Violet Buxton Walsh
Immigration fellow at IFP who researches and analyzes government immigration data; author of the essay 'Ten Thoughts on Government Data' and creator of the OPT Observatory work described in the episode.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 13min
Ten Thoughts on Government Data
Violet Buxton Walsh, an immigration fellow who analyzes government immigration data, reads her essay and recounts building the OPT Observatory from SEVIS. She explains why government datasets feel impenetrable. She highlights major gaps, surprising errors, how forms reveal hidden fields, and why practitioner knowledge and creative restructuring matter.
