Luis Fraga
Department of Political Science
Rev. Donald P. McNeill, C.S.C., Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership
Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science
Director, Institute for Latino Studies
Fellow, Institute for Educational Initiatives
- Latino politics
- Politics of race and ethnicity
- Urban politics
- Voting rights policy
- Immigration policy
- Educational policy
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National Catholic Reporter
What role will religion play in the midterm primaries?
April 27, 2022
I asked Luis Fraga, a politics professor at the University of Notre Dame and director of the school's Institute for Latino Studies, about Pelosi's assertion. Fraga told me that "we don't have the polling to make that determination."
Catholic News Service
Georgetown panel discusses ‘faith, politics and the Latino community’
February 19, 2022
Luis Fraga, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame, pointed out that the baseline support for Republican candidates among Latino voters hasn’t changed that much.
National Catholic Reporter
Latino vote not monolithic, though Catholic Latinos lean Democratic, say panelists
February 16, 2022
Although Latinos still overwhelmingly support Democrats, there was a jump in support for Donald Trump from 2016 to 2020, explained Luis Ricardo Fraga, director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Iowa Public Radio
National Latino leaders say they're concerned about Iowa's voting law changes
November 08, 2021
Luis Fraga, the director of the Institute for Latino Research at the University of Notre Dame, reminded attendees Iowa isn’t alone in making it harder to vote, and such attempts are most likely linked to U.S. Census results.
NBC News
America's immigration impasse is self-inflicted. It doesn't have to be.
March 26, 2021
“People are going to move — as they are all around the world — where they think they can find places to better feed their children. That’s the bottom line, and that’s the history of migration to the United States,” said Luis Fraga, director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
National Catholic Reporter
Latino identities, always in the plural, and voting trends
March 17, 2021
"Latinos can be identified strongly both with their nation of origin and as part of an aggregate Latino or Hispanic group and as an American citizen," Luis Fraga, director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame told NCR.
National Catholic Reporter
The Latino vote: It doesn't exist, but it will decide the future
March 15, 2021
"Since the 2010 census — we'll soon have the 2020 numbers — 94% of Latinos under the age of 18 were born in the United States," notes University of Notre Dame political science Professor Luis Fraga, who also directs the school's Institute for Latino Studies.