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News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

Possible changes to DACA create uncertainty for undocumented students

Amada Armenta, UCLA LPPI expert, said without DACA, UCLA would lose many students who have become integral parts of the campus community. She added the university should make sure all students are safe and are able to complete their studies.

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Environment & Climate Resilience

Fighting Climate Change Means Fighting Racial Injustice

Michael Méndez, UCLA LPPI expert, writes about “the struggle of low-income and minority communities to have a voice in shaping environmental policy” in his new book, “Climate Change From The Streets.”

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Civil Rights

For teen activists, defunding school police has been a decade in the making

UCLA LPPI expert, Kelly Lytle Hernández, found that Black students had disproportionate rates of interactions with officers. “It’s part of a culture we have to break that sees these young kids as more of threats than humans to be invested in.”

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Aging

If you have relatives in a nursing home during pandemic, get them out, advise experts

Fernando Torres-Gil, UCLA LPPI expert, spoke about the health risks of staying in a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Those who were older, those who have various types of disabilities were put at the back of the line, a clear example of ageism,” he said.

Read More | June 25, 2020

News & Press

Could Voting by Mail in November Become an Act of Civil Disobedience?

Democratic lawyer Chad Dunn says the state is putting voters in the untenable position of making a decision to obtain a ballot while guessing whether a district attorney “is going to later think the excuse they used to check the disability box is sufficient.”

Read More | June 25, 2020

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