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The UCLA Voting Rights Project is a project of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.

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News Articles & Media Coverage → Inequality & Poverty

Affirmative action failed on California’s ballot — but colleges commit to diversity goals

Laura E. Gómez, a professor at UCLA’s law school and author of the book “Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism,” said affirmative action practices is a tool that could have addressed the barriers Latino students face to be successful in higher education settings.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Diversity & Inclusion

Nevada Latinos overwhelmingly went for Biden, but Trump made gains

“Biden was not a household name for most Latino households, unlike Secretary Clinton, and he wasn’t really in the position to campaign because of the COVID epidemic,” Gary Segura said during a presentation on the poll with media, adding that was one explanation for the drop in Democratic support among Latinos.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Diversity & Inclusion

What the Hell Is the ‘Latino Vote,’ And Is Talking About It Inherently Racist? An Expert Explains

“Race isn’t in our heads because it’s ‘real,’ race is real because it’s in our heads,” writes Dr. Laura E. Gómez, a UCLA law professor, in her latest book Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism. “We think of race categories as essential and immutable, as reflecting notions of blood, stock, ancestry, and DNA….

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Why Texas’s overwhelmingly Latino Rio Grande Valley turned toward Trump

Analysis from UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute showed Biden earned more than three-quarters of votes in precincts with high Latino concentrations in Dallas, Tarrant, Travis and El Paso counties, which include Austin and Fort Worth. (Also: The Independent.)

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Health

COVID-19 is Disproportionately Affecting Farmworkers in California

Since the start of the coronavirus in March, David Hayes-Bautista and a team of doctors and researchers have led this reporting, specifically examining who’s been able to afford care; and how farmworkers are managing, when they are made entirely responsible for their own safety.

Read More | November 13, 2020

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