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UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) in The Hill: “Polls spell trouble for Biden with Hispanic voters”

A UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative study on Latino turnout in the 2020 election found that while a majority of Latino voters in Miami-Dade County in Florida backed former President Trump, Biden decisively won the Latino vote in other key areas, including in Arizona and Georgia, where those margins likely helped tip the states in his favor en route to narrow victories.

UCLA Voting Rights Project in Crosscut.: “What the fight for a Latino voting district means for Central WA politics”

He argued that the UCLA Voting Rights Project report presented during the redistricting process wasn’t sufficient. The organization had voiced concern that none of the maps commissioners initially proposed created a Latino majority district that would satisfy federal voting rights laws. The organization now co-represents plaintiffs in the Palmer v. Hobbs case.

UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) in The Enterprise: “As higher-ed enrollment drops, experts weigh options”

A new report by the Latino Policy and Politics Initiative found that before vaccines became widely available, roughly 11% of Latino students planned to cancel their college plans for fall 2021, nearly double the national average. While enrollment among all student racial demographics has declined sharply since 2019, Shapiro noted that students of color were disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

Sonja Diaz in Los Angeles Times: “Karen Bass and Rick Caruso in dead heat, L.A. mayoral poll finds”

The poll found 57% of Latino likely voters saying they didn’t know Bass well enough to have an opinion of her; 53% didn’t know Caruso well enough.

Looking Ahead, The Politics of Florida and the 2022 Midterm Elections

Join the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program on Tuesday, April 19 to discuss the 2022 midterm election Latino candidates in Florida, their platforms, their electoral base, the issues taking center stage during the race, and what political news in Florida has national implications for the rest of the country.

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