Dongkyu Kim - Voice

RGV Our Voice/Nuestra Voz (OVNV) Survey

[RGV OVNV Survey] is designed to (1) capture attitudes and opinions of Rio Grande Valley residents on key international, national, state and local issues, and (2) inform policy at the state and regional levels. This survey will provide a platform for academic research, student engagement, and community discourse on topics affecting the RGV. The Center for Survey Research and Policy Analysis at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley conducted the first wave of the OVNV survey in 2018.

2018 RGV Voice I

Data & Codebook: [STATA] & [Codebook]
When using the data, please cite one of the following:
- Kim, Dongkyu, Mi-son Kim, Natasha Altema McNeely. 2020. "Comparative Analysis of the Attitudes toward the U.S.-Mexico Border Policy: Evaluating Perspectives on Border Security and Building a Wall in the Rio Grande Valley, National Hispanic and General U.S. Populations," Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 42(4):476-496. doi:10.1177/0739986320953803 [Link]
  - Altema McNeely, Natasha, Dongkyu Kim and Mi-son Kim, forthcoming, "Deportation Threat and Political Engagement among Latinos in the Rio Grande Valley," Ethnic and Racial Studies.

Policy Briefs
- 04.14.2019 [RGV Opinion on Border Wall]
- 04.01.2019 [RGV Political Efficacy ]

RGV Voice in Media
- 09.11.2021 NYTimes, "Trump May Be Gone, But the Fight Against His Border Wall Goes On"
- 04.15.2019 Ell Valle Noticias, "ALREDEDOR DEL 50% DE RESIDENTES DEL VALLE DESCONOCEN LO QUE HACE EL GOBIERNO"
- 04.03.2019 KURV, "Local Poll Finds 75 Percent Of Locals Oppose Border Wall"
- 04.02.2019 APNews, "UTRGV study: About 3 in 4 Valley residents oppose border wall"
- 04.02.2019 Valley Morning Star, "UTRGV study: About 3 in 4 Valley residents oppose border wall"
- 04.02.2019 The Brownsville Herald, "UTRGV study: About 3 in 4 Valley residents oppose border wall"
- 04.02.2019 The Monitor, "UTRGV Study: About 3 in 4 RGV Residents Oppose Border Wall" [Facebook]
- OVNV in Research
  - Ayala, Yajaira I. Understanding Local Vulnerability in the Rio Grande Valley. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2019.
  - González, Xavier Oliveras. "La resistencia al muro de Estados Unidos: comparación de las espacialidades en ambos lados de la frontera." Ulúa. Revista de historia, sociedad y cultura 34 (2019).
  - Keck, Michelle, and Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera. "A Power Elite Alliance and Local Environmental Policy: Elon Musk in Cameron County." Case Studies in the Environment 8, no. 1 (2024).
  - Kaika, Allison P. Building Food Democracy in the Rio Grande Valley: Exploring the Relationship between Civic Agriculture and Civic Engagement. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2020.

2022 RGV Voice II

Data & Codebook: [In preparation]

Policy Briefs
- - 04.03.2023 [RGV Opinion on Border Wall]

RGV Voice in Media
- - 04.07, 2023 CBS 4 News at 6 UTRGV study, support for border wall increased since 2018
  - 04.06.2023 Monitor UTRGV survey indicates more local support for border wall construction
  - 04.05.2023 KRGV Channel 5 RGV UTRGV CSRPA & Border Wall
  - 04.04.2023 Telemundo 40 RGV Opinion on Border Wall