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What Does The Public Battle Between LA County Sheriff And Supervisors Mean For Constituents?

Sonja Diaz, founding director of UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, said there’s more at play in this battle than just the budget. “Recent officer-involved shootings, like that of Andres Guardado in Gardena, have elevated the role of members of the Board of Supervisors in taking a more public stance in reigning in the Sheriff,” said…

’It’s real.’ Latinos, African Americans most likely to view pollution as a serious health threat

“More than 60% of Latinos in the U.S. reside in four key states that have historically experienced extreme events,” according to the agenda. “This includes wildfires and droughts in California.”

Immigrant Rights, Social Justice and Post-Pandemic Planning

LPPI research and analysis provides policymakers with data and facts that can inform policies on issues that affect Latinos and other communities of color. Diaz spoke with Governing about the vital role that immigrants are playing in pandemic response, their importance to economic recovery and a path forward that could benefit all Americans.

UCLA Voting Rights Project Statement on the President’s Comments on Vote By Mail Fraud

Statement from Matt Barreto, founder of the UCLA Voting Rights Project, an advocacy research arm of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute in response to voter fraud.

Immigrant Rights, Social Justice and Post-Pandemic Planning

Sonja Diaz, a lawyer and scholar, talks about immigrants, who are disproportionately represented among essential workers but have received little in the way of COVID-19 aid. The pandemic has left them in limbo.

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