Presented by María Verónica Elías, PhD, 
Associate Professor, University of Texas San Antonio College for Health, Community, and Public Policy

Why has US border control remained in crisis despite decades of reform efforts? This talk argues that the US–Mexico border reveals a deeper failure of administrative governance rather than a problem of policy design or managerial effectiveness. Drawing on public administration theory and empirical evidence from border enforcement and asylum adjudication, it shows how results-driven management logics have displaced legal judgment, due process, and public values. The border emerges as a critical site where administrative practices actively produce—or undermine—state legitimacy and democratic authority.

Open to all, no registration necessary.

Presented by the LSU Department of Public Administration