Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas

Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas serves as director of research at UCLA's Latino Policy & Politics Institute. He has a strong interest in immigrants’ rights and is involved in initiatives to strengthen public policies that support deported migrants in Mexico and Central America. He has testified as an expert witness before the Canadian Parliament and as a country expert in deportation cases in the United States.

Dominguez-Villegas’ publications and policy reports have been covered in over 50 national and international media outlets including the New York Times, NPR, NBC News, Al Jazeera, Reforma, El Universal, and El Pais. He is also lead researcher for Election 2024: Key Facts About Latino Voters, a series of briefs that sheds light on the demographics and diversity of the growing Latino electorate in key battleground states.  

To reach Dominguez-Villegas, email [email protected].