Policy Research Project Reports (PRPs)
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Migrant Protection Protocols: Implementation and Consequences for Asylum Seekers in Mexico, PRP 218
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2020)In November 2018, the United States and Mexico negotiated the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Before MPP, asylum seekers were allowed to wait in the United States during their asylum cases. However, with MPP, asylum ... -
Migrant Caravans in Mexico, PRP 217
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Migratory Policy in Mexico, PRP 216
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2020)On December 1, 2018, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador assumed office and promised to change Mexico’s migratory policy. Initially, López Obrador championed a humanitarian approach to migration, placing migrant ... -
Extending Electric Service to Rural Nepal, PRP 212
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2020)This project examines the feasibility of expanding electrical service into rural villages not currently serviced by Nepal’s electrical grid. One hypothesis is that renewable energy sources can enhance each village’s economy ... -
Autonomous Rural Transportation Challenges and Opportunities in Iinan-cho, Shimane, Japan, PRP 211
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2020)The Japanese government views autonomous vehicle (AV) technology as an inevitable market target of opportunity for its transportation sector. Japan expects to be among the first nations to realize AV benefits and export ... -
Conservation and Community Wealth Creation in India: Challenges and Way Ahead, PRP 210
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2020)This report outlines challenges for resettlement and wealth creation strategies for the Van Gujjars, a nomadic tribe active across several states of northern India. This report can serve as a framework for the Wildlife ... -
Testing Methods for Austin Workforce Program Evaluation, PRP 213
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2020)A set of graduate students from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (LBJ School) and at The University of Texas at Austin wrote this report to the City of Austin to develop and tests methods used to evaluate ... -
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: Publicly Funded Necessity or Commercially Funded Convenience? PRP 204
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2019)The Energy Infrastructure of the Future is an interdisciplinary initiative of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin to develop an extensive understanding of existing domestic energy infrastructure while ... -
Emerging Policy Practices in Latin America, PRP 209
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Mexico’s Migratory Detention System, PRP 207
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2019)This report examines the evolution of Mexico’s migratory detention system, particularly with respect to legislative changes in 2008 and 2011 that decriminalized migration. Until 2008, irregular migration was a criminal ... -
Central American Refugees in Mexico: Barriers to Legal Status, Rights, and Integration, PRP 206
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2019)Mexico’s migratory laws outline a robust framework for refugee integration, but there are challenges with fulfilling the legal mandates. One primary challenge is a lack of institutional support for improving refugee ... -
Mexico’s Migratory Policy Regarding Unaccompanied Minors: Obstacles to Accessing Services & Protections, PRP 205
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2019)This report explores the dynamics surrounding Central American unaccompanied minors in Mexico and their access to the country’s protection system. Since 2009, the number of unaccompanied minors from El Salvador, Guatemala, ... -
The Implementation and Legacy of Mexico’s Southern Border Program, PRP 208
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2019)Over the last two decades, Mexico has enacted multiple domestic programs and international initiatives to manage the movement of migrants and illicit goods across its southern border states. In July 2014, Mexico launched ... -
Texas Energy Poverty Profiles Project, PRP 203
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2018)This study, the Texas Low-Income Profile Project, provides a detailed understanding of Texas LMI residents and their relationships to energy. We address this issue in a robust manner with the goal of helping frame future ... -
Sustainable River Management on the US/Mexico Border: Recommendations for the Paso del Norte, PRP 202
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2018)The report examines emerging challenges to water supply in the Rio Grande, specifically in the river’s Paso del Norte sub-basin. Based on consultations with water stakeholders in New Mexico, Texas and Mexico we recommend ... -
Renewable Energy for Remote Area Development, PRP 187
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2016)The Oki Islands include four inhabited islands surrounded by a ring archipelago lagoon approximately 24 miles north of the Honshu Coast, part of Shimane Prefecture in Japan’s Chugoku Region. During the week of August 17-21, ... -
Post-Earthquake Home Reconstruction in the Surrounding Hills of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, PRP 200
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2018)In April of 2015, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Kathmandu Valley at the center of Nepal. Within the following year, Kathmandu was struck by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks. The initial earthquake ... -
Interagency Performance in Counterterrorism Operations: Implications for the “Gray Zone”, PRP 201
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2018)Our project examined integration and cooperation between the intelligence community and special operations forces in the years leading up to and after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Our research confirmed our ... -
The Impact of Securitization on Central American Migrants, PRP 199
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2018)This report evaluates Mexico’s migratory policies as well as the legal mandates of government bodies whose agents regularly interact with Central American migrants. It documents advances such as the decriminalization of ... -
Organized Crime and Central American Migration in Mexico, PRP 198
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2018)The following report was researched and written in response to a request by the Mexican Federal Police for an evaluation of the interactions between organized crime and Central American migrants transiting through Mexico. ...
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