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UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute is committed to shaping a new narrative so that Latinos are meaningfully considered in all policymaking conversations.
And yet, despite Latinosโ important contributions to the coffers of the State – and by extension, the country -, “they do not receive anything in return, and they are even treated worse than dogs”, deploredย Dr. David Hayes-Bautista.
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โI think that Xavier Becerra represents the type of leader that we need, that has the dynamism and also the experience to get us through the pandemic. This has really been a racialized pandemic that has upended life for so many communities of color. And this is something that Xavier Becerra has been leading on,…
LPPI expertย David Hayes-Bautistaย appears as a guest on Radio Bilingue to discuss Latinos impacted by COVID-19. โIt is in part because of medical insurance, medical attention, and Latino physiciansโฆ there is so much that we do not know about the health profile of Latinos.โ
Sonja Dรญaz, director of theย UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, wrote onย Univisionย that “having a critical mass in the cabinet at the beginning of President-elect Biden’s administration is important to ensure that there are diverse perspectives during his tenure.”
Talking about the importance of Latino representation in โtop-tierโ cabinet positions: โWe need to have substantive representation for better decision-making,โ saysย Sonja Diaz, founding director of theย UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Instituteย (Also:ย Fusion).
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