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
Republican Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney came to Orlando, FL to address the National Association of Latino Elected Officials annual meeting. In his remarks he did not duck the issue of immigration, however his policy plans remain rather broad.