On September 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to resume immigration stops in the Los Angeles area using factors such as race, Spanish language use, and employment in certain industries as part of their justification. Statement from Amada Armenta, LPPI’s faculty director: “This week, the Supreme Court…
This summer, six students from the Luskin School of Public Affairs participated in the inaugural cohort of the Monica Salinas Field Fellowship, a program of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) that translates classroom learning to local impact. The fellowship placed students at California legislative offices, leading advocacy organizations, and the Los Angeles…
All Californians have received various extreme heat advisories this week. It’s a stark reminder of how climate change is reshaping daily life here and across the country. Heat is the deadliest climate hazard today, killing more people in the U.S. each year than floods, wildfires, or hurricanes. Yet, not all neighborhoods feel these increased temperatures…
I’m thrilled to share that the development team of LPPI’s Latino Data Hub (LDH) has deployed significant new updates to the platform designed to empower advocates, researchers, policymakers, and media with sharper tools to understand and uplift Latino communities. The new changes incorporate the latest 2023 five-year American Community Survey (ACS) data, new administrative insights,…
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