Out today in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
Emigration from closed autocracies is often thought to serve as a safety valve and improve stability. I show that it can also backfire and create more demand for emigration, thus raising popular pressure on the regime.
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Backed by a roster of major financiers, El Salvador is making major spending cuts. The IMF reports the private pension fund could dry up in August 2027, yet the government missed the deadline to propose a reform after withholding almost $2 billion.
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Backed by a roster of major financiers, El Salvador is making big spending cuts. The IMF reports the private pension fund could dry up in August 2027, yet the government missed the deadline to…
Excited to share that our paper on emigration and protest, co-authored with @fcastrog.bsky.social, has been accepted at JOP.
El Faro English
Published! In this paper, we evaluate how criminal violence in Latin America affects political attitudes among Latinos in the United States. @angelaxocampo.bsky.social and I bring together research from different fields to show the relevance of origin-country politics in Latino public opinion.
Immigrants and the children of immigrants routinely receive information about the politics of both their country of origin and country of residence. While existing research emphasizes how diasporas ab...
Really excited this paper is finally published! Can’t help but to think about the recent vote from US Colombians in the 2026 Colombian presidential election with De La Espriella receiving 72% and Cepeda 15% of support among US Colombians. 🇨🇴
Jesse Acevedo
Jesse Acevedo
I learned a lot from @gustavoarellano.bsky.social visit to the University of Denver and our dinner at Casa Bonita.
I witnessed that genie saying those words.
