California is home to nearly 10 million immigrants, accounting for almost a quarter of the foreign-born population in the US. PPIC’s research builds understanding of important immigration trends in California and highlights key issues in immigration policy at the state and federal levels.
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Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley
Hans Johnson, Olga Rodriguez, Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia
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Policy Brief: Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley
Hans Johnson, Olga Rodriguez, Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia ...
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Little Diversity, Wide Wage Gaps: California’s Ten Largest Occupations
Tess Thorman, Jenny Duan, Sarah Bohn
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Public Health Insurance in California
Shalini Mustala, Paulette Cha
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How Has the Medi-Cal Program Changed over the Past Three Decades?
Shannon McConville, Paulette Cha
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Video: A Conversation with US Senator Alex Padilla
Mary Severance
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How Has California’s Immigrant Population Changed over Time?
Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson
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California’s Medi-Cal Expansion Is Lowering Poverty among Undocumented Immigrants
Patricia Malagon
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Are Eligible Undocumented Immigrants Claiming the CalEITC and Young Child Tax Credit?
Tess Thorman
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California’s Economy—Past, Present, and Future
Sarah Bohn
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Video: Californians and Their Government
Stephanie Barton
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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, Deja Thomas
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Self-Employment in California
Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Jenny Duan, Sarah Bohn
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Who Are California’s Workers?
Tess Thorman, Jenny Duan, Sarah Bohn
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Immigrants in California
Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson
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California’s Population
Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Eric McGhee
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In First-in-Nation State Law, All Low-Income Residents Qualify for Medi-Cal
Paulette Cha, Patricia Malagon
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Video: Understanding the Reach of the California Earned Income Tax Credit
Mary Severance
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Video: Assessing Transitional Kindergarten’s Impact on Elementary School Trajectories
Mary Severance
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Video: Health Conditions and Health Care among California’s Undocumented Immigrants
Stephanie Barton
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California’s Changing Immigration Is Reshaping Its Electorate
Eric McGhee
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Health Conditions and Health Care among California’s Undocumented Immigrants
Paulette Cha, John Heintzman, Patricia Malagon
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Policy Brief: Health Conditions and Health Care among California’s Undocumented Immigrants
Paulette Cha, John Heintzman, Patricia Malagon, Stephanie Barton
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A Look at Demographic Differences in Poverty across Regions in California
Patricia Malagon, Caroline Danielson
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Assessing Transitional Kindergarten’s Impact on Elementary School Trajectories
Julien Lafortune, Laura Hill
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Policy Brief: Assessing Transitional Kindergarten’s Impact on Elementary School Trajectories
Julien Lafortune, Laura Hill, Mary Severance
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Telehealth Usage among Low-income and Undocumented Californians
Shalini Mustala, Paulette Cha, Patricia Malagon
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Californians See Problems at the Border but Sympathize with Migrants
Lauren Mora, Dean Bonner
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Race and Diversity in the Golden State
Hans Johnson, Eric McGhee, Carolyn Subramaniam, Vicki Hsieh
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Low-income and Undocumented Californians Struggle with Mental Health
Patricia Malagon, Paulette Cha, Shalini Mustala
Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, Deja Thomas
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Commentary: The Importance of Californians’ Views on Immigration Policies
Mark Baldassare
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Video: Californians and Their Government
Vicki Hsieh
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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas
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California’s Health Care Safety Net
Shannon McConville, Shalini Mustala
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California’s Farmworkers and Their Children Are Vulnerable to Food Insecurity
Paulette Cha
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Video: The Impact of Health Insurance on Poverty in California
Mary Severance
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Video: Pandemic Changes to Medi-Cal and Implications for Immigrant Farmworkers
Stephanie Barton
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The Impact of Health Insurance on Poverty in California
Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon, Shannon McConville
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Policy Brief: The Impact of Health Insurance on Poverty in California
Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon, Shannon McConville, Mary Severance
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Policy Brief: Pandemic Changes to Medi-Cal and Implications for California’s Immigrant Farmworkers
Paulette Cha
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Video: Women in California’s Legislature
Mary Severance
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Human Trafficking in California
Heather Harris
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California’s Highly Educated Immigrants
Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson
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California’s Plunging Birth Rates
Hans Johnson
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Video: English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges
Mary Severance
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English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges
Olga Rodriguez, Laura Hill, Daniel Payares-Montoya
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Policy Brief: English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges
Olga Rodriguez, Laura Hill, Daniel Payares-Montoya, Mary Severance