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Kelly Lytle Hernández in El Paso Matters: “Opinion: Challenging the racist underpinnings of laws criminalizing undocumented immigration”

On the evening of June 26, 2019, Castro told the world about the law and the need to abolish it. Next day, the Washington Post published a long article describing 1325’s Jim Crow origins, with stomach-turning details about its sponsor. The source for the revelations was a history professor at UCLA, Kelly Lytle Hernández. She…

Paul Barragan-Monge in Cal Matters: “Newsom, make history, appoint a Latina to the Supreme Court”

There is no shortage of legal talent here in California that can rise to the occasion. The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, where I work, recently joined a group of Latino leaders and legal experts to advocate for a Latina appointment and recommend qualified Latina lawyers across the state including experts in housing, immigration,…

David Hayes-Bautista in Calexico Chronicle: “Latino GDP in US Ranks 8th in World”

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, co-author of the study and director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA, says the report puts the lie to the idea that Latinos come to the United States to commit crimes or live on public assistance: “We are not lazy or criminal, we come to…

Sonja Diaz in Latino Rebels: “The Pandemic Shows Latino Workers the Need for Union Organizing (OPINION)”

Even as the nation continues to grapple with the Delta variant amid an ongoing COVID pandemic, economic recovery is underway and new research from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute indicates that unionized jobs must pave the path forward to ensure that workers have the stability and economic resilience needed to withstand future crises.

UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP) in The Davis Vanguard: “Report From UCLA Policy Initiative Shows Yolo Maps Would Dilute Latino Voting Strength”

That’s the conclusion of a report from the UCLA Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP) who issued a memo to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors urging them to reject the current draft plans that would split the Latino vote in the only supervisorial district where a Latino official has been elected, with draft plans 1-3…

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