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Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda in The Economist: “Citizenship for America’s 11m undocumented immigrants would boost the economy”

Granting citizenship, however, remains the most controversial of all policy options. A recent analysis by Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles argues that it should not be. Legal recognition of undocumented immigrants would provide a big boost for America’s economy as many would begin paying taxes for the first time.

Professor Efrén Pérez in MPR News: “BIPOC, Latinx, POC: How we do — and don’t — identify and why”

Efrén Pérez, Professor of Political Science and Psychology at UCLA, and director of its Race, Ethnicity, Politics, and Society experimental lab discusses with Angela Davis of MPR News on racial and ethnic identities.

Kassandra Hernandez in Cal Matters: “Investing in Latinas is investing in the future”

Kassandra Hernandez, LPPI Research Analyst, discusses that comprehensive social policies are essential for the women and children most affected by inequity but least represented in government relief and recovery efforts.

Eric Avila in the Los Angeles Times: “‘We need to fix this city’: Post-Garcetti Los Angeles at a crossroads”

Before the future of Los Angeles can be imagined, Eric Avila, an urban cultural historian at UCLA, argues for a better understanding of the habits and biases of the past. Los Angeles, he said, needs to let go of its old identity and see itself as a city, not as a disparate collection of neighborhoods,…

Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) in Times Telegraph: “Stimulus payments, public benefits push NY personal income past pre-pandemic level”

Latinas have left the workforce in droves as a result of the pandemic. A report by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that Latinas have the highest rates of unemployment and workforce departure of any demographic in the U.S.

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