An “alien” invasion Aimee Trujillo August 13, 2014 1 Comment On June 2, 2014, President Obama released a memorandum declaring a “humanitarian situation” at the U.S.-Mexico border resulting from the large influx of unaccompanied children seeking refuge in... Read More »
Two Steps Backwards for Reproductive Rights Aimee Trujillo July 10, 2014 2 Comments The Supreme Court has relegated reproductive rights to the back burner this past week. The unanimous decision in McCullen v. Coakley this past Thursday annulled the 35-foot protest-free buffer zones... Read More »
Looking forward to 2016: Combating the knowledge gap Aimee Trujillo May 20, 2014 0 Comments the 2016 election is not riding on something as simple as the general approval rating of the president. What matters most is the misinformation that forms this public opinion. The challenge to the... Read More »
Color-blind politics? Aimee Trujillo May 6, 2014 2 Comments The U.S. is not color-blind, nor does it need to be. What we need is frank awareness of the true racial disparities that still exist and action to eliminate them. The Supreme Court’s decision on the... Read More »
The real cost of inaction on immigration Aimee Trujillo April 21, 2014 18 Comments While economic concerns are at the forefront of debate over immigration and the statistics undoubtedly show that the U.S. benefits greatly from immigration, these facts should not be the only reasons... Read More »
Are drones democratic? Aimee Trujillo April 8, 2014 0 Comments The availability of hard data is critical in order to legitimize American military actions for other countries and to ensure that no one branch of government monopolizes military decision making on... Read More »
Chelsea’s Law: A Light to Shine On Aimee Trujillo February 25, 2014 93 Comments Today — February 25, 2014 — I want to take a moment to remember the legacy of a girl named Chelsea King. Chelsea was an activist, a runner, a student, a friend, a daughter, and a spunky,... Read More »
Just Say No to Racial Drug Policies Aimee Trujillo February 11, 2014 0 Comments This past Sunday, the nation mourned another life lost to drugs. While autopsy results of Phillip Seymour Hoffman remain inconclusive, the circumstances of the actor’s death all point to a drug... Read More »
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