Once known as an “island of peace,” Ecuador has descended into seemingly irreparable violence. In 2023 alone, the police recorded a striking 8,000 deaths in Ecuador, which was eight times more than the number of deaths recorded in 2018. Ecuador’s recent homicide rate greatly surpasses those of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico—in fact, Ecuador currently has […]
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LASD Gangs and Police Mistrust in the United States
Mostly minority and poor communities across the country have complained for decades about law enforcement agencies often behaving more like aggressive criminal street gangs than sworn dutiful police officers. Although genuine efforts to confront the issue at the federal level have been mostly inconsequential, there have been bouts of evidence and shared experiences to support […]
Humanitarian Intervention is a Proactive Approach to Solving the Immigration Crisis
Since last October, the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended over sixty thousand children fleeing abysmal conditions in Central America. These numbers represent an exponential increase in the number of unaccompanied minors seeking refuge in the United States each year from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. While some politicians have labeled the situation as a pressing national […]