POL SCI M181B · POLISCI M181BU.S. Latino Politics

Political Science · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

(Same as Chicana/o and Central American Studies M155B.) Examination of history and contemporary role of Latinos in U.S. political system. Topics include historical analysis of Latino immigration and migration; civil rights movement; increases in citizenship, registration, and voting in 1980s and 1990s; new wave of anti-immigrant attitudes; Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act and subsequent DREAMer movement; and response by Latinos today, with discussion of role of Latino vote in recent presidential elections.

P/NP or letter grading.

When it runs

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

Requisites

UCLA lists no requisites for this course.

Requires

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Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

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