Daniel Jenks
@jenksd.bsky.social
sociology phd student @upenn | past deputy dir. @immigrationlabAU | categorical inequality, immigration, & environment | member @getUPgrads | co-author of REUNITED: https://www.russellsage.org/publications/reunited
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Daniel Jenks
@jenksd.bsky.social
· Jan 6
Reunited
In the second decade of the twenty-first century, an increasing number of children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala began arriving without parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. In many cases,
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Shaking up your syllabus for this semester? Consider @drernestocast.bsky.social and I's book about Central American youth migrants in the DC area. Good for migration, youth+family, social probs courses, and chapters on social work+mental health, education, policy. www.russellsage.org/publications...
Anyone know where I can find a good database with proposed data centers? State-by-state is fine, I've found VA and PA and are usable in QGIS with some wrangling, but especially looking for MI and WI.
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Anyone know where I can find a good database with proposed data centers? State-by-state is fine, I've found VA and PA and are usable in QGIS with some wrangling, but especially looking for MI and WI.
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REUNITED / REUNIDOS
with @jenksd.bsky.social #booksky #academicsky @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social @latinoworld.bsky.social
with @jenksd.bsky.social #booksky #academicsky @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social @latinoworld.bsky.social
Reunidos: Separación Familiar Y Migración de Menores Centroamericanos
En los últimos años, un creciente número de menores de edad comenzó a llegar sin padres a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. En muchos casos, los padres se habían ido a los Estados Unidos años antes. En Reunidos, Ernesto Castañeda y Daniel Jenks explican las razones de la migración ...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
REUNITED / REUNIDOS
with @jenksd.bsky.social #booksky #academicsky @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social @latinoworld.bsky.social
with @jenksd.bsky.social #booksky #academicsky @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social @latinoworld.bsky.social
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"Reunited: Family Separation and Central American Youth Migration" is available in English from the Russell Sage Foundation, available in Spanish on Amazon, and also available as an audiobook in Spanish wherever you get your audiobooks.
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Reunited: Family Separation and Central American Youth Migration" is available in English from the Russell Sage Foundation, available in Spanish on Amazon, and also available as an audiobook in Spanish wherever you get your audiobooks.
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Ernesto & I are more than happy to zoom into your class if you plan on teaching it!
Buy "Reunited" it is writen as an easy read for the classroom, newsroom, bookclub, and scholars who want to understand the basics of family migration, family separation, and the impacts of immigration policy. The lessons & takeaways apply to many migrant nationalities.
@russellsagefdn.bsky.social
@russellsagefdn.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Ernesto & I are more than happy to zoom into your class if you plan on teaching it!
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More authors at #ASA2025! Ernesto Castañeda with his book Reunited, co-authored with Daniel Jenks. Come by booth 625 to browse this book and many others and receive a 25% conference discount!
@drernestocast.bsky.social @jenksd.bsky.social
@drernestocast.bsky.social @jenksd.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
More authors at #ASA2025! Ernesto Castañeda with his book Reunited, co-authored with Daniel Jenks. Come by booth 625 to browse this book and many others and receive a 25% conference discount!
@drernestocast.bsky.social @jenksd.bsky.social
@drernestocast.bsky.social @jenksd.bsky.social
Presenting on collaborative work about post-2021 migration from Afghanistan and occupational mismatch at 2pm, and recent findings from my fieldwork after wildfires and floods at 4. Come say hi! #ASA2025
Penn @ #ASA2025
Presenters SATURDAY PM
Y. Wang
@margaretrutheby.bsky.social
@joeljm.bsky.social
J. Schnittker
@pgonalon.bsky.social
@elenavanstee.bsky.social
@jenksd.bsky.social
D. Kirk
M. Hanna-Ghattas
@wendyrothsoc.bsky.social
@lindseydcameron.bsky.social
FULL SCHEDULE HERE:
bit.ly/4m472RQ
Presenters SATURDAY PM
Y. Wang
@margaretrutheby.bsky.social
@joeljm.bsky.social
J. Schnittker
@pgonalon.bsky.social
@elenavanstee.bsky.social
@jenksd.bsky.social
D. Kirk
M. Hanna-Ghattas
@wendyrothsoc.bsky.social
@lindseydcameron.bsky.social
FULL SCHEDULE HERE:
bit.ly/4m472RQ
August 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Presenting on collaborative work about post-2021 migration from Afghanistan and occupational mismatch at 2pm, and recent findings from my fieldwork after wildfires and floods at 4. Come say hi! #ASA2025
(it will take you less than 10 minutes to read! and it's open access!)
good morning!
good morning!
