Program Overview

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU)

The NSF-REU Collaborative Site Program on Immigration Policy and US-Mexico Border Communities is designed to provide undergraduate students with training in research methods and opportunities to conduct collaborative projects with community partners on the nature and impacts of US immigration policy in the Paso del Norte borderlands region of Las Cruces-El Paso-Ciudad Juarez.

Program Details

The program has been supported since September 2017 by the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates program. 30 undergraduate students from NMSU, UTEP, and around the United States have participated in our 10-week summer programs. Our approach is rooted in the principles of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and we are fortunate to work with the committed staff and volunteers of community organizations in the Paso del Norte region.

Program Objectives

• Provide undergraduate students with training in research methods
• Offer opportunities to conduct collaborative projects with community partners
• Focus on the nature and impacts of US immigration policy in the Paso del Norte borderlands region

Research Areas

• Immigration policy
• US-Mexico border communities
• Paso del Norte borderlands region

Program Structure

• 10-week summer program
• Collaborative projects with community partners
• Rooted in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) principles

Participant Information

• 30 undergraduate students have participated in the program
• Students from NMSU, UTEP, and around the United States are eligible to participate