As a scholar of American politics, I examine the politics of migration, borders, bureaucracy, race, and citizenship. My work examines the dynamic interplay between states and racialized migrants – at one level, how Latinx immigrants are regulated by and contend with the American state, and at another level, how the United States expands its regulatory reach beyond its borders. In my book project, Exporting Borders, I trace the policy choices and bargains between the United States and Mexico, two asymmetrically positioned states, to explain the making of current and still unfolding interdependent externalization and containment regimes. My community-engaged and collaborative research about the Latino organizational terrain provides new entry points into the study of American democracy and collective action by centering the civic lives of Latinos and Latino immigrants across U.S. political environments. Following in the tradition of programs like the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, and the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, I committed to creating more inclusive systems of knowledge production via my research, teaching, and mentorship. 

I come from generations of women-led migration from San Luis Potosí to Texas, and it was through the support from educators and members of the Lockhart, Texas community that I was able to attend Rice University as a first-generation college student. I earned my PhD at Harvard University, and I served as an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University from 2021 to 2024.

Journal Articles 

• “Hierarchy in the Politics of Migration: Revisiting Race, Ethnicity, and Power in the  Migration State” Accepted in International Migration Review (with Ankushi Mitra, Stephanie Chan, and Estefania Castañeda Pérez)
• Mitra, Ankushi, Curtis Kline, and Angie M. Bautista-Chavez. 2024. “Civically Engaged Research in Political Science: A Methodological Guide." Politics, Groups, and Identities: 1–28.
• Bautista-Chavez, Angie M., and Sarah James. 2019. “Beyond Likely Voters: An Event Analysis of Conservative Political Outreach.” Political Science Quarterly 134(3): 407 443.

Special Issue Editor

• “How to Conduct Civically Engaged Research in A Time of Contentious Politics” Special Issue in Politics, Groups, and Identities (with Shelly Arsneault, Stephanie Chan, and Valerie Martinez-Ebers)

Policy and Public-Facing Publications

• Bautista-Chavez, Angie and Stephanie Chan. 2023. “Institute for Civically Engaged Research (ICER) 2023 Reflection.” Political Science Now.
• Bautista-Chavez, Angie and Sarah James. 2018. “How Conservative Political Organizations Engage and Try to Recruit Left-Leaning Constituencies.” Scholars Strategy Network.
• Prchal Svajlenka, Nicole, Tom Jawetz, and Angie Bautista-Chavez. 2017. “A New Threat to DACA Could Cost States Billions of Dollars.” Center for American Progress.
• Prchal Svajlenka, Nicole, Angie M. Bautista-Chavez, and Laura Muñoz Lopez. 2017. “TPS Holders Are Integral Members of the U.S. Economy and Society.” Center for American Progress.
• Prchal Svajlenka, Nicole, Tom Jawetz, Angie Bautista-Chavez, and Laura Muñoz Lopez. 2017. “Temporary Protected Status: State-by-State Fact Sheets.” Center for American Progress.
• Gonzales, Roberto G., and Angie M. Bautista-Chavez. 2014. “Two Years and Counting: Assessing the Growing Power of DACA.” American Immigration Council