Professional Affiliation

Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute

Expert Bio

Ariel G. Ruiz Soto is a Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, where he works with the U.S. Immigration Policy Program. He also manages MPI's internship program. His research focuses on the impact of U.S. immigration policies on immigrants and other populations, and the interaction between U.S., Mexican, and Central American migration policies. Mr. Ruiz Soto also analyzes methodological approaches to estimate sociodemographic trends of 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.