Grading Trump’s presidency: Part 2
100 days in, immigrants share their hopes and concerns.
It’s been more than 100 days since US President Donald Trump took office. So how has he fared with people who now call the United States their home?
According to the White House, he has signed more than 30 executive orders, successfully appointed a Supreme Court judge and taken steps to follow through on his campaign promises. Trump supporters appear to be happy with the president’s work to take down several of his predecessor’s policies on taxes, health care, energy and government excess, just to name a few.
But not everyone considers this progress. The past 100 days of the Trump presidency have been filled with resistance to the president himself, his cabinet and his policies. Grassroots organising is surging, and donations to institutions dedicated to fighting his agenda have been record-breaking. Protests have made up some of the most significant moments of his term, from the Women’s March, which brought millions into the street across the globe, to the travel ban demonstrations which filled US airports.
Our immigrant town hall guests last joined The Stream on the eve of Trump’s inauguration, where there were heated discussions about what lay ahead. So, whose predictions panned out? In part 2 of our Trump 100 day special, we’ll check in with our panel of immigrants to the United States on what they think of the job he has done so far.
On this episode of The Stream, we’ll speak to:
Saba Ahmed @SabaRMC
President, Republican Muslim Coalition
Genie Nguyen @genienguyen
President, Voice of Vietnamese Americans
Jesse Singh @jasdipsingh2
Founder, American Sikhs for Trump
Loide Jorge @loidemusica
Immigration lawyer
Mayra and Anthony Segura @maedcace @anthonyabqnm
Married couple
AJ and Sana Siddiqui @sana24siddiqui
Father and daughter
What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.