Policy Report
Immigrant Rights
Immigrant Rights
Immigrants are central to the nation’s economy, but are too often excluded from economic and social policies that expand opportunity. UCLA LPPI leverages empirical research to improve the quality of life for immigrants and combat discriminatory policies and programs.
What You Need to Know:
60%
60% of ICE detainees tested have coronavirus.
82%
82% of the public supports releasing child detainees to family members or sponsors.
Featured Projects
Expert Issues Brief
Immigrant Rights
Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Policy Report
Immigrant Rights
Temporary Protected Status for Central American Immigrants: Advancing Immigrant Integration Despite Its Uncertainty
Policy Report
COVID-19
Undocumented During COVID-19: Essential for the Economy but Excluded from Relief
News & Press
Education
Un Nuevo Reporte De UCLA Revela El Devastador Efecto Del Control Migratorio Sobre Los Estudiantes Latinos
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Immigrant Rights
New UCLA Brief Sheds Light on Immigration Enforcement’s Devastating Impacts on Latinx Students
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Health
Arturo Vargas Bustamante in Los Angeles Times: “California abre el Medi-Cal a adultos mayores indocumentados” (Spanish)
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Immigrant Rights
Silvia R. González in The Fresno Bee: “California’s economic relief must focus on Latino communities as the most impacted”
Read MoreFeatured Experts
Leisy J. Abrego
Professor and Chair Core Faculty of Chicana/o Studies, UCLA
Amada Armenta
Faculty Director, UCLA LPPI, and Associate Professor of Urban Planning
Cecilia Menjívar
Professor of Sociology, UCLA Division of Social Sciences
Chris Zepeda-Millán
Associate Professor of Public Policy & Chicana/o Studies, UCLA
Research Library
Our research library provides access to our original research, policy reports, and other assets to expand the understanding and attention to Latino issues.
