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Matthias Doepke resigned from Northwestern University this week: “I find it difficult to tell people, ‘You should come to America to study for your Ph.D.’ if I can’t guarantee they’re not going to be thrown out.”
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The food-service workers, electricians, groundskeepers, and other skilled craft workers were laid off amid budget cuts or their work was outsourced, according to experts.
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