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Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism featuring Laura Gómez

On Nov. 9, Laura E. Gómez of UCLA Law discusses her new book, Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism, at a virtual event hosted by Boston University School of Law.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Latino vote plays in Biden’s favor in key states, study finds

Sonja Díaz, founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI), told Efe that Latinos had a marked participation in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Georgia, four of the six states, along with Alaska and North Carolina , in which the winner is still unknown. “In counties with high Latino density, many of…

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

The Role Shifting Demographics PLayed in the Presidential Election

“That’s a very large segment of the Latino electorate of voters. And so these folks are systematically underrepresented in mainstream polls,” says Matt Barreto.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Trump’s gains in Texas and Florida don’t tell the full Latino story

“I don’t see anything on our Latino strategy, for sure, where we’re looking back saying we should have done that better [or] differently,” Matt Barreto said. “We had multiple pathways — and Trump didn’t.” In the three most populous counties — Maricopa, Yuma and Pima — the precincts with the highest density of Latino voters…

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Inequality & Poverty

California remains key in securing wins for Democrats according to UCLA faculty

“The errors and the inequities of the conversation that the mainstream media has cultivated focusing on this kind of swing state,” Natalie Masuoka said. “… It redirects attention away from states that are still very important in the Electoral College.”

Read More | November 13, 2020

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