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LPPI

    Vision

    There is no American agenda without a Latino agenda. We envision policy-making that centers on the needs of Latinos and communities of color, to operationalize dignity and opportunity.

    Mission

    The UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute addresses the most critical domestic policy challenges facing Latinos and other communities of color through research, advocacy, mobilization, and leadership development to propel policy reforms that expand genuine opportunity for all Americans.

Work

The UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute utilizes a multi-pronged approach to ensure Latinos and other communities of color have a seat at the decision-making table and fair opportunities to thrive.

Impact

Annual Report 2022

America’s prosperity is inextricably intertwined with the well-being of Latinos. The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) is committed to identifying the unique needs of the nation’s diverse...

Annual Report 2021

In 2021, the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) was focused on laying the foundation for a more inclusive economy and democracy. With the intersecting crises of structural...

Annual Report 2020

In 2020, UCLA LPPI answered a call to action amidst a global pandemic by producing timely research on a variety of topics, including the Latino physician workforce, access to COVID-19...

Annual Report 2019

In 2019, UCLA LPPI focused on the emerging power of Latinos, the challenges they face and why the issues impacting Latino communities require unique policy solutions to build an equitable...

Annual Report 2018

In 2018, UCLA LPPI produced original and innovative research on a diverse range of topics, such as Latino homeownership, the 2018 midterm elections, Latinx representation across the nation’s preeminent museum,...

UCLA LPPI was built to address today’s most urgent policy challenges and opportunities through data and facts.

Founded in December 2017, through a partnership between the Luskin School of Public Affairs and Division of Social Sciences, UCLA LPPI was built to address today’s most urgent policy challenges and opportunities through data and facts. Since its launch, UCLA LPPI has supported policymakers by providing empirical research and analysis to increase representation, expand opportunity, and combat disparate impact. As UCLA LPPI looks to the future, we find it important, now more than ever, to communicate data-oriented solutions that center on the needs of Latinos to policymakers from California to Washington, D.C.

Today, Latinos represent the largest racial/ethnic minority group in the U.S., yet face significant barriers to equal opportunity, access, and representation across the country. Our work supports culturally and linguistically competent policy reforms, keeps decision-makers accountable to the needs of communities of colors, and provides a framework for local and state interventions across the U.S. that reflect the needs of the nation’s new majority. We infuse data and facts into governance and policy-making so that Latinos and communities of color have the tools necessary to meaningfully participate in American democracy.

Communities of color are the country’s economic engine, future workforce, and greatest share of new voters. At UCLA LPPI, we work to meet the needs of communities often overlooked.

Sonja Diaz
Founding Director, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute