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LPPI Executive Founder Sonja Diaz discusses the importance of the Latino vote in the Democratic primaries and the importance of the Democratic nominee to focus on this electorate.

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Here’s What We Know About The Election So Far

“We need only look at the impact of the historic Latino voter impact in 2018 to get a sense of both participation this cycle, which was historic, both through early day and day-of voting. … We saw in 2018 that Latinos were decisive in a number of key races in L.A. County and Orange County, … Continued

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

Decision 2020

“President Trump’s position on immigration policy has been very evident for the past four years. I doubt that if President Trump wins there will be a positive change towards immigrants, I actually expect an enforcement of the policies that have already begun to be implemented by President Trump,” says LPPI Research Director, Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Why is Joe Biden’s lead surprising in Arizona?; Hispanics are key in the contest

“For the first time in 24 years, since 1996 when (Democrat Bill) Clinton won, a Democratic president wins again in Arizona … this was entirely the work of Latino community organizations, and they began to see results in 2018.” Rodrigo Domínguez Villegas explained.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

The 2020 Election Jumbo-sized Pod with U.S. Rep. Escobar, Berkeley Dean Garcia Bedolla and More

Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas, director of research at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, provides analysis on economic opportunity, community health, and democracy under a Biden presidency or a second term under Trump.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

The Democrats in Florida judge what went wrong for Biden with the Latinos in the state.

“If you give Biden Clinton’s Latino numbers, we still lose Florida,” Biden pollster Matt Barreto told Washington Newsday. “Trump had a strength among Florida whites that people hoped he didn’t have. The losses among white voters are what cost us Florida”.

Read More | November 13, 2020

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