Dreamers in jeopardy after DACA repeal
Taylor Atienza, Features Editor
September 28, 2017
Filed under International, News, Politics
Illustration by Sarah Kim and Elaine Park On Sept. 5, the Trump administration announced the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an immigration policy signed by President Obama intended to protect over 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation, although a strategy that would allow the...
New environmental policies of the Trump administration fuel uncertainty for the future
Taylor Atienza, Features Editor
March 8, 2017
Filed under Environment, News, Politics
Mere hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, Jan. 20, the Trump administration ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to freeze all affairs and contracts (The Washington Post). An email detailing the new instructions was sent to the EPA’s Office of Acqui...
Educational authorities respond to Trump executive order
Brandon Shi, Opinions Editor
March 8, 2017
Filed under Community, News, Politics
President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders to restrict immigration, provoking fear and uncertainty among Dougherty students and prompting a variety of reactions from educational authorities at school, district, county and state levels. Trump, who took office after h...