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Roberto G. Gonzales

@rggonzales1.bsky.social
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Sociologist at Penn| Founding Director Penn Migration Initiative| Previously at Harvard| Author Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America| Writing book on DACA| Fan of the Yankees, Broncos, Springsteen, & my son’s baseball teams

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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Academic friends: I’m teaching a course on Ethnography this fall. I was on sabbatical last year, so I haven’t taught it in 2 years. Do you have any recommendations for recent book length ethnographies I should include? Many thanks in advance.
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
@timgill924.bsky.social RR predictions?
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I’m all out of words to write book blurbs in a new and interesting ways. What to do??
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
The last tamal :-(
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
I wish I would have known about gift bags 35 years ago. Would have saved me a lot of time and self-deprecation.
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I spend way too much time thinking about my son’s Fantasy Football team
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Biden admin rule allowing DACA recipients to get health insurance on the ACA marketplace exchanges in 19 GOP-led states that sued. Judge Daniel Traynor, a Trump appointee in North Dakota, issued the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
case captionCONCLUSION
I1 40] The Court has reviewed the record, relevant caselaw, and arguments of the parties. For the above stated reasons, Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction and Stay (Doc. No. 35) are GRANTED. Defendants are preliminary enjoined from enforcing the Final Rule against the 19
Plaintiff States. As a result, Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. No. 105) is
MOOT. Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Doc. No. 108) are DENIED.
[41] IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED December 9, 2024.
Daniel M. Traynor, District Judge
United States District Court
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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Join the Stone Center Team! We’re searching for Postdoctoral Scholars with research priorities in wealth inequality and intergenerational mobility. 1 year renewable position, starting summer 2025. Apply by January 31, 2025. Application Link: bit.ly/4eGP0Rp
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ProfKori @profkori.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
@ruha9.bsky.social: "Why can we imagine growing heart cells from scratch in a lab, but not growing empathy for other human beings in our everyday lives...? Even well-resourced schools where young people are encouraged to dream big fall short when it comes to cultivating moral imagination."
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
What are your favorite Thanksgiving sides? When I was a kid in Colorado, my grandpa would make green chile, tortillas, and beans. We’d have that alongside the turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing, and cranberries.
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
“To the undocumented people who were & are my friends, my classmates & co-workers: Thank you for teaching me that citizenship is usually wasted on the ungrateful & not granted enough to those who deserve it…I can never forsake undocumented immigrants because of all of you, public opinion be damned”
latimes.com
Column: A thank you to the undocumented on the eve of Trump's deportation storm
I’ve spent my career trying to sway skeptics that people here illegally are no different from native-born citizens. That nearly all embody the immigrant spirit.
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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
If DACA is terminated, beneficiaries in nearly 30 states would lose access to driver’s licenses
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I still use the bookmarks that were made for a book event for Lives in Limbo at a California community college a few years ago
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
It's not lost on me that the current U.S. president is 82 yrs old and the president-elect is 79. Certainly a problem beyond academia, but why do we consistently look to the older generations to lead us into the future recycling the same ideas when there is so much better knowledge out there?
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Honest question: Why are academic panels on The Future of X field almost always comprised of senior scholars? These folks are great at discussing where we’ve been. But shouldn’t we turn to early career scholars, closer to the cutting edge of new ideas & debates, to provide a roadmap for the future?
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
While audiobooks might be enjoyable and allow one to absorb a story, I think it’s a very different experience from reading. Therefore, IMO, audiobooks don’t count as reading
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Such a great way to describe academics
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
After more than 12 years of DACA success stories, Congress has failed to act. More than a half a million beneficiaries remain in limbo. Their average age is 31 & some are as old as 43. Congressional failure should be a bigger story. It has been the ultimate form of deferred action.
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
HUGE congratulations to @jasondeleon.bsky.social (who is now on Bluesky) for winning the National Book Award for his excellent book, Solders and Kings!
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I didn’t know 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Registration is now open for the 43rd meeting of the annual Ethnography Forum at Penn. This year's theme: Narratives of Struggle & Hope: Ethnography, Education, & Democracy at a Crossroads. We've pulled together an extraordinary group of keynotes, panelists, & facilitators. PLEASE SHARE
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Count me in! I’ve been listening to the Boss since the late ‘70s. Over the years I’ve recruited my mom, sister, wife, and son. 12 years ago, my wife and I planned our wedding around a Springsteen show and last year 3 generations of fans in our family saw a show together.
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Emily Nyman @emshedoesit.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Luis Gil, AL Rookie of the Year i love this for him 🥲
Luis Gil American League Rookie of the Year
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I make a cameo in this new documentary by TNM & producer Kimberly Avalos, which explores the difficult decision faced by #DACA beneficiaries regarding whether to stay or leave. There are no straightforward choices, as they have been pushed into a set of options that are neither ideal nor desirable.
youtube.com
What's driving 500,000+ people to self-deport from the U.S.?
YouTube video by The Recount
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I've now been on 49 dissertation committees across numerous institutions and disciplines. But I struggle to motivate/help students who are stuck--i.e. those who most need the help. I truly want to be a better guide. I'm curious to know what has worked for others.
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Please add me to *any* starter packs EXCEPT the technology or social media experts starter packs!
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Roberto G. Gonzales @rggonzales1.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
In my haste to deactivate that other app I forgot to tell anyone I was leaving
media.tenor.com
a baby is covering his face with his hand .
ALT: a baby is covering his face with his hand .
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