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The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and several Latino leaders in the state… announced a Latino policy agenda Thursday that they hope will take hold not only in California, but nationally.

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

California’s vaccine distribution woes reflect a state long troubled by wealth and class divides

Sonja Diaz, a Los Angeles resident who is the founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute, spent hours navigating the county’s online portal to book appointments for several of her elderly relatives, who were having trouble confirming vaccinations at Dodger Stadium. “It’s like winning the Lotto or getting the Golden Ticket at Charlie … Continued

Read More | February 8, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Study finds Latino voters were highly influential in 2020 election results

Research Director Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas, Research Analyst Kassandra Hernandez, and VRP Fellow Michael Rios featured in the Daily Bruin. The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute released a study Jan. 19 that found that about 16.6 million Latinos voted during the 2020 presidential election – a 30.9% increase from the 12.7 million Latinos who voted in the 2016 election. This increase was almost … Continued

Read More | February 8, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Arizona election laws work – don’t try to suppress voters

Managing Attorney and Voting Rights Counsel Sonni Waknin of UCLA’s Voting Rights Project wrote an op-ed critiquing Republican legislators in Arizona attempting to change election laws to make it harder for people in Arizona to cast a ballot. “These changes would not increase funding for local officials or provide assistance to those with disabilities in Arizona. No, … Continued

Read More | February 8, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Political storms swirl around California’s Newsom amid virus

Sonja Diaz, founder of the Latino Politics & Policy Initiative at UCLA, said that young workers and people of color are bearing the brunt of the state’s coronavirus surges. She said the Trump administration deserves much of the blame for the disjointed response, but that Democrats need to stay focused on the priorities of vaccinating people … Continued

Read More | February 8, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

Latinx COVID Deaths Soar 1,000% in Los Angeles as Communities of Color Lag Behind in Vaccine Rollout

“What we’re seeing illustrated is about 150 years of medical neglect,” says Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA School of Medicine. “These disparities didn’t suddenly appear nine months ago at the beginning of the pandemic. These disparities have been built in, decision by decision.”

Read More | February 8, 2021

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