Ariel G. Ruiz Soto
Senior Policy Analyst
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Ariel G. Ruiz Soto is a Senior Policy Analyst at MPI, where he works with the U.S. Immigration Policy Program and the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative.
His research examines the interaction of migration policies in the region that stretches from Panama to Canada, as well as their intended and unintended consequences for foreign- and native-born populations. He also analyzes demographic trends across the region and methodological approaches to estimate the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States.
Mr. Ruiz Soto holds a master’s degree from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration with an emphasis on immigration policy and service provision, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Whitman College.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 arrives amid stricter U.S. immigration policies that are limiting access for fans from dozens of countries. This World of Migration episode features sports journalist Albert Samaha on what the intersection of sports and immigration at the World Cup, including visa barriers and stepped-up enforcement, could mean, including for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Esta conversación oportuna y provocadora sobre la migración en las Américas presenta los principales hallazgos de los autores, patrones sorprendentes y las urgentes preguntas de política pública que enfrenta hoy América Latina y el Caribe.
Marking release of a report, experts on this webinar examine migration narratives since 2018 and how they have been used to justify policy approaches or incentivize mobility decisions.
MPI President Andrew Selee and two colleagues who joined him at the U.S.-Mexico border to examine increasingly sophisticated U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations discuss the evolution of policies and procedures to address asylum seekers and other migrants arriving at official ports of entry.
How are U.S. border operations and policies evolving at the U.S.-Mexico border to address rising and diversifying flows? And what is driving increasing immigration from across Latin America, the Caribbean, and beyond? MPI President Andrew Selee speaks with two colleagues who traveled from one end of the nearly 2,000-mile boundary to the other, touring U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities and interviewing U.S. and Mexican officials, NGO leaders, and others.
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Un nivel histórico de migración está transformando las sociedades y la política en América Latina y el Caribe, dando paso a una etapa definida por la volatilidad. Este artículo analiza estas dinámicas en el Caribe y Centroamérica y Sudamérica, y analiza la probabilidad de que la región se acerque a un punto de inflexión en la gestión de la migración.
U.S. Third-Country Deportation Agreements Are More About Fear than Numbers
A New Era of Immigration Enforcement Unfolds in the U.S. Interior and at the Border under Trump 2.0
The Forgotten Side of Deportation: The Cost of Ignoring Returnees’ Reintegration Challenges
El lado olvidado de la deportación: El costo de ignorar los retos de reintegración de los retornados
The Unauthorized Immigrant Population Expands amid Record U.S.-Mexico Border Arrivals
Amid Tariff Threats, Migration Management Is Key to the Evolving Trump-Sheinbaum Relationship
Entre amenazas arancelarias, la gestión de la migración es clave para la evolución de la relación Trump-Sheinbaum
With New Strategies At and Beyond the U.S. Border, Migrant Encounters Plunge
Diverse Flows Drive Increase in U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population
Shifting Patterns and Policies Reshape Migration to U.S.-Mexico Border in Major Ways in 2023
A Turning Point for the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States
A Shrinking Number of DACA Participants Face Yet Another Adverse Court Ruling
A Post-Title 42 Vision for Migration Management Comes into Focus
Record-Breaking Migrant Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border Overlook the Bigger Story
El número récord de encuentros con migrantes en la frontera México-Estados Unidos encubre la historia más importante
Beyond the Border: Opportunities for Managing Regional Migration between Central and North America
Lessons from Europe: The U.S. Opportunity to Rethink the Links Between Development Assistance and Migration
Strategic Solutions for the United States and Mexico to Manage the Migration Crisis
Soluciones estratégicas para afrontar la crisis migratoria en Estados Unidos y México
A Narrower Path in the House for Most DREAMers