Latinos make up almost 20% of the U.S. population, generating $4.1 trillion in economic output. Yet, Latinos continue to own far fewer wealth-building assets – such as homes, savings, and investments – than their white peers. We had a Q&A with Gabriella Carmona, a senior research analyst at LPPI and co-author of Sueño Incompleto: A…
On April 8, the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) and the Arizona State University School of Transborder Studies co-hosted “Latinos as Agents and Targets: Power and Politics in Immigration Enforcement” at the ASU California Center located in downtown Los Angeles. Over 100 community members attended a discussion on the complex identities and inequalities…
California experienced its first major heat wave in the first three months of 2026. As climate change lengthens and intensifies periods of extreme heat, it becomes crucial to examine who is most exposed, why, and how we can mitigate the health risks. That’s why the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute created a policy toolkit…
Latinos represent 40% of California’s population, driving economic and workforce growth. At the same time, Latinos in California face alarming gaps in earned income, homeownership, and insurance coverage compared to non-Latinos. We talked to Mariah Bonilla, project policy analyst at LPPI, who examined both sides of this narrative in a new report, State of Latinos…
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