About 

I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) at the University of Oxford. I am currently a Predoctoral Visiting Fellow at the Center for U.S-Mexican Studies at the University of California, San Diego. In 2018, I was awarded the Fulbright-García Robles research fellowship and was a visiting researcher at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas in Mexico City.

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My research interests center around three questions: How do national governments across Latin America manage flows of migration, and what processes shape these management preferences over time? When and why do management preferences change? How do these management strategies shape the daily lives of migrant communities?

 

My research interests in the politics of migration, particularly in the U.S-Mexican context, are shaped by my grandfather’s experiences as a Mexican migrant in the U.S. His experience as a bracero in the 1950s and as someone who was forced to return to Mexico in the 1970s has motivated me to pursue research that unpacks the rationale and consequences of migration policies in Latin America. I am invested in producing research that visibilizes the impacts of migration policies. Furthermore, my research strives to serve as a resource for policymakers, NGOs, and the broader public. You can learn more about my grandfather’s migration journey here.

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