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Black Lives Matter goes big on policy agenda

“During a virtual panel hosted by UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute in July, CBC Chair Karen Bass told POLITICO that elements of the BREATHE Act are already in existing legislation. However, parts of the sweeping proposal, she said, are ‘more challenging.’”

New Report Reveals Inconsistent Racial/Ethnic Data Categories at State-Level Youth Justice Agencies, Minimizing Latinx Youth Within the Justice System

On Tuesday, August 25, Alianza for Youth Justice and the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute are releasing a new “Call to Action” report detailing The Latinx Data Gap in the Youth Justice System. The report shows that inconsistent data collection methods complicate race and ethnicity tracking across different stages in the youth justice system.

Biden pledge on police immigration contacts would largely make US a sanctuary country

Amada Armenta, who teaches urban planning at UCLA, went on ride-alongs with police in Tennessee during the street-enforcement phase of 287(g), and later wrote a book about it. She said most of the immigrants officers held for deportation were stopped for driving without a license.

Commentary: Can L.A. escape the cage of ‘Chinatown’?

That’s why, for L.A., achieving true justice will require not just transforming systems but also forging a new identity, free of the powerlessness embodied in “Chinatown.” And the best attempt at a new narrative comes from the best L.A. book of the 21st century, “City of Inmates,” by UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernandez.

Democrats head to convention united against Trump, but expecting conflict once the election is over

“What explains Bernie’s strong numbers is he did a lot of outreach,” said Democratic pollster Matt Barreto, who is working with the Biden campaign. “Not every Latino that Bernie got to vote for him was a super-progressive. For some, that was the only outreach they got.”

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