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We see you: New department name uplifts Central Americans

“We need to lead the way nationally. And hopefully through that effort, we will open bridges and spaces where we learn more about each other,” said Leisy Abrego, the new department chair of the UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano and Central American Studies and a UCLA LPPI expert. Abrego is a…

Read More | October 19, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Here’s What To Know About Voter Suppression Before The Election, According To Experts

“It’s not that young people are indifferent or inattentive to an election — they are purposefully excluded, not only through voter suppression but through the ways that our political systems operate,” explains Sonja Diaz, the founding executive director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Read More | October 19, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Opinion: California must consider making Election Day a state holiday to increase turnout

Sonni Waknin, a voting rights managing law fellow at UCLA Voting Rights Project, said that the federal government makes voting extraordinarily difficult. Making Election Day a holiday would help reduce suppressive tactics that people face, Waknin added. “It’s an encouragement to engage in the civic process,” Waknin said. “Having a day off would not only…

Read More | October 19, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

The new PBS Documentary features LPPI Founding Director, Sonja Diaz. Following activists, organizers, and others who are working to maximize Latino turnout in their local communities while simultaneously devoting their efforts to COVID-19 relief as the pandemic surges, “Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground” delves into the high-stakes fight to activate Latino voters in these…

Read More | October 19, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

TPS Recipients Are Helping to Save the US Economy: It’s Time to Protect Them

UCLA LPPI expert Cecilia Menjivar wrote an opinion piece on the importance of protecting TPS recipients. “De-documenting and deporting TPS holders would destroy families and go against the national interest. Thus, rather than green-lighting the end of TPS designation, this designation should be renewed and then TPS beneficiaries should be given the chance to apply…

Read More | October 19, 2020

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