Some local Muslims fearful under Trump administration
Maximino Cisneros,
Contributor
August 2, 2017
Filed under Features, Politics, Showcase
On July 18, the United States Supreme court upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban with minimal revisions on which foreigners would be allowed to enter the United States. The revisions include allowing foreigners into the U.S. who have clear ties to organizations and individuals in the country. ...
Trump Tracker: Pioneer updates on America’s president
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
April 26, 2017
Filed under Politics, Showcase
What Happened? On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against an executive order to cut off federal funding to sanctuary states and cities that President Donald Trump issued on Jan. 25. According ...
Trump Tracker: Pioneer updates on America’s president
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2017
Filed under Politics
What Happened? On Tuesday President Donald Trump spoke to attendees at the Snap-on Inc. tool manufacturer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he signed an executive order linked to his “Buy American, Hire American” motto. According to multiple senior officials and the White House Office of the Press Secretary, the ex...
Muslim ban continues to instill fear
Cody Davis,
Contributor
March 3, 2017
Filed under Politics
Fear was just one of the many emotions that Muslim communities around the world experienced after waking up on Jan. 27 to a surprise travel restriction put in place by President Donald Trump. Last month, Trump signed an executive order that banned citizens from predominantly Muslim countries, like I...
California to become a country?
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
February 8, 2017
Filed under Politics
It’s been less than a month since President Donald J. Trump took office and talk of “Calexit,” a movement where the state would secede from the rest of the country, is already picking up steam. Ballot measure campaign committee Yes California started the the Calexit campaign in November after Trump ...
California joins opposition against immigration ban
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2017
Filed under Metro, Politics, Showcase
On Jan. 27 President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order that put a 90-day ban on immigration between the United States and seven countries that include Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia, according to the order. In response, Washington State filed a lawsuit earlier this month that claim...
‘America First’ will leave us last
Daisy Ortiz,
Contributor
February 8, 2017
I was fortunate enough to study abroad in Madrid, Spain for the 2015-2016 school year. Spain has experienced an economic recession since 2007 and yet I saw the people of Madrid — Madrilenos — going about their everyday lives with vigor: they still indulged in “tapas,” took their afternoon “...
Trump Tracker: Pioneer updates on America’s president
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2017
Filed under Politics
What Happened? On Friday President Donald J. Trump signed 14 executive orders immediately following his inauguration ceremony. One of the orders banned immigration from seven countries. Here’s what this means: According to the order, it puts a ban on immigration for seven countries over th...
