“Least likely to have insurance, most likely to speak Spanish, almost 100% immigrant, 70% undocumented,” David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center said of the state’s migrant farmworkers. “Farmworkers, the people who grow the food that we eat, they’re in these public exposure situations that made it possible for the wealthier communities to shelter in place.”
Read More | July 13, 2020
Joe Biden is leading the president among Latino voters in six battleground states, according to new polling. Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions joins Morning Joe to discuss.
In line with LPPI’s mission, this convening will craft a 2020 Latino Agenda that speaks to the needs of vulnerable communities of color and addresses the spectrum of policy areas that directly impact the health and safety, political voice, and economic opportunity of Latinos and other similarly-situated communities of color.
Read More | July 10, 2020
Sonja Diaz talks to Marcos Gutierrez from Hecho en California about the lack of representation in the selection of the first eight members of California’s 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Read More | July 9, 2020
“The 2020 election will not only decide control of the White House and the United States Congress, but down-ballot races that will decide redistricting, economic recovery, police reform and our fragile social safety net,” said Sonja Diaz, founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute.
Read More | July 6, 2020
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