With the U.S. expected to hit its borrowing limit tomorrow, President Joe Biden must borrow in excess of the debt ceiling to cover the revenue shortfall or risk a ‘trilemma,' says Cornell Law School professor Michael Dorf. 

Law and Policy

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John Blevins is guest lecturer in Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business where he focuses on technology-driven market changes, and says the layoffs currently impacting the tech sector as not as dire as headlines would have us think.

Economics and Business

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Russell Weaver, an economic geographer with Cornell University’s ILR School Buffalo Co-Lab, says the proposed annual minimum wage hikes in New York state could benefit roughly 3 million workers, with women, workers of color and immigrants being more likely to see their wages increase.

New York State

Economics and Business

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Linda Shi, an urban environmental planner, comments on flooding in California and what's needed to build more resiliency to future storms.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Proposed rule by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to adjust the filing fees for certain immigration and citizenship applications raises several questions and may face pushback from employers says Cornell Law School professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

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Bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing supply chain shortfalls exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, conceived and drafted by law scholar and Cornell Law School professor Robert Hockett. 

Law and Policy

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Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, says that the expiration of Title 42 is long overdue, not an effective way to manage migration.

Law and Policy

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Gennady Schvets, an expert on fusion and plasma physics, comments on the first ever fusion reaction to generate more energy than used to start the reaction.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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The House of Representatives is voting today on a partial immigration reform bill. Stephen Yale-Loehr says if enacted, the bill would help some immigrants get green cards faster, but would make the process slower for others.

Law School

Law and Policy

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With the holiday season upon us, many are decorating their homes and looking for the perfect Christmas tree. Elizabeth Lamb is a plant breeding expert and a senior extension associate with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s New York State Integrated Pest Management program. Lamb is available to discuss when and where to buy the right tree.

New York State

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