Alejandrina Elms serves as the U.S.-Mexico Policy Analyst at the Foundation.
Originally from the Big Bend border region, Alejandrina grew up between Presidio, Texas, and Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. Her experience on both sides of the border has shaped her interest in the political, economic, and security issues defining the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
Alejandrina earned her bachelor’s degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin in 2023 and her Master of Global Policy Studies from UT Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs in 2026. Her graduate studies focused on national security, diplomacy, and U.S.-Mexico policy, with particular attention to cross-border governance, transnational security challenges, and binational cooperation.