UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute

With the general election just days away, UCLA LPPI has released a new data brief that details the Latino demographics of Congress and how they’ve shifted over time. From the election of the first Latina in Congress to the growth of Latino numbers in the House, the analysis highlights how, despite these advancements, Latinos continue to remain underrepresented in legislative spaces. Find the report at https://ucla.in/4hrf4CD.

Fact: The median age of the Latino eligible voter is 37 years old—15 years younger than non-Hispanic whites. Visit latinodatahub.org to learn about our brief on Latino voters in PA!

Desarrollado por el Instituto Latino de Política Pública de UCLA para abordar una importante falta de accesibilidad a datos, el Latino Data Hub ofrece información demográfica detallada sobre factores como la oportunidad económica, el acceso a la atención médica, la vivienda y el nivel educativo, destacando la diversidad y complejidad dentro de las comunidades latinas.

Our data brief PA Latino voters revealed that the majority of Pennsylvania’s Latino eligible voters are of Puerto Rican descent, with the next-largest descent groups being Mexican, Dominican, Cuban, and Colombian. Visit latinodatahub.org to learn more!

DYK: Latino voters in Pennsylvania have gone from 208k in 2000 to 579k in 2022! Read more at https://lnkd.in/gdhPVNFT!

Last chance to register for our webinar on Latino voters in Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania: https://ucla.in/4eVnBM7

Voters who don't speak English as their primary language face major barriers to the ballot box. In this op-ed, UCLA Voting Rights Project's Jessica C. calls for urgent reforms to ensure language access in elections. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g_hsuzaE

Fact: Pennsylvania has the tenth-largest population of Latino eligible voters in the U.S. Around 579,000 Latinos in Pennsylvania are eligible to vote, representing about 6% of the state’s electorate. Visit the Latino Data Hub at the at the link in bio to learn more!

Our recent research uncovers the challenges faced by Spanish and Chinese speakers in accessing Medicaid through Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) in three major U.S. metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, Houston, and New York. The report shows a critical gap in health equity for the Limited English Proficient population. Key recommendations by the authors aim to expand Medicaid coverage, enforce linguistically appropriate care, and enhance data infrastructure to improve healthcare access for foreign-born LEP adults with Medicaid managed care. Read more: https://ucla.in/3XMSkEh Report authored by: Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Dr. Lucía Félix Beltrán, Rosario Majano, MS, Esmeralda Melgoza, MPH, CHES , Ahmad Ismail, Dr. Silvia R. González

Don’t miss Clarissa Martinez De Castro, our Vice President of the Latino Vote Initiative, this October 23 at the “Latinos and the U.S. Election” panel hosted by the University of California Washington Program (UCDC), UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute and Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley! Register here and learn more about the Latino political impact and the importance of coalition building: https://lnkd.in/eC3cxVrX #UnidosUS