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UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute is committed to shaping a new narrative so that Latinos are meaningfully considered in all policymaking conversations.
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Demography & Population StudiesSpotlighting Latino Entrepreneurs’ Growth and Challenges in California
The policy brief uses the American Community Survey to explore trends in self-employment, earnings, education, and incorporation over the past decade and a half.
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Demography & Population StudiesBlack and Latino Homeowners Face Serious Barriers to Refinancing in Los Angeles County
The study comes at a crucial time as neighborhoods such as Altadena, which recently experienced significant losses due to the Eaton Canyon wildfire, work to rebuild.
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Demography & Population StudiesPotential Federal Medicaid Funding Cuts Jeopardize Latino Access to Lifesaving Health Care With Medi-Cal, New UCLA LPPI Data Brief Warns
The potential significant cuts to the federal Medicaid budget, coupled with California’s sizable budget gap to fund the Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) expansion, bring severe challenges for Medi-Cal.
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Demography & Population StudiesNew Data Brief Highlights Automation Risks Facing Latino Workers in Arizona
A new Latino Data Hub brief highlights the challenges faced by Arizona Latino workers employed in high automation risk occupations. Leveraging data from the 2023 pooled 5-Year American Community Survey (ACS), the analysis provides a comprehensive look at the demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic factors shaping this critical segment of the workforce.
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Inaugural Latino Policy Day 2025
Join us at LPPI’s inaugural Latino Policy Day to introduce the UCLA community (students, faculty, staff, and alumni) to groundbreaking work that LPPI has supported in the areas of housing and homeownership, education, and immigration and health. Panels will feature our experts and issue-specific leaders.
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