Eric Gonzalez Juenke

Eric Gonzalez Juenke is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the Chicano/Latino Studies Program at Michigan State University, and 2025-2026 Good Authority fellow. He specializes in racial and ethnic politics; U.S. federal, state, and local elections; legislative and bureaucratic minority representation; immigration politics; and democratic theory. His recent book The Presidency and Immigration Policy: Rhetoric and Reality (with Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha and Andrea Silva) examines how U.S. presidents talk about immigration. His current book project (with Paru Shah and Bernard Fraga) focuses on the election of racial and ethnic minority candidates to state legislative office in the United States.


There’s more to that blue wave in the 2025 elections

2025, unlike 2024, was a historic election for representational diversity. Here’s the data.

Congress used to pass bipartisan immigration laws. What happened?

The end of the Cold War laid the foundation for our polarized immigration era.

Why elected leaders began to speak more positively about immigration 75 years ago

One figure explains the Cold War’s influence on America’s immigration past – and what’s happening now.

The unanticipated consequences of racialized immigration policy

The long-term consequences of U.S. immigration policy are unpredictable. A policy victory can set up the next generation’s fight.

Good Chat: How democracies can make immigration more popular

Alexander Kustov shares some insights from his new book on immigration politics.

Good to Know: Why do we need government?

The Constitutional framers believed that weak governments could be just as dangerous to individual freedom as powerful ones.

It’s 2025. Why doesn’t Congress reflect America’s population?

Solving a data problem changed how we think about representation.

Good Playlist: Social science methods ▶️

Catchy tunes can help students understand and remember difficult concepts.

What the Trump/Biden dueling rhetoric at the U.S. border tells us

Both presidential campaigns want to make immigration policy a top issue in the 2024 election.

State legislatures likely to have more women and people of color next year

And that predicts what Congress will look like in the future