Founded in 1985, the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) advances informed policy on key issues affecting Latino communities through objective and timely research contributing to the betterment of the nation.

The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI), a freestanding, nonprofit, policy research organization, helps shape public policy by providing elected officials and community leaders with non-partisan research. The Institute has published 200 research reports and policy briefs addressing a wide range of topics – from immigration and education to technology and employment.
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What's New

April 8, 2009 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REPORT RELEASED
TRPI studies the social impact of VoIP technology on Latinos. Click here to view the press release (English). Click here for the press release in Spanish. Click here to view the report.

March 5, 2009 - Majority/Near-Majority of First Graders in Top Ten U.S. Cities are Latino
A TRPI press release examines the Coming Latino Demographic Revolution in Our Nation’s Largest Urban School Districts. Click here to view the release.

October 14, 2008 - LATINOS & LIBRARY PERCEPTIONS REPORT RELEASED
TRPI, in partnership with WebJunction and OCLC Inc. surveyed more than 2,860 Latinos in six U.S. states about their library use and perceptions of libraries. Click here to view the release. Click here to view the report.

TRPI IN THE NEWS

Inside the Hispanic vote: Growing in numbers, growing in diversity ...
CNN - Jan. 1, 2009
... established during the administrations of Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, said Harry Pachon of the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute. ...>> read story