Advocates Fear Trump's Rhetoric Harms Kids From Immigrant Families
Youngsters are at-risk for depression, anxiety and PTSD.
By Ruben Castaneda, Staff Writer |Dec. 29, 2017, at 3:41 p.m.
Advocates Fear Trump's Rhetoric Harms Kids From Immigrant Families
The question, from one of the girls in teacher Cindy Herrera’s fourth grade class at Dolores Mission School in East Los Angeles, was direct, plaintive – and heart-rending. “Why does Trump hate Mexicans?†Sylvia asked. (Sylvia is a pseudonym. U.S. News is not identifying the girl by her real name to protect her and her mother). “Why does he hate us?†Sylvia – whose parents are Mexican immigrants – had never met President Donald Trump, or even been in his presence and had no reason to believe the president personally hates her. But she was well-aware of his numerous remarks about immigrants, particularly those from Mexico, Herrera says.
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