Vox Populi:

I am one of the many people whose interest in politics came only once I had been directly impacted by changing legislation. It’s not a new mentality, and not a story that’s unique to Americans. Most eloquently put into words by Rev. Martin Neimöller in his poem “First They Came,” the tendency to ignore injustices forced upon others means that every affected group has fewer and fewer people fighting on their behalf.

It’s impossible to truly understand an issue until it becomes personal in some way. That’s exactly what happened to me. Withdrawals of federal funding negatively impacted my work in the nonprofit sector, and disbanding the Department of Education resulted in mistakes with my student aid application—and a nightmare trying to get in touch with any of the student help centers.

Within the first few months after the inauguration, I became aware of the rapidly developing uncertainty facing not only my life, but the lives of everyone in this country. Job insecurity, diminished educational prospects, fear of traveling abroad—everything that Americans have had the protected right to do and seek are slowly being restricted.

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