Saldivar has a BA and MPA from Texas A&M International University.  Her research interests include Latino political attitudes on government efficacy and patterns of political participation within the U.S., policy analyses of immigration and/or security policies disproportionately allocated on Latinos and the subsequent impact (if any) on Latino mobilization in the U.S., Latinos’ perceptions of discrimination within the context of immigration, and research methodology in the social sciences.  