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Economy and health care – not immigration – will drive Latino vote in 2020

In the four battleground states where Latino voters are most likely to influence 2020 election results — Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Texas — Latinos have lower wages, are less likely to have health insurance, and have a higher likelihood of contracting COVID-19 than other racial or ethnic groups, finds a new LPPI report. “Latinos are…

Read More | October 23, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Demography & Population Studies

Professor’s book reframes the story of Latinos in the United States

Laura Gomez, a Latino Policy & Politics Institute expert, speaks on her recent book, “Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism.” “One of the overall takeaways of the book is how different groups in society are racialized. It varies from group to group. With African Americans, there has been a very strong emphasis on…

Read More | October 23, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

We Must Prepare Latino Workers for the Digital Economy

Sonja Diaz, the founding director of the Latino Policy & Politics Institute, writes an Op-ed with Domenika Lynch and Hector Mujica on the importance of the U.S. economy’s needs for Latinos to prosper. A recent LPPI report urgently warns that 7.1 million Latinos, representing almost 40% of the Latino workforce in just six states, are…

Read More | October 23, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Policy for the People

Sonja Diaz, the founding director of the Latino Policy & Politics Institute, speaks on her understanding of how research can directly result in legislation that serves society’s needs. “By understanding how to leverage cross-sector partnerships that are rooted in data and facts, you can produce more than if you work in a silo that isn’t…

Read More | October 23, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

The economy and health will guide the Latino vote in key states

Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute’s Research Director, speaks on what will drive Latinos to the polls on Election Day, “The Latino community is facing economic and health problems, and those will be defining factors on Election Day.”

Read More | October 23, 2020

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