Fact Sheet California’s Population By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Eric McGhee Jan 19, 2024 Growth in the nation’s most populous state has slowed notably in the 21st century, with recent years bringing a drop in population due to higher deaths, lower births, and changes in migration. More than half of Californians under 24 are Latino while more than half of Californians 65 and older are white.
press release Costly Border Build-Up Has Not Reduced Number Of Unauthorized Immigrants In United States Jul 17, 2002
blog post Video: Pandemic Changes to Medi-Cal and Implications for Immigrant Farmworkers By Stephanie Barton Apr 5, 2023 PPIC researcher Paulette Cha discusses the impact on immigrant farmworkers of Medi-Cal changes made during the COVID-19 public health emergency as well as upcoming Medi-Cal expansions.
blog post Creating a Safety Net for Immigrant Communities By Shannon McConville Jan 21, 2021 Through Disaster Relief Aid for Immigrants, California has dedicated $75 million to assist undocumented immigrants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked with Joseph Villela, director of Policy and Advocacy at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, about his organization’s experience in helping create this emergency program.
blog post Californians Want the State to Lead By Dean Bonner Jan 29, 2014 Californians have consistently supported their state government in making its own policies on national issues.
Occasional Paper, Report Have Inflows of Immigrants Diminished Natives’ Educational Attainment? A Review By Julian Betts Mar 11, 1999 Paper based on testimony presented before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, March 1999.
Report Civic Inequalities: Immigrant Volunteerism and Community Organizations in California By Karthick Ramakrishnan, Celia Viramontes Jul 25, 2006 Declining levels of civic participation—or volunteerism—have been a source of concern for some time in California. Even more troubling are the persistent differences in civic participation among the state’s racial, ethnic, and immigrant-generation groups. Relying on focus groups, interviews, and case studies, this report examines immigrant views of volunteerism and investigates the dynamics of community organizations. The authors find that immigrants face numerous barriers to civic participation and that community organizations are themselves confronting new challenges. Local governments can facilitate volunteerism among immigrants, the report suggests, by increasing contact with, and sponsorship of, ethnic and immigrant organizations in their communities.
