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Latine Immigrant Representation Drops on TV

Updated 2026-06-17 20:10 UTC 1 source Negative

A report from Define American and USC’s Norman Lear Center found that representation of Latine immigrants in scripted television has dropped to 25%, highlighting the need for broader industry efforts.

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Latine Immigrant Representation Drops to 25% Across Scripted TV: Industry ‘Cannot Rely on a Few Programs to Represent the Whole’

Representation for Latine immigrants on TV has hit a new low, according to a report from Define American, conducted in partnership with USC’s Norman Lear Center. The “Change the Narrative, Change the World” report assessed 201 immigrant characters across 80 episodes of 62 scripted

2026-06-17 20:05 UTC