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The UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute team is devoted to advocating for communities of color across the U.S.
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute is committed to shaping a new narrative so that Latinos are meaningfully considered in all policymaking conversations.
A new faculty report from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) finds that unstable housing is a key factor pushing unaccompanied Latino immigrant children into the workforce across California.
Read More | June 26, 2025
Developed with guidance from a statewide advisory committee of climate justice, public health, and data equity experts, the dashboard shows that Latino neighborhoods often face more extreme heat days and poorer air quality—two environmental conditions linked to climate change and associated with health disparities.
Read More | June 24, 2025
A new data brief from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge reveals that these residents, many of whom lived paycheck to paycheck before the Eaton Canyon Fire, may face additional hardships during the recovery.
Read More | May 22, 2025
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.
Read More | May 8, 2025
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.
Read More | April 29, 2025
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