About
Victoria is Assistant Dean at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and a contributor to MSNBC and Telemundo. Her areas of expertise in the domestic policy landscape include immigration, Latinos, women and childcare, and economic equity. more→
Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto
Research
Victoria brings an interdisciplinary lens to understanding policy development and its intersection with institutional and political contexts. Underlying her academic work is the applicability of rigorous research to on-the-ground policy realities.
Recent Media
In the lead up to the Arizona primary we discuss the medium to long-term forces that have shaped current immigration politics. Key to understanding Arizona is placing it in the context of other Mountain West states that were born into a populist political tradition. More recently federal action (and lack of action) has also molded the state’s politics.