The First Year of Trump’s Second Term: Harms to Children, Families, and Workers
CLASP’s new timeline, “The First Year of Trump’s Second Term: Harms to Children, Families, and Workers,” provides a clear illustration of just some of the ways that President Trump and his administration have targeted and harmed families, children, immigrants, communities of color, women, and people with low incomes.
This timeline highlights a number of specific actions and executive orders taken in the areas of immigration, child care, early education, higher education, workers’ rights, and public benefits during the first year of Trump’s second term. In its totality, this document shows that children, families, students, and workers are worse off after a year of the Trump Administration’s consistent attacks on people’s rights and access to support. This timeline is not intended to be a comprehensive list. While this document focuses on the administration’s actions, it’s important to note that those actions have emboldened hