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LDP Report: Latino Voter Registration and Participation Rates in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Presidential Elections
Abstract This report examines Latino voter participation in U.S. presidential elections from 2016 to 2024, highlighting significant increases in registration and turnout between 2016 and 2020, followed by declines in 2024. Methods The study is a descriptive and comparative analysis using data from the Voting and Registration Tables issued by the U.S. Census Bureau. Comments…
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Notes From the Field – Conference Proceedings, Summer Fellows 2024
Abstract CLACLS presents proceedings papers from the second CLACLS Summer Fellows Showcase Conference, held on November 7, 2024. The day-long event showcased fieldwork results of CLACLS 2024 Summer Fellows, and was curated into five panels: “Feminist and Queer Critical Perspectives”, “Transnational Exchanges/Diasporic Experiences”, “Ecocritical Lenses”, “Social Movements, Cultural and Economic Practices and Political Imagination”, and…
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LDP Report: Poverty Among New York City’s Most Vulnerable: 2000-2022
Abstract This report examines the trends of poverty in New York City between the years 2000 and 2022, focusing on economically vulnerable groups such as women, children, and older adults Methods This report uses data for the years 2000, 2012, and 2022 released by the U.S. Census Bureau and harmonized for public use by IPUMS…
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Why do the Republicans seem to be attracting more Latino voters than the Democrats despite their anti-immigrant rhetoric (and what Latino voters increase means in crucial states)
Pierina Pighi Bel PhD Student LAILAC Summary: Between the 2016 US presidential election and the 2020 one, there was an evident growth in the Republican vote in counties with large Latino populations. At the same time, Latino voters have increased in crucial states like Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. What do these changes mean for the…
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Living in Limbo: Inefficient Processing, Insufficient Housing, Informality and Marginalization, NYC’s Migrants’ Crises
Phoenix Paz PhD Student in History Monday, May 6, 2024, 9:46am, Queensboro Plaza Station: I wait for the 7; the N pulls away from the opposite side of the platform, wheels shrieking against the steel rails, structure thundering as the train roars out of the station. How I wish the plans to revamp the system…
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