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Uncertainty lingers for DACA students despite recent Supreme Court ruling

“There is such a clear and very explicit attempt to make (DACA recipients’) lives more difficult, to make them more likely to get deported, to make them more likely to lose any protections that they’ve had,” Leisy Abrego said. “Knowing that weighs very heavily on people emotionally.”

Read More | July 6, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Politicians Courting Latinos and Asian Americans are Advised to Step Up Outreach Now

“Campaigns across the country need to engage voters in their vision for a prosperous future,” said Natalie Masuoka, a UCLA associate professor of political science and Asian American studies, and the report’s lead author. “We believe that tapping the potential of the subset of voters of color is critical to electoral victory for Democratic candidates who…

Read More | July 6, 2020

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Are Republicans Risking Public Health And Wellness For Political Edge?

It’s not just the Republicans who perpetuate age bias. Chad Dunn, General Counsel for the Texas Democratic Party, said in a television interview, “I’m shocked, frankly, that the state of Texas, even today in these circumstances when so many people are suffering, is fighting tooth and nail to make a grandmother who is 64-years-old, go vote…

Read More | July 6, 2020

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Can’t Vote by Mail Now? Perhaps November.

Despite the setback, TDP general counsel Chad Dunn told the Chronicle there remains “plenty of time” before the fall for action by the Fifth Circuit or SCOTUS to enable universal VBM in Texas.

Read More | July 6, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Civil Rights

LA freeways: The infrastructure of racism

UCLA professor Eric Avila says some city transportation planners, especially in the Southern US, were motivated by white supremacy.

Read More | July 6, 2020

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