a rule struck down this week by a U.S. federal appeals court amounts to a wealth test and makes it more difficult for working class people to immigrate. 

Law and Policy

Maduro election victory a clear sign of Trump's failure

December 7, 2020

Kenneth Roberts says the Venezuelan election results this week illustrate the Trump administration’s failure to elevate political alternatives, and that the country’s ongoing crises will land on President-elect Biden’s foreign policy plate. 

International
Law and Policy

WhatsApp has ‘strong argument’ in India privacy lawsuit

May 26, 2021

Sital Kalantry, an expert on the Indian judicial system, comments on news that WhatsApp has sued the Indian government over its new privacy rules.

International
Law, Government & Public Policy

CDC immigration order lifted for children, should expand for adults

July 21, 2021

Stephen Yale-Loehr, says the CDC order to partially lift Title 42 for children is a good first step, but more needs to be done for migrant adults.

Law and Policy

Labor disputes take center stage as US, Mexico and Canada talk trade

May 18, 2021

Desirée LeClercq, professor of employment law and an expert on labor provisions in trade agreements, comments on the first U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement Free Trade Commission meeting.

Industrial and Labor Relations
Economics and Business

Middle East deal underscores foreign policy chasms in region

September 15, 2020

Alexandra Blackman, assistant professor of government at Cornell University, comments on the Middle East deal signing Trump will be presiding on Tuesday. 

International
Law and Policy
Arts and Sciences

Vaccine mandate may usher in unpredictable staffing shortages

September 29, 2021

Ariel Avgar is an associate professor at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and associate director with the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Experts discuss Biden’s sweeping infrastructure package

March 26, 2021

Cornell University experts are available to weigh in on a newly proposed $3 trillion infrastructure plan for infrastructure, schools and families.

Law and Policy
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

U.S. can accuse Russia of war crimes, but prosecution will be elusive

March 23, 2022

The Biden administration formally determined that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine.

International

With executive order, Trump advances restrictive policies for immigrants, refugees

April 21, 2020

Maria Cristina Garcia, professor of History and Latino Studies at Cornell University, says that the COVID-19 outbreak has given the White House pretext to advance restrictive immigration policies.

Law and Policy