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Justin Gest

Washington, D.C., United States

Contributor at Freelance

Author, Commentator, Professor of Policy and Government @GeorgeMasonU @ScharSchool Immigration / Demographic Change

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  • Migrants Are Heading South – The Atlantic - Business And America

    3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Justin Gest

    In the north of Costa Rica, an irregular dirt path runs parallel to the highway that connects the country with Nicaragua at the Las Tablillas border post. When torrential downpours flood the Río Frío and drench the surrounding lowland forest, the trail turns into a viscous paste that sucks at the shoes of migrants crossing the border by foot; they often leave their ruined sneakers behind once they make it across.

  • The Migrants Who Are Fleeing South

    1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Justin Gest

    In the north of Costa Rica, an irregular dirt path runs parallel to the highway that connects the country with Nicaragua at the Las Tablillas border post. When torrential downpours flood the Río Frío and drench the surrounding lowland forest, the trail turns into a viscous paste that sucks at the shoes of migrants crossing the border by foot; they often leave their ruined sneakers behind once they make it across.

  • The Chaos in Washington Will Not Spare You

    Feb 10, 2025 | msn.com | Justin Gest

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  • The Chaos in Washington Will Not Spare You | Opinion

    Feb 10, 2025 | newsweek.com | Justin Gest

    CLOSE X opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the interpretation of facts and data. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Independently of who you supported in the 2024 elections—or even if you voted at all—you may not be paying a lot of attention to what's taking place in Washington these days. This is normal. All democracies rely on a mix of alert and inert citizens. Too many of either and the government is paralyzed by contestation or left unaccountable, respectively.

  • How Social Media 2.0 Can Create a Marketplace for the Truth | Opinion

    Jan 17, 2025 | newsweek.com | Justin Gest

    CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Last week, Meta—the Mark Zuckerberg-run company that owns Facebook—closed the fact-checking unit on its multi-billion-user social media platform. The move is not notable because it reveals that Facebook is not really concerned about ensuring the veracity of the content it presents; they never were. Rather, it's an acknowledgement that their attempts to do so were ultimately futile.

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Justin Gest 🦋
Justin Gest 🦋 @_JustinGest
28 Apr 25

RT @casamerica: 🇺🇸📖 Así fue el diálogo ‘Trump 2025: Desafíos migratorios, inclusión social y futuro de las minorías en EE. UU.’. 👥 Con Leó…

Justin Gest 🦋
Justin Gest 🦋 @_JustinGest
21 Apr 25

Spanish magazine @ctxt_es just published my interview with Nathalia Romero on immigration and demographic change. 🦋 🇪🇸 Léalo aquí: https://t.co/smT64lARH7

Justin Gest 🦋
Justin Gest 🦋 @_JustinGest
21 Apr 25

For the first time in modern history, the migrants passing through Central America are mostly moving south. 👣 In my new essay for @TheAtlantic, I report and discuss the implications of this extraordinary reversal. 🌎 https://t.co/8WQZTReZ6M