Abel Valenzuela is Professor of Chicano/a Studies and Urban Planning and director of UCLA (Institute for Research on Labor and Employment), which, among other things, does research on migrants and precarious work. He has authored numerous research articles, books, and reports on immigrant settlement, work, and urban poverty. His research on day labor and immigrant labor markets have helped frame national public and policy narratives on immigrant and low-wage workers. Next to being a researcher at UCLA, he was recently appointed as Special Advisory to the Chancellor on Immigration Policy to assist and create campus-wide policies to enhance immigrant and international student success across borders, topics, and institutions.