“The first thing I wanted to do was cry. It feels like I am not worthy of being protected. Muslims, we’re not important enough, we’re not significant enough of a group to have an effect on who the president is. The way he has treated us thus far was not good enough reason for him not to be president. I am not worried about myself as much as I am worried about my family and friends, though. Especially, my nephews. My nephews are half white, half-Moroccan. They have only had a black president. They also go to a school, where I think they are the only people of color. Since Trump’s campaign has started, they have been bullied, they’ve been attacked verbally and physically just because their mom is a person of color, a Moroccan, and she is Muslim. It is at a micro level, but the fact that my nephews have to deal with these comments at such a young age worries me. I am worried about that. I am worried a lot about the children that have to live with this for the next four years, and God forbid, eight years. What is going to happen to them when they go to school? Is there going to be somebody who is really going to stand up for them, make sure that they are not being basically traumatized. This is only the campaign, imagine the presidency. People are going to say, if our president said it, why can’t I?”

“Deportation was my main concern. Mostly because I have many friends and family, including myself, that have a chance of being deported. He mostly referred to Muslims and Mexicans, but it is still a big issue for people not born in the US. I was born in Germany, so I might have a better chance of staying, but at the same time I am still black. I am also Christian. Many other Christian females were voting for him because Hillary was for abortion, but at the same time you are condoning someone that talks so ill of so many women. So, I found myself not wanting to vote for either. However, I justified my vote for Hillary, because I agreed with a lot more of her policies. She had a lot more pros than cons. I never heard policy from Trump, all I was hearing was Make America Great Again, I want to ban Muslims, build a wall, things that many people were feeling and are finally seeing in a candidate. I am very sad. It’s a little scary. Now I have to be more cautious, even on campus.”

“As a women, as a Latina, I could not bring myself to vote for someone who has said things in a degrading manner toward women or Latinos. Especially, when Trump started his campaign by talking about Mexicans in such a derogatory manner. I am Mexican and Puerto Rican. It was very painful to hear Trump say those things, but I wasn’t surprised. I was surprised by his election, after all that was said by him, but at the same time I knew about the silent majority. I am sad, very sad for this country. I am very sad for my children. I have a daughter that is sexually harassed in the workplace, and his election to me says that that was okay. It breaks my heart. And it breaks my heart to think they are people on this campus who agree with his rhetoric, especially toward women and minorities. What upsets me the most is that they don’t even realize that they buy into this thought process. It’s going to be okay though. It is not going to be easy, it’s going to be painful. This should be a wakeup call. You can’t sit on the sidelines and complain. If you actually want to change, you have to do it from the inside. It’s time to get off the bench, get your education, get all your degrees, and start running for office. Don’t just vote, run for office.”