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Kassandra Hernandez in Cal Matters: “Investing in Latinas is investing in the future”

Kassandra Hernandez, LPPI Research Analyst, discusses that comprehensive social policies are essential for the women and children most affected by inequity but least represented in government relief and recovery efforts.

Eric Avila in the Los Angeles Times: “‘We need to fix this city’: Post-Garcetti Los Angeles at a crossroads”

Before the future of Los Angeles can be imagined, Eric Avila, an urban cultural historian at UCLA, argues for a better understanding of the habits and biases of the past. Los Angeles, he said, needs to let go of its old identity and see itself as a city, not as a disparate collection of neighborhoods,…

Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) in Times Telegraph: “Stimulus payments, public benefits push NY personal income past pre-pandemic level”

Latinas have left the workforce in droves as a result of the pandemic. A report by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that Latinas have the highest rates of unemployment and workforce departure of any demographic in the U.S.

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante in News Wise: “Aging U.S. Immigrant Population Poses Challenges to State Health Care Systems”

A team led by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of faculty research at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI), has found the United States faces a potential crisis in terms of health care for documented and undocumented immigrants.

Chad Dunn in The New York Times: “Democrats Brace for a Narrower Path to Challenge New Voting Laws”

But voting rights experts noted that the court’s decision on Thursday did not invalidate or significantly hollow out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. “I do think the test will work to stop a lot of discriminatory electoral practices,” said Chad Dunn, the co-founder of the Voting Rights Project at the University of California,…

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