Studying immigration, families & education. Postdoc @ Penn. Writing two books. Raising three kiddos.
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Sarah Bruhn
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@scholars.org is an incredible organization that helps foster avenues for research to be a part of pivotal policy decisions. Thanks for sharing my piece on why the PROTECT Act matters for all of us in MA!
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Really helpful new data @centeronbudget.bsky.social @joannalefebvre.bsky.social extends what researchers have known since the early 00’s
Most voucher users were never in public school.
These are subsidies for existing choices. And add new costs for states.
“For context, 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detention in more than two decades, with 32 deaths. We are four months into 2026 and already halfway there.”
Sarah Bruhn
And thank you to @scholars.org for continuing to provide guidance and encouragement as I bring my research into policy conversations that matter for immigrant communities (which is basically all public policy, but that's a topic for another day...).
Huge thank you to @miracoalition.bsky.social for their incredible advocacy in getting this Act through the MA State House & Senate. Now it is time to reconcile the bills and get it to @massgovernor.bsky.social's desk!
Read this. And then remember that 1 in 4 of children in the U.S. have an immigrant parent. Look around your kids' classrooms. The families impacted by these cruel (and economically harmful) policy changes are in all of our communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u...
My book is on her way into the world! I am proud and grateful.
It is about how immigrant women's carework – in families, schools, and communities – weaves together the protections of sanctuary.
Pre-orders are available now. If you know someone who might be interested, please share!
I wrote about why Massachusetts needs to pass the PROTECT Act now @cwbeacon.bsky.social.
@massgovernor.bsky.social, time to step up.
Limits on local cooperation with ICE more urgent than ever commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/limi...
Want to thank @electerika.bsky.social for her advocacy as well! Check out this video Representative Uyterhoeven made for a great explanation: www.instagram.com/reels/DWOx3x...
Look at what my amazing sister-in-law Stephanie Denzer made!
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/o...
Josh Cowen
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Sanctuary policies like the PROTECT Act have been the subject of public rancor and misunderstanding over the past year. These debates, though, often miss what sanctuary policies do – and what they do ...
