Néstor P. Rodríguez

Néstor P. Rodríguez is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and has taught courses on immigration policy, border control, and sociology.

• Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

His research focuses on international migration, particularly Guatemalan migration, U.S. deportation practices, border enforcement ethics, and the social dynamics between Latinos and African/Asian Americans. He has conducted fieldwork in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador and engaged in academic exchanges in China and Japan.

Professor Rodríguez teaches courses like United States Immigration (SOC 322U/MAS 374), Border Control/Deaths (SOC 323D/MAS 374), and Immigration Policy Impacts in the U.S. (UGS 302). Many courses emphasize unauthorized migration, border security, and sociological impacts of immigration policies.