Ruth Wasem

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From eastern Ohio to Ann Arbor to DC to Austin to CLE; historian by training; policy researcher by employment, working in immigration, labor & social welfare. Senior Fellow at CSU Levin School of Public Affairs & Education. Loves dogs, baseball & cooking.
#immigration #refugees #labor #poverty
Ruth WasemOct 3
Sixty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Immigration Amendments Act of 1965, ending race and nationality bars on immigrant admissions. My forthcoming book analyzes this struggle and how it continues to play out today.
Ruth WasemMar 21, 2025
At first I laughed out loud. Then I realized Trump wants to put the last nail in the coffin of the American revolution. Maybe King Charles would make him Lord Donald, the Duke of Berghof.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-interested-in-king-charles-secret-offer-to-join-commonwealth/
‘Sounds Good’: Trump Interested in King Charles’ ‘Secret Offer’

A bizarre new installment in Donald Trump’s royal worship lands on Truth Social.

The Daily Beast
Ruth WasemJan 13, 2025
Jeff JarvisJan 13, 2025
Well, turn off the lights at the #BrokenPost (and on democracy) for its last great rational columnist, Jennifer Rubin, has left to found a new newsletter. Yes, Substack; I've subscribed nonetheless. A profound loss to incumbent, institutional journalism and a harbinger of journalism to come.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/media/jennifer-rubin-norm-eisen-contrarian-washington-post/index.html
Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’

Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution.

CNN
Show threadRuth WasemJan 4, 2025
@DeanObeidallah You are probably correct labeling it as terrorism but “domestic terrorism “ is the phrasing I would use. What concerns me most is the metamorphosis from U.S. soldier to domestic terrorist. This pattern is not new (e.g. McVeigh, Meltzer, Hassan, Card), and both New Years domestic terrorist attacks apparently committed by military members should compel us to develop multi-faceted mental health programs for our soldiers.
Ruth WasemJan 4, 2025
The metamorphosis from U.S. soldier to domestic terrorist is not new (e.g. McVeigh, Meltzer, Hassan, Card), and the two New Years domestic terrorist attacks apparently committed by military members should compel us to develop multi-faceted mental health programs for our soldiers. Driver in Las Vegas Cybertruck blast was decorated US army soldier, officials say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/02/cybertruck-explosion-driver-las-vegas?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Driver in Las Vegas Cybertruck blast was decorated US army soldier, officials say

Suspect, 37, who authorities believe shot and killed himself before Tesla vehicle detonated, served as Green Beret

The Guardian
Ruth WasemDec 11, 2024
Given Trump’s pronouncements over the weekend, my 2018 OpEd in The Hill is timely again. #birthrightcitizenship https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/398865-theres-no-place-like-home/
Ruth WasemDec 11, 2024
In 2018, I tangled with John Eastman on #birthrightcitizenship at a National Constitution Center town hall. The brilliant Jaya Ramji-Nogales was also on the panel. https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/podcasts/what-is-citizenship
Ruth WasemDec 5, 2024

Honored to be discussing the history of U.S. Asylum law on Seeking Asylum in the U.S. : Throughline. Podcast also features the wonderful Maria Christina Garcia.

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/05/1217308651/throughline-seeking-asylum-in-the-us

Show threadRuth WasemNov 29, 2024
Excellent essay. “Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective. This is true at multiple levels: between individuals, between people and institutions, and between cultures“ @TheConversationUS
Show threadRuth WasemNov 21, 2024
@austinkocher Didn’t even make one Scaramucci