Trump’s victory jolts minority communities
The election of Donald Trump continues to have reverberations — and there no doubt is more to come. In “Trump’s victory jolts Bay Area minority communities,” Hamed Aleaziz in the San Francisco Chronicle considers the reaction of the Bay Area’s minority communities and the various immigration law and policy possibilities in a Trump administration. Importantly, the future of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is in serious doubt as Donald Trump has promised to eliminate the program. DACA beneficiaries are justifiably anxious.
Dana Goodyear in the New Yorker considers the resolve, anxiety, and uncertainty among politically active undocumented youth with Trump’s election.
News stories about the fears in immigrant communities have come from across the United States. Here are examples from Colorado, California, and Washington, D.C.
Fears among university students has been palpable on campus across the United States, At the University of California, President Janet Napolitano and the Chancellors of all of the campuses issued the following statement:
In light of yesterday’s election results, we know there is understandable consternation and uncertainty among members of the University of California community. The University of California is proud of being a diverse and welcoming place for students, faculty, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Diversity is central to our mission. We remain absolutely committed to supporting all members of our community and adhering to UC’s Principles Against Intolerance. As the Principles make clear, the University “strives to foster an environment in which all are included” and “all are given an equal opportunity to learn and explore.” The University of California will continue to pursue and protect these principles now and in the future, and urges our students, faculty, staff, and all others associated with the University to do so as well.
We are proud of what the University of California stands for and hope to convey that positive message to others in our state and nation.
President Janet Napolitano
University of California
Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks
University of California, Berkeley
Interim Chancellor Ralph Hexter
University of California, Davis
Chancellor Howard Gillman
University of California, Irvine
Chancellor Gene Block
University of California, Los Angeles
Chancellor Dorothy Leland
University of California, Merced
Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox
University of California, Riverside
Chancellor Pradeep Khosla
University of California, San Diego
Chancellor Sam Hawgood
University of California, San Francisco
Chancellor Henry T. Yang
University of California, Santa Barbara
Chancellor George R. Blumenthal
University of California, Santa Cruz
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