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

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.