Joseph Flores is a graduate student at the LBJ School of Public Affairs pursuing a Master's in Global Policy Studies. His area of focus is migration policy and global governance, and his research interests include responses to migration flows, development, coordination between States. Joseph graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in International Relations and Global Studies, specializing in International Security and Latin American studies. After graduating, Joseph served as a Franklin H. Williams Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington DC, interning with their International Institutions and Global Governance program and assisting with the Council of Councils initiative. Since returning to Austin, Joseph has spent the past few years working in project management with several consulting firms in the city. At the LBJ School, Joseph serves as an Editor with the Baines Report, a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and a board member for the Policy Alliance for Communities of Color. After graduation, Joseph hopes to continue his work in migration policy, focusing on Latin American migration, with the hopes of generating policy insights applicable across the globe.