💥NEW PUBLICATION💥
Check out our short piece on how journaling is an excellent piece of the methodological toolkit for studying disasters, shocks, and emergencies as they unfold, shift, and take shape.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Check out our short piece on how journaling is an excellent piece of the methodological toolkit for studying disasters, shocks, and emergencies as they unfold, shift, and take shape.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Journaling During a Disaster: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Collection | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness | Cambridge Core
Journaling During a Disaster: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Collection - Volume 19
www.cambridge.org
July 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
(it will take you less than 10 minutes to read! and it's open access!)
good morning!
good morning!
💥NEW PUBLICATION💥
Check out our short piece on how journaling is an excellent piece of the methodological toolkit for studying disasters, shocks, and emergencies as they unfold, shift, and take shape.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Check out our short piece on how journaling is an excellent piece of the methodological toolkit for studying disasters, shocks, and emergencies as they unfold, shift, and take shape.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Journaling During a Disaster: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Collection | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness | Cambridge Core
Journaling During a Disaster: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Collection - Volume 19
www.cambridge.org
July 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
💥NEW PUBLICATION💥
Check out our short piece on how journaling is an excellent piece of the methodological toolkit for studying disasters, shocks, and emergencies as they unfold, shift, and take shape.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Check out our short piece on how journaling is an excellent piece of the methodological toolkit for studying disasters, shocks, and emergencies as they unfold, shift, and take shape.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
NORTH CAROLINA: I am recruiting for a study about the impact of the Helene floods, particularly on community composition and residential mobility. Do you know someone who moved from western NC after the floods, or long-term resident who stayed? (Maybe you?) Reply/dm/email me - djenks@sas.upenn.edu
May 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NORTH CAROLINA: I am recruiting for a study about the impact of the Helene floods, particularly on community composition and residential mobility. Do you know someone who moved from western NC after the floods, or long-term resident who stayed? (Maybe you?) Reply/dm/email me - djenks@sas.upenn.edu
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It was a pleasure to speak with @parkstraveler.bsky.social about partisanship and the environment, how we are and aren’t divided over our relationship to nature, with a cameo from a certain little fish. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/podcast/2025...
National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 326 | Environmental Partisanship
Is green a red and blue construct? Are environmental issues such as clean air, clean water, public lands, and national parks highly partisan? Our guest is Tufts professor Caleb Scoville who has receiv...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It was a pleasure to speak with @parkstraveler.bsky.social about partisanship and the environment, how we are and aren’t divided over our relationship to nature, with a cameo from a certain little fish. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/podcast/2025...
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Afhans were vetted and allowed to come the US for a reason. It is not fair nor safe for them to be sent back.
May 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Afhans were vetted and allowed to come the US for a reason. It is not fair nor safe for them to be sent back.
We had a very nice time chatting with @danielrmorrison.bsky.social on @socannex.bsky.social about our book - and its implications in politics and communities given *gestures wildly* everything happening right now! Have a listen.
New episode with @drernestocast.bsky.social and @jenksd.bsky.social just dropped! Following up on last week's show, this one focuses on family reunification.
The challenges these young people and their families face are formidable but often inspiring.
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/erne...
The challenges these young people and their families face are formidable but often inspiring.
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/erne...
Ernesto Castañeda and Daniel Jenks on Reunited: Family Reunification and Central American Youth Migration
A second interview with Dr. Ernesto Castañeda, @drernestocast.bsky.socialProfessor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studie
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu
April 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We had a very nice time chatting with @danielrmorrison.bsky.social on @socannex.bsky.social about our book - and its implications in politics and communities given *gestures wildly* everything happening right now! Have a listen.
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Check out my podcast w @jenksd.bsky.social & @danielrmorrison.bsky.social about "Reunited" & the years-long family separations due to immigration policies that fail to give work & travel documents to the workers we need & to their families. @russellsagefdn.bsky.social @aucollege.bsky.social #Boosky
New episode with @drernestocast.bsky.social and @jenksd.bsky.social just dropped! Following up on last week's show, this one focuses on family reunification.
The challenges these young people and their families face are formidable but often inspiring.
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/erne...
The challenges these young people and their families face are formidable but often inspiring.
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/erne...
