blog post Comprehensive Immigration Reform Could Diversify California’s Electorate By Eric McGhee Mar 26, 2021 California is home to about a quarter of the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants. Federal reform that creates a pathway to citizenship would open the door to joining the electorate for millions of California residents.
blog post Video: A Conversation with US Senator Alex Padilla By Mary Severance Jun 7, 2024 PPIC president and CEO Tani Cantil-Sakauye sat down with US senator Alex Padilla for a wide-ranging conversation about major challenges facing California and the nation, including immigration, voting rights, and climate change.
blog post Immigrants and Health Insurance By Shannon McConville Nov 18, 2015 California has seen large declines in the uninsured rate among noncitizens—a group that includes an estimated 2.6 million people who legally reside in the state, as well as 2.7 million undocumented immigrants.
blog post Video: Immigrants in California By Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Ashlyn Perri Jul 22, 2021 A new PPIC video provides an overview of immigration in California: it covers key facts, highlights important trends, and looks at Californians’ views on immigration reform.
blog post Commentary: The Importance of Californians’ Views on Immigration Policies By Mark Baldassare Jun 27, 2023 With its large immigrant population, California is highly impacted by global migration trends as well as by immigration policy and politics at the national level. While large majorities of Californians hold a positive view of immigrants and support immigration policy changes, a deep partisan divide remains.
blog post Californians and Immigration By Dean Bonner Mar 5, 2015 While the courts, and perhaps Congress, decide the future of President Obama’s actions on immigration, the most recent PPIC Statewide Survey shows how Californians view the issue.
Fact Sheet Immigrants and Health in California By Paulette Cha May 12, 2021 Immigrants and their families have limited health care coverage, even as many face disproportionate health risks, especially during the pandemic.
blog post Video: January PPIC Statewide Survey Briefing By Linda Strean Feb 4, 2015 The January PPIC Statewide Survey was the focus of a briefing in Sacramento last week. Here’s the video.
blog post Video: A Conversation with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi By Mary Severance Aug 24, 2018 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and PPIC president Mark Baldassare had a wide-ranging conversation about the relationship between California and the federal government in a number of areas, including economic and tax policy, immigration, health care, and environmental issues.
blog post California Farmers Face Labor Drought By Jelena Jezdimirovic May 23, 2017 After years of record drought, California’s farmers now face a farm labor shortage caused by declining immigration from Mexico.
