Category: ¡Hablemos!
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Im/migrant Well-Being Stories of the Week: April 24 – May 1
As we conclude this week, the Collaborative is back with another Stories of the Week recap. From a House vote to reopen the Department of Homeland Security to shifting immigration policies in Japan, here are the top stories impacting im/migrant well-being this week. – Sophia Benavente, Law and Policy Intern TOP STORY OF THE WEEK Read more
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¡Hablemos! With Dr. Emir Estrada
By Rick Tzompa Chimal Dr. Emir Estrada is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the School of Human Evolution & Social Change at Arizona State University. She is a qualitative immigration scholar interested in the migration and incorporation aspects of immigrants from Latin America. Her research interests in immigration and gender are influenced in great Read more
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¡Hablemos! With Dr. Mirian Martinez-Aranda
By Sophia Benavente Sophia Benavente from the Collaborative sat down with Dr. Martinez-Aranda in March 2026 to discuss her professional journey, as well as her research and its broader implications. Dr. Mirian G. Martinez-Aranda is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Her academic work focuses on immigration detention, surveillance, law Read more
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¡Hablemos! With Dr. Ernesto Castañeda
By Rick Tzompa Chimal Dr. Ernesto Castañeda is Professor of Sociology and Director of both the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and the Immigration Lab at American University, where he investigates how immigration, urban life, and inequality shape contemporary societies. His extensive research and award-winning books including Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions, A Read more
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¡Hablemos! With Dr. Blanca A. Ramirez
By Sophia Benavente and Thomas J. Rachko, Jr. Dr. Blanca A. Ramirez, assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Texas, Austin, examines how immigration laws and policies shape everyday life. Her research uncovers the impacts of what scholars call “legal violence” or the harmful effects resulting from the law, especially among immigrants, revealing the Read more
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¡Hablemos! With Dr. Daniel E. Martínez
By Sophia Benavente and Thomas J. Rachko, Jr. Dr. Daniel E. Martínez, Distinguished Scholar & Associate Professor in the School of Sociology at the University of Arizona and Co-Director of the Binational Migration Institute in the Department of Mexican American Studies, examines race, ethnicity, immigration, and criminology. He has also conducted extensive research into deportations Read more