The Trump administration has proposed terminating most Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and humanitarian parole programs, which allow individuals from select countries to enter the U.S. with permission, apply for asylum, and obtain work permits. In June 2026, it ended TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians. Sociologist Ernesto Castañeda, anthropologist Lauren Carruth, and applied developmental and educational psychologist Maria De Jesus will examine how these changes to immigration policy affect the social and economic integration of new arrivals in New York City and the D.C.
Historically, felon disenfranchisement laws have prohibited millions of people with criminal records from voting in elections. Since 1997, however, many states restored the right to vote for individuals with felony convictions. Despite these reforms, people with criminal records and their communities continue to vote at very low rates, a reflection of administrative burdens, lack of information, and challenges for outreach.
In 2025, the Trump administration cancelled the Food Security Supplement to the December Current Population Survey (CPS-FSS), which forms the basis for a longstanding annual report on food security. These data are needed to track how vulnerable families are faring in a time of rising prices, economic uncertainty, and cuts to welfare programs.
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Trust in the Classroom
Race, Relationships, and Inequality in Urban Schools
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In many areas of the U.S. police are the primary first responders to mental health emergencies. The potential harm of police response to these emergencies has inspired calls for alternative crisis response options and cities across the country responding by creating alternative crisis response programs. Despite their increasing prevalence, there is limited research on these programs. Sociologists Amy L. Johnson and Rebecca Gleit will evaluate the effects of Seattle’s community crisis response program on outcomes such as arrests and psychiatric detentions.
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RSF: The Social, Political, and Economic Consequences of Climate Hazards
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As climate change intensifies, weather becomes more extreme and climate hazards like wildfires and hurricanes become more frequent and more destructive. While climate change affects the entire global population, the risk and consequences of experiencing climate hazards are not shared equally. In the US, lower socioeconomic status groups and people of color are disproportionately more at risk for experiencing climate hazards and face more difficulty recovering from them. In this issue of RSF, sociologists Max Besbris, Manuel Pastor, and Anna Rhodes, economist Wolfram Schlenker, political scientist Pamela Winston, and an interdisciplinary group of contributors examine the impact of climate change on inequality in the US.
The eleven articles in this issue investigate the consequences of climate hazards for inequality, examining impacts on housing, neighborhoods, and employment; the ways inequality emerges in recovery from climate-related disasters; and how politicians and other actors respond to climate change. As flood risk increases in communities across the US, local authorities are partnering with federal agencies to implement buyout programs as a tool for managed retreat. James R. Elliott and colleagues find that in majority-White communities, where most buyouts take place, homeowners more commonly opt to sell their homes on the private market instead, which creates a revolving door of risk rather than eliminating it. Property insurance is essential for mediating losses and facilitating hurricane recovery, yet timely and fair claims are not guaranteed. Bad faith claims handling can put residents’ housing stability and financial well-being at risk, leading many to file lawsuits to dispute the outcome of their claims. Hannah K. Friedrich and col-leagues find that litigation against insurers is more likely in areas that have a higher percentage of Black residents and that case duration is longer for residents in these areas, reflecting that systemic procedural inequalities can amplify disparities in disaster recovery. Cadence Willse finds that in the wake of major climate-related disasters, Democrats are more likely to increase their support for environmental policies, while Republicans are less likely to vote in favor of them. Megan Mullin investigates whether support for managed retreat programs by local governments differs if residents are viewed as wealthy or low-income. She finds that local elected officials are more likely to support buyout programs for low-income homeowners.
This timely issue of RSF expertly enhances our understanding of the intersection of climate disasters and inequality.
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Today, nearly four million people live in U.S. territories. While they live under the U.S. flag and hold U.S. passports, they cannot vote in federal elections. Despite promises of equal citizenship under the 14th Amendment and international law that enshrined self-determination and complete sovereign independence as fundamental human rights, U.S. territories continue to exist as exceptions. As the norms of international law, the U.S.
Self-reported race and ethnicity change over time and across different contexts. Changes in self-reported race/ethnicity are especially common among American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) groups. Research shows a larger increase in the self-reported AIAN population than would be predicted using standard demographic projections. This increase could be due, in part, to changes in self-identification.