One of the very few things I am fearful of is the safety of the returning president, as they have already attempted to take his life twice. Along with that, the safety of fellow Americans and supporters of the returning president is also a concern after the unfortunate murder of Corey Comperatore and the other two individuals that were seriously harmed. In fact, I am fearful of even posting this, as I am scared as to what will happen to me or how this will affect how others view me, but 2025 is the year of speaking up about my beliefs.
— Amelia, Cumberland Polytechnic HS
“I am currently exceedingly worried if I could be accepted to universities during Trump’s term.”
I am tremendously afraid of the inauguration of which Trump will ban visas in certain countries like he did when he served his first term. I have an older sister who is currently in 12th grade, so I could learn a lot about college applications and the high school system from her. Among all this information, the most shocking thing I recently learned was that Trump’s announcement led to colleges starting to reject or defer most of the international students, and the fact that the accepted students are mostly American citizens or have green cards. Becoming a freshman this year, I would have to care about my GPAs and extracurricular activities for college applications. But seeing these cases, I am currently exceedingly worried if I could be accepted to universities during Trump’s term.
— Mina, St. Paul Preparatory Seoul
“With immigrant parents, I worry about how his policies could negatively affect families like mine.”
I find it pretty scary that Trump is back in office. With immigrant parents, I worry about how his policies could negatively affect families like mine. The possibility of stricter immigration laws and a less welcoming environment is concerning.
While some people are hopeful about the economic impact of his presidency, I can’t shake the fear about how this could take away the values of equality and inclusion that are so important to our society. It’s hard to see how we can move forward positively when there’s so much uncertainty around immigration.
This is “a president willing to take action on his promises.”
The media has drastically expressed concern over President Trump’s flurry of executive orders, new regulations, and derailment of other regulations. This was certainly a surprising move, as many presidents sign executive orders when they enter the White House but not of this scale and magnitude. While this is atypical, it’s the sign of a president willing to take action on his promises. In the past couple of elections, presidents of either side have made promises and ignored them, ran as one division of a party then leaned to another side; in all of these cases, they have not stuck to their morals and values they ran on. President Trump, however, has demonstrated through these executive orders that he is willing to stick to his promises and act on them, demonstrating initiative that any leader of the free world should possess.