The University of Arizona Press

Edelina M. Burciaga is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Colorado, Denver. Her research focuses on undocumented Latinx youth in the United States, examining how state and local laws shape their transition to adulthood. She has conducted studies in California, Georgia, Colorado, and Arizona. Burciaga’s work has been published in several academic journals, contributing to the understanding of the experiences and challenges faced by undocumented immigrant young people in the United States. Burciaga has published her research in journals including Law & Policy, Ethnicities, Mobilization: An International Quarterly, Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, Journal of College Admissions, and elsewhere.