The Rational Middle

Facilitating fact-based conversations which recognize our economic, cultural, and social differences in order to create solutions for all.

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Trying to Find the Middle (immigration): Theresa Cardinal Brown @rationalmiddle with @BPC_TBrown https://t.co/dVVcEQKdTx

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Over 30% of our food goes to waste each year. Not only is this wasted productivity, food waste also contributes to climate change by emitting powerful greenhouse gasses like methane as they decompose. We need to reduce food waste and capture methane to be used instead. #netzero

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Episode 143: Stephen Yale-Loehr and The Stories of Immigrants

Stephen Yale-Loehr, Professor of Immigration Law at Cornell Law School, joins host Chris Lyon this week. They discuss Yale-Loehr’s work in immigration law and research on refugees in America.

https://t.co/p97VdODLNS

[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

WASHINGTON — Even before the political spectacle of a Republican governor flying migrants to a tiny resort island in Massachusetts, President Biden’s top border officials decided there had to be a better asylum system in America.

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[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

The US president’s border policies, the Republican Florida governor insists, left him no alternative but to step in to the immigration fight, which he did by dumping two planeloads of mostly Venezuelan asylum seekers from Texas in Martha’s Vineyard.
https://t.co/Al0rOEZBlP

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The air charter company Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration hired for his migrant-moving program has contributed big money to some top allies of the governor and was once legally represented by Rep. Matt Gaetz.

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Venezuelans have surpassed Guatemalans and Hondurans to become the second-largest nationality stopped at the U.S. border in August after Mexicans

https://t.co/zMhsI5KRuh

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When Gov. Ron DeSantis flew four dozen migrants to Martha's Vineyard last week, he was probably thinking first and foremost of how it would play in his home state of Fl.

But the controversial move has also put immigration front and center in Ma. politics.
https://t.co/zMhsI5KRuh

[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

Governor Charlie Baker had a strong message for Washington policymakers after planeloads of migrants were sent unexpectedly to Martha’s Vineyard last week: The United States has a broken immigration system in dire need of reform.

https://t.co/EsFX7TdPXt

[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

50 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard amidst an escalating battle between GOP and the White House over #immigration were transported to a military base on Cape Cod Friday, as scrutiny mounted overuse of state funds to airlift migrants arriving in Tx.
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[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

Republican governors are escalating their partisan tactic of sending migrants to Democratic strongholds without advance warning, including a wealthy summer enclave in Massachusetts and the home of Vice President Kamala Harris.

https://t.co/VoZ2yDO4c8

[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

If you enjoy our energy news posts don’t forget to check out our productions on net zero!

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EPISODE 140: Economic Impact of Immigrants

@leah_boustan and Ran Abramitzky join host @lsteffy to discuss their new book, "Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success" and the success and economic impacts of immigrants in the US. #podcast
https://t.co/m9Joni4tcl

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Switching from fossil fuels to #renewable #energy could save the world as much as $12tn (£10.2tn) by 2050, an @_oxfordbth study says. #news

https://t.co/lDL9slV0wa

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Biden convened nearly a dozen leaders by private video conference on Thursday to discuss the war in Ukraine, he was intent upon delivering a key message, sources say: to stay unified in punishing Russia, even as the Kremlin tries to weaponize energy.

https://t.co/NAQpFkaY98

[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

European Union energy ministers on Friday gathered in Brussels for emergency talks on how to protect households and businesses from runaway gas and electricity prices ahead of winter.

https://t.co/asEbpNjTcq

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alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations, which proponents say could provide a cheaper, more efficient alternative to older model mega-plants

https://t.co/3XR3so2F0g

[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

The #Biden admin. will make it easier for low-income immigrants to become U.S. residents through a new regulation in Dec that will mark a dramatic shift from strict #Trump #immigration requirements, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.

https://t.co/Ov81ZvkQqv

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ICYMI! @CornellLaw @ianmkysel

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Ian Kysel is the Asst. Clinical Prof. of Law at Cornell where he has helped shape the International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR) Initiative. Host Melissa Brannan and Mr. Kysel explore the purpose and need for the IMBR in today's world of migration.

https://t.co/3XtrT8zp9u

[The Rational Middle @rationalmiddle]

Ian Kysel is the Asst. Clinical Prof. of Law at Cornell where he has helped shape the International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR) Initiative. Host Melissa Brannan and Mr. Kysel explore the purpose and need for the IMBR in today's world of migration.

https://t.co/3XtrT8zp9u