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Cost of Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from Stimulus Funds: $10 billion in Economic Activity

A UCLA study published today found the exclusion of undocumented residents and their families from the $1,200 stimulus payments given to taxpayers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a loss of $10 billion in potential economic output.

Read More | August 17, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

New UCLA Study Finds Economic Impact of Excluding Undocumented Residents from Stimulus Payments

“It would be only fair to recognize their contributions by including them in recovery efforts, and it is also clear that we cannot rebound from this crisis if we leave them behind,” said Sonja Diaz.

Read More | August 17, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

US failure to renew COVID-19 stimulus threatens further economic decline and unemployment

UCLA LPPI expert, Dr. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, co-writes a blog post on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to undo the stimulus effect of the programs and exacerbate the economic damage from the lockdown.

Read More | August 17, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris: Faculty share insights on selection of first Black and Asian American woman for VP

Sonja Diaz, founding executive director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs: Vice President Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as his running mate is historic and points to the fact that voters are demanding greater diversity in their elected officials.

Read More | August 17, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Will Newsom make history? California governor could face pressure to select a Latino senator

“Latinos have not been able to break through to the highest offices in the state of California and that includes the two U.S. Senate seats and the governor’s mansion,” said Sonja Diaz, founding executive director of the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute.

Read More | August 17, 2020

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