Center in the News
Jul 01, 2025
LAist
In appearance on the public radio show "AirTalk," UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena de Trinidad Young spoke about a recent study she co-authored that projected the economic impact of mass deportations on California's economy. The estimated cost: $275 billion in gross domestic product. Also covered in the Fresno Bee.
Maria-Elena Young
Jun 18, 2025
KTLA
A report co-authored by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena de Trinidad Young was the focus of a story about how the state's economy could be affected by mass deportations. The report was also covered the San Francisco Chronicle, Newsweek and by several broadcast outlets across California, including CBS News Bay Area and ABC7 News.
Maria-Elena Young
May 14, 2025
KNX News (97.1 FM)
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena Young was interviewed about Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to no longer provide Medi-Cal health insurance for undocumented immigrants in Calfornia.
Maria-Elena Young
Feb 08, 2025
Chicago Tribune (paywall)
Maria-Elena Young, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and assistant professor of public health at UC Merced, provided context on how President Trump’s immigration policies can add paranoia to every aspect of life for people without U.S. citizenship. “The way our immigration laws work in this country is that they function essentially to criminalize (noncitizen) peoples’ day-to-day activities.”
Maria-Elena Young
Aug 18, 2022
Merced Sun-Star
But studies show that, for immigrant families, the presence of policing, arrests and deportations in their communities does not go hand-in-hand with good physical or mental health. It is destructive to their well-being.
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Maria-Elena Young