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Biden coalition built on broad but unstable foundation

In Arizona, where Democrats aggressively courted Latino voters, Biden’s win was widely attributed to Latino enthusiasm in Maricopa County, where Biden won more than three-quarters of the vote in Latino-heavy precincts, according to the UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Initiative.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Inequality & Poverty

Election day mishap in Berks County highlights need for culturally competent poll workers

“It’s true that some people who are not white Protestant Anglo Saxon have names that make it difficult for people who don’t have the cultural or linguistic competency necessary to identify that they are in fact who they say they are,” Sonja Diaz said. “Ultimately, this is not an issue of voter fraud, but this…

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Many Texas Latinos

Democrats still won a large majority of votes in Texas’ most populous communities and suburbs. Analysis from UCLA’S Latino Policy and Politics Institute showed Biden earned more than three-quarters of votes in precincts with high Latino concentrations in Dallas, Tarrant, Travis and El Paso counties, which include Austin and Fort Worth.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Covid Pandemic Lays Bare Critical Shortage of Latinx Health Care Professionals

While non Hispanic-White people have 315 doctors for every 100,000 people, Latinx people have just 105, said Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture UCLA’s School of Medicine. He added that there are just small handfuls of Latinx students enrolled or graduating from medical school.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Why voters of color were decisive for Biden despite Democrats’ missteps

The Democrats’ strategy ignores important lessons from recent political history, said Sonja Diaz, who directs the University of California, Los Angeles, Latino Policy & Politics Institute. “The 2020 Democratic primary showed both political parties and all future candidates the playbook to win,” Diaz said, pointing to the campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders, which emphasized meeting…

Read More | November 13, 2020

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