Magaña's research focuses on traditional and non- traditional political engagement, including electoral politics, grassroots organizing, immigration dynamics and transnational political movements.

​Evelyn Cruz is the director of the College of Law's Immigration Clinic which represents foreign-born foster children in immigration matters. She teaches and writes about immigration and legal education.

Zach Santa Maria assists the Human Resources Department for Knowledge Enterprise at Arizona State University as a Department HR Visa & Immigration Specialist.

Juan Rocha is an attorney in private practice. For six years, he was a federal public defender, practices immigration and criminal law and has written extensively about immigration law. He is a lecturer at the ASU Law.

Matthew Smoldt is a PhD candidate specializing in the study of migration, immigration policy, and international finance.