How Immigration Crackdowns Put Democratic Freedoms on Trial

How Immigration Crackdowns Put Democratic Freedoms on Trial

The Fulcrum is committed to nurturing the next generation of journalists.We asked Abbey Osborn, a Fall Fulcrum Fellow, to share what democracy means to her and her view of its current health.When I think of democracy, I picture the Statue of Liberty, her torch lit, arm outstretched, for those who seek the protections offered in the Constitution—of speech, religion, and the press. By respecting these freedoms, the government holds itself accounta…