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(Latino Policy and Politics Institute) de UCLA en La Opinion: “Estudio de UCLA denuncia falta de voces latinas en páginas de opinión de L.A. Times” (Spanish)

La investigación de la Iniciativa de Políticas y Pólizas Latinas (Latino Policy and Politics Institute) de UCLA, indica que en un periodo de 17 meses, entre enero de 2020 y mayo de 2021, que incluyó la elección presidencial en la que el voto latino fue crítico y la etapa en la que la epidemia devastaba a la comunidad latina, solo el 4% de los artículos de opinión publicados por el L.A. Times eran de autores latinos.

David Hayes-Bautista en La Opinion: “Latinos, el grupo que puso el mayor número de muertos e infectados por covid en 2021” (Spanish)

El doctor David Hayes-Bautista del Center for Study of Latino Health and Cultura de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles (UCLA), dijo que debido a que el mayor número de latinos no ciudadanos en California están concentradas en las edades de 35 a 49 años, y de 50 a 64 años, y tienden a ser trabajadores esenciales, están más expuestos a covid.

Silvia González in The New York Times: “It’s Been a Home for Decades, but Legal Only a Few Months”

“Renters have to make a choice: Are you going to live in a place that costs more? Or do you put yourself in a situation where you’re likely to have overcrowding and you might have restrictions over things like having guests over?” said Silvia González, director of research at the Latino Policy and Politics Institute at UCLA.

Matt Barreto in Los Angeles Times: ”Economy, COVID drove Latino voters toward Trump in 2020″

On the eve of the 2016 election, immigration and “voting to support the Latino community” were the top two issues cited by Latino voters in explaining how they intended to vote, according to surveys by UCLA political science professor Matt Barreto and Gabriel Sanchez, his partner at BSP Research.

UCLA LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS INSTITUTE RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT TO INCREASE VISIBILITY OF LATINOS IN POLICYMAKING

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) announced $200,000 in funding over one year from The California Endowment (TCE) on Friday, December 17, 2021. The grant will support education and awareness-building efforts around key social issues and their impact on Latinos and other communities of color to promote more equitable, data-driven policymaking.

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