Making America White Again: White House proposal shuts the door for immigration
Kenzi Hilario,
Contributor
February 14, 2018
Filed under Politics
The issue behind DACA and finding a solution for the undocumented youth who are at risk of deportation continues to be a debate between different parties in the government. Unfortunately, this places Dreamers in limbo as their status is used as a bargaining chip in exchange for stricter provisions on immi...
Trump Tracker: Pioneer updates on America’s President
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2018
Filed under Politics
What Happened? On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union Address. Just over a year into his presidency, Trump addressed the nation focusing on several areas in his speech focused on immigration, opioid addictions, tax reform and foreign relations. Trump urged...
DACA: How are recipients planning for the worst outcome?
Priscila Chavez,
Contributor
January 31, 2018
Filed under Politics, Showcase
No resolution has been made for DACA yet, emphasizing the danger the program is currently in On Jan. 10, Judge William Alsup, a San Francisco-based federal judge, ordered that the Trump administration continue accepting renewal applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipien...
Trump Tracker: Pioneer updates on America’s President
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2018
Filed under Politics, Showcase
What Happened? On Jan. 20, the one year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration and Congress failed to reach a deal for federal funding of government agencies that resulted in a shutdown. The shutdown lasted three days and finally ended on Monday when Democrats an...
Trump Tracker: Pioneer updates on America’s President
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
January 17, 2018
Filed under Politics, Showcase
What Happened? On Tuesday, President Donald Trump tweeted facts about “black Americans” that many critics and publications claim are false. Trump went on his favorite social media platform on Tuesday where he said, “Unemployment for Black Americans is the lowest ever recorded. Trump approval r...
Trump Tracker: Pioneer updates on America’s President
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
January 10, 2018
Filed under Politics, Showcase
What Happened? On Tuesday Trump met with Democrat and Republican leaders from Congress at the White House to discuss immigration. In a televised meeting that lasted just less than an hour, President Trump talked with the top congressional leaders in both parties about a myriad of issues surroun...
Was 2017 a year of whistleblowers versus patriotism?
Cody Davis,
Contributor
December 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion
What comes to mind when you hear the term whistleblower? Patriot, hero, role-model? Or do you associate that term with words like criminal, or even anarchist? I, personally, see these people as heroes, and as beacons of light in this dark, cruel and unjust world. And as long as these actions are carried...
Eminem’s take on president Trump
Deepika Dipshika,
Contributor
December 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion
It is no secret that one of the most controversial topics when it comes to the United States of America is ironically our own president: Donald Trump. Many have no qualms in vocalizing their views about the heavily opinionated public figure, which makes celebrities no exception. This is why most...
Temporary Protected Status coming to an end
Daisy Ortiz,
Spanish Editor
November 30, 2017
Filed under Politics
Haitians and Nicaraguans under TPS will have to leave the U.S. within the next two years On November 6, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Elaine Duke, announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaragua and Honduras will be coming to an end. Nicaragua’s status will end on Jan. ...
Hella Hayward Art: Taking Back November event led by local organization
Erika Martinez,
Staff Writer
November 30, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Showcase
In November 2016, hundreds of high school students in Hayward walked out of their classes and on toward Hayward City Hall in protest of the President Donald Trump election. These protests led to some locals creating The Hayward Collective Organization. According to the organization, “The Hayward...
Rastreador de Trump: Las actualizaciones del Pioneer sobre el Presidente de los Estados Unidos
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-en-Jefe
November 2, 2017
Filed under Spanish
¿Qué paso? Varios medios de comunicación y políticos criticaron la respuesta del Presidente Donald Trump sobre el ataque terrorista en Nueva York que dejó ocho muertos este martes. Sayfullo Habibullaeyic Saipoy de 29 años irrumpió en un carril de ciclistas con un camión rentado en Manhattan ce...
Trump Tracker: Pioneer updates on America’s president
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2017
Filed under Politics
What happened? Several news outlets and politicians criticized President Donald Trump’s response to a terror attack on Tuesday in New York that left eight people dead. Twenty-nine-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov drove a rented truck through a bike path in Manhattan near the World Trade Center, ki...
