Sueño Incompleto: A History of the Latino Wealth Gap in the U.S.

Research Report

Download the Report

This report traces how policy decisions throughout U.S. history across immigration, housing, labor, public benefits and education created a multigenerational wealth gap that continues to limit Latino economic mobility and weaken the country’s broader economic foundation. The report includes targeted, evidence-based policy recommendations.

Authors:
UnidosUS
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI)

 

unidosus_ucla_latinowealthgapreport.pdf

unidosus_ucla_historical-barriers-and-policy-solutions_visual-guidesummary.pdf

unidosus_ucla_executive-summary_spanish.pdf

Further reading

UnidosUS FY2027 Appropriations Letters

Congressional Letter

Explore UnidosUS letters to Congress outlining FY2027 appropriations priorities across economic opportunity, education and workforce, housing, and immigration. Together, these priorities reflect a forward-looking agenda to expand opportunity, protect civil […]

Latino Working Class: America’s Economic Engine

Topic Brief

Latinos remain essential to the success of the U.S. economy and the future of America’s working class — teachers, firefighters, retail and hospitality workers, and health care workers. Yet though they provide essential […]

Join us

Get Involved

Become part of our Action Network and help us continue to forge a society that provides equal opportunity to all.

Fuel our mission

Donate

Join the UnidosUS familia of individual donors building a stronger America by creating opportunities for Latinos. Click DONATE now or email us at [email protected]. 

Donate

Candid