Aug. 15, 2025 10:51 AM PT
To the editor: As days go, Donald Trump continues his presidency and extra households and particular person lives are affected. His enforcement of mass deportations has numerous communities scared of the worst. We hear issues on-line speaking about individuals being taken and put into detention facilities. Trump stated he wished to deport “the worst of the worst,” nonetheless, amongst these people there are lots of who are available in hopes of getting a greater future for his or her kids (“Los Angeles public schools to open with unprecedented protections for immigrant children,” Aug. 13).
These latest raids which have occurred everywhere in the states are particularly affecting the minds of the youthful era, having to see the households of pals, individuals on-line and even generally their very own household be separated. The youngsters at the moment are dwelling in a world through which they must be scared they received’t see their households anymore. That is bringing them a lot stress, anxiousness and despair.
Seeing firsthand how unhealthy this may have an effect on our kids is a tragic and scary factor to witness. It’s one thing we shouldn’t must be dwelling via, however sadly it’s the fact on the earth we reside in at the moment.
Naraly Mendoza-Rosales, Compton
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To the editor: I couldn’t be extra happy with the LAUSD for displaying the world that some individuals who reside in america of America nonetheless consider in human rights.
Daybreak Sharp, Claremont
