
- Policy Report COVID-19
Latino and Asian Households in California Are Behind on Rent and Behind in Access to State Relief Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened California’s chronic economic and housing inequalities for low-income and people-of-color households. This brief uses data from the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey (HPS) and California’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to analyze the experience of renters and their participation in critical emergency rental-assistance programs. We find significant disparities linked to income class and race/ethnicity among California renters who are experiencing financial distress and who have participated in rental relief programs.
- Policy Report COVID-19
A Change of Plans: How the Pandemic Affected Students of Color and their Plans for Higher Education
In this factsheet, we analyze the racial disparities on the impact of COVID-19 on post-secondary education plans in 2021, and the effect of vaccine availability on these plans.
- Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights
Taking a Deeper Look at Hispanic Voting Patterns in South Florida
South Florida has a population of over 4.7 million, the majority of the region being Hispanic or Latino residents. This report examines voting patterns by Latino ethnicity in South Florida using official precinct election data.
- Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights
Annual Report 2021
In 2021, the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (UCLA LPPI) was focused on laying the foundation for a more inclusive economy and democracy. With the intersecting crises of structural racism, COVID-19, worsening economic inequality and climate disasters, the world is at a tipping point. And all eyes are on America to counteract a global descent into authoritarianism. In looking toward a brighter future, we must retire failed systems and build new institutions that yield shared prosperity so that all Americans not only survive but thrive.
- Policy Report Diversity & Inclusion
Unseen and Unheard: The Underrepresentation of Latino Voices and Stories in The Los Angeles Times Opinion and Editorials Section
This study analyzes Latino visibility on The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board and its widely read opinion section and finds that Latinos are severely underrepresented in both.
- Policy Report COVID-19
Latinas Exiting the Workforce: How the Pandemic Revealed Historic Disadvantages and Heightened Economic Hardship
This report quantifies the 2020 loss in labor for Latinas relative to other groups and highlights pre-existing disparities exacerbated by COVID-19.
THERE IS NO AMERICAN AGENDA WITHOUT A LATINO AGENDA


Voting Rights Project
The UCLA Voting Rights Project is the flagship project of the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.
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