Ernesto Castañeda and Daniel Jenks on Reunited: Family Reunification and Central American Youth Migration
A second interview with Dr. Ernesto Castañeda, @drernestocast.bsky.socialProfessor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studie
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu
April 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Check out my podcast w @jenksd.bsky.social & @danielrmorrison.bsky.social about "Reunited" & the years-long family separations due to immigration policies that fail to give work & travel documents to the workers we need & to their families. @russellsagefdn.bsky.social @aucollege.bsky.social #Boosky
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It was such a pleasure to read and engage with these authors on @socannex.bsky.social. The stories of these young migrants and their families stay with me. I encourage #sociologysky and #academicsky to pick up the book and learn more.
New episode with @drernestocast.bsky.social and @jenksd.bsky.social just dropped! Following up on last week's show, this one focuses on family reunification.
The challenges these young people and their families face are formidable but often inspiring.
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/erne...
The challenges these young people and their families face are formidable but often inspiring.
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/erne...
Ernesto Castañeda and Daniel Jenks on Reunited: Family Reunification and Central American Youth Migration
A second interview with Dr. Ernesto Castañeda, @drernestocast.bsky.socialProfessor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studie
socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu
April 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It was such a pleasure to read and engage with these authors on @socannex.bsky.social. The stories of these young migrants and their families stay with me. I encourage #sociologysky and #academicsky to pick up the book and learn more.
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“Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive govt funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m…”
"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive govt funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m…”
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Your friendly, periodic reminder that the Canadian History & Environment series at @ucalgarypress.bsky.social exists.
That it's print & open-access, here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/canad...
That it's great.
That there's room for more.
That I edit the series, so talk to me.
#envhist #cdnhist
That it's print & open-access, here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/canad...
That it's great.
That there's room for more.
That I edit the series, so talk to me.
#envhist #cdnhist
March 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Your friendly, periodic reminder that the Canadian History & Environment series at @ucalgarypress.bsky.social exists.
That it's print & open-access, here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/canad...
That it's great.
That there's room for more.
That I edit the series, so talk to me.
#envhist #cdnhist
That it's print & open-access, here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/canad...
That it's great.
That there's room for more.
That I edit the series, so talk to me.
#envhist #cdnhist
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Had a great #ESS2025 also presented "Reunited: Family Reunification and Central Youth Migration" with @jenksd.bsky.social, published by @russellsagefdn.bsky.social. With generous comments by Xóchitl Bada and Carolina Bank-Munoz, who recommended the book for class use and the general public.
March 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Had a great #ESS2025 also presented "Reunited: Family Reunification and Central Youth Migration" with @jenksd.bsky.social, published by @russellsagefdn.bsky.social. With generous comments by Xóchitl Bada and Carolina Bank-Munoz, who recommended the book for class use and the general public.
Good sessions in Boston!
We had a panel on "Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions" in Boston as part of #ESS2025. Thank you to the organizers, attendees & discussants, Dr. Robert Smith, Dr. Shannon Gleeson & @jenksd.bsky.social, for their kind remarks. @columbiaup.bsky.social Notes to come.
March 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Good sessions in Boston!
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re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
My take on the "economic boycott" yesterday --
March 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My take on the "economic boycott" yesterday --
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Trump admin stopping legal representation of unaccompanied immigrant children means kids may face deportation proceedings alone
Affects 26,000 kids & is predicted to "leave children vulnerable to exploitation and to further abuse”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Affects 26,000 kids & is predicted to "leave children vulnerable to exploitation and to further abuse”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
February 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump admin stopping legal representation of unaccompanied immigrant children means kids may face deportation proceedings alone
Affects 26,000 kids & is predicted to "leave children vulnerable to exploitation and to further abuse”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Affects 26,000 kids & is predicted to "leave children vulnerable to exploitation and to further abuse”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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ICYMI: Ernesto Castañeda (@drernestocast.bsky.social) & Daniel Jenks (@jenksd.bsky.social) share migration insights from their new @rsf.org book, REUNITED.
▶️ contexts.org/blog/family-...
📚 www.russellsage.org/publications...
@latinoworld.bsky.social @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social @upenn.edu
▶️ contexts.org/blog/family-...
📚 www.russellsage.org/publications...
@latinoworld.bsky.social @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social @upenn.edu
February 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
ICYMI: Ernesto Castañeda (@drernestocast.bsky.social) & Daniel Jenks (@jenksd.bsky.social) share migration insights from their new @rsf.org book, REUNITED.
▶️ contexts.org/blog/family-...
📚 www.russellsage.org/publications...
@latinoworld.bsky.social @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social @upenn.edu
▶️ contexts.org/blog/family-...
📚 www.russellsage.org/publications...
@latinoworld.bsky.social @theimmigrationlab.bsky.social @upenn.edu