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Court Filings & Opinions → Democracy & Voting Rights

Gruver v. Barton

Florida’s constitutional Amendment 4 allows for ex-felons to restore their right to vote and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed the previous preliminary injunction.

Iowa Caucus & the 2020 Latino Vote

UCLA LPPI conducted a comprehensive analysis of all caucus voting locations across the state of Iowa to examine the voting patterns in high-density Latino cities and neighborhoods. The patterns reveal how the Latino electorate is growing and will continue to shape electoral outcomes. Overview: Latinos remain the largest and youngest population in the United…

California’s Physician Shortage: White Paper

This white paper highlights how addressing existing barriers in medical school admissions, residencies, and supply of language-capable physicians is key to address the health care needs of increasing numbers of medically- and linguistically-underserved residents in California. We use evidence-based solutions to advocate for additional funding policies and slots for URM medical students to current deficit…

California’s Physician Shortage: Brief

A growing physician shortage in California has negative health impacts on marginalized communities, specifically Latinos. LPPI research highlights the severity of this physician crisis and puts forth recommendations for California to provide primary care physicians in its medically and linguistically underserved communities.

Hoge v. Padilla

A lawsuit against Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s “motor voter” program ultimately ended in a voluntary dismissal without prejudice from Plaintiffs.

Annual Report 2019

In 2019, UCLA LPPI focused on the emerging power of Latinos, the challenges they face and why the issues impacting Latino communities require unique policy solutions to build an equitable and thriving future for America.

Letter to City Council (City of Yakima, WA)

Yakima City Councilmembers’ implementation of Charter changes causes voter dilution to its citizens in Yakima.

Jones v. DeSantis

Florida restored voting rights to felons as long as certain conditions are met and one of those conditions requires legal financial obligations.

Higginson v. Poway

The UCLA Voting Rights Projects aims to provide the court with essential legal and academic information that has not already been brought up to the court.

The Aging of a Majority-Minority Nation: Implications for the Emerging Latino Population

LPPI research reveals that as the overall US population ages with Latinos emerging as a younger and more populous segment, policy solutions will need to be implemented to foster the prosperity of an intergenerational and culturally diverse society.

Latino Physician Shortage in California: The Patient Perspective

LPPI offers the patient perspective of the California physician crisis by highlighting how study participants expressed a strong preference to speak with providers directly and in their own language. Based on the findings, LPPI offers policy recommendations to improve the patient experience of the Latino LEP population.

Annual Report 2018

In 2018, UCLA LPPI produced original and innovative research on a diverse range of topics, such as Latino homeownership, the 2018 midterm elections, Latinx representation across the nation’s preeminent museum, and criminal justice reform, and engaged with state and local elected officials from across the country to amplify Latino issues.

Read More | June 1, 2019

Policy Report → Health

California’s Language Concordance Mismatch: An Analysis of Language Proficient Physicians and Limited English Proficient Individuals who speak Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Lao or Vietnamese

By examining the limited supply of language proficient physicians (LPP) compared to the large amount of limited English proficient (LEP) individuals in California, LPPI research finds that California holds a significant gap in language concordance, specifically among Spanish-speaking physicians and Spanish-speaking LEP populations.

Read More | June 1, 2019

Policy Report → Health

Latino Physician Shortage in California: The Provider Perspective

From the provider’s perspective, LPPI’s research shows that the main barriers that contribute to the Latino physician shortage are financial/opportunity cost, academic disadvantages, navigation, underrepresentation and citizenship. LPPI offers policy recommendations to mitigate these barriers and address the shortage of Latino physicians in California.

Read More | June 1, 2019

Policy Report → Democracy & Voting Rights

Assessing Latino Vote Growth 2014 to 2018

Over 20,000 precincts in 8 states were analyzed to assess how the Latino voter turnout contributed to increases in ballots cast in 2018. The data compiled by LPPI reveals that the largest growth in ballots occurred in majority Latino precincts.

Read More | June 1, 2019

Court Filings & Opinions → Democracy & Voting Rights

Texas LULAC vs. Whitley

A challenge to Secretary of State David Whitley on the implementation of a voter purged program that threatened thousands of Texan’s voting rights.

California vs. Ross

The Commerce Department decided to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, which the State of California challenged.

The Current State of the Latino Physician Workforce: California Faces a Severe Shortfall in Latino Resident Physicians

LPPI analyzes the shortage of Latino resident physicians in the state of California and provides policy recommendations intended to increase California’s Latino healthcare workforce and improve overall health outcomes for Latinos.

New York v. United States Department of Commerce

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross decided to issue a citizenship question for the 2020 Census and the State of New York challenged this decision.

Latino Physician Crisis Policy Briefing

On January 15, 2019, the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI) partnered with the Greenlining Institute and the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC) to facilitate a public-facing policy briefing on the Latino Physician Crisis to discuss themes of Latino health access, outreach efforts and policy solutions.

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