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“The most important thing is coronavirus affects all of us,” said Sonja Diaz, executive director of LPPI, in addressing the findings of a LPPI study on those communities most affected by COVID-19.

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Trump’s gains in North Philly show Latino voters are not a ‘gimme’ for Democrats

Even with marginal gains for Republicans in Philadelphia, returns crunched by the UCLA Center for Latino Policy & Politics Initiative show that precincts where more Latinos lived tended to vote overwhelmingly for Biden, and helped deliver his win.

CA’s COVID Crackdown, Also: The Real ‘Latino Vote’ Story

“Election night was a rollercoaster, but it seemed that the underrepresentation of diverse voices, particularly Latino voices in major news organizations, were just all about Cubans that voted for Trump, the only demographic to choose him over Vice President Biden in the country,” says Sonja Diaz. (Also: CalMatters.)

Axios roundtable on the future of the workforce

“A lot of the gains made by minority businesses have been outside of the regulatory sphere, meaning that they’ve been able to do this because of personal connections, community connections. They’re under-financed and under-banked. So if we think about policy interventions, we know that tailoring and centering them on the needs of women and minority … Continued

Commentary: Latino voters are engaged. It’s time to take us seriously.

UCLA’s Latino Policy & Politics Initiative is estimating that 14.8 million Latinos cast a ballot this year, 2.1 million more than in 2016. Historic turnout by Latinos is impressive despite a health pandemic that has disproportionately impacted Latinos, active efforts to suppress the vote and the looting of the Voting Rights Act in 2013.

Black and brown voters pulled Dems across the finish line—what are their priorities

“The Latino margin will exceed the victory margin in Nevada and Arizona and New Mexico and Colorado. Latinos will have elected Senator Hickenlooper, Senator Luhan, and Senator Kelly. We think Latinos gave over 120,000 vote margin to Vice President in Philadelphia, which means without Latino votes, you would not have had the vice president carry … Continued

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