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UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute is committed to shaping a new narrative so that Latinos are meaningfully considered in all policymaking conversations.
The UCLA archeologistย Jason De Leon, who excavates human remains in the desert and appeared onย Immigration Nation, notes that one of the official metrics used to gauge the success of this “prevention through deterrence” policy was the number of migrant deaths.
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Trump will need more than that to reassure Americans that the pandemic is under control, saidย Gary Segura, co-founder of the research firm Latino Decisions and dean of the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA.
Sonja Diazย joins KTLA as a political analyst for the Republican National Convention. โThe allegations on vote-by-mail are baseless. These are attacks on the right to vote, particularly on voters of color.โ
On Tuesday, August 25,ย Alianza for Youth Justiceย and theย UCLA Latino Policy and Politicsย Initiativeย are releasing a new “Call to Action” report detailingย The Latinx Data Gap in the Youth Justice System. The report shows that inconsistent data collection methods complicate race and ethnicity tracking across different stages in the youth justice system.
โAs our country undertakes a long overdue reckoning on race and justice, it is critical that Latinos be included in the conversation,โ saidย Sonja Diaz, founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute and one of the reportโs co-authors. โFar too often we are overlooked, but to effectively address inequities in the justice system,…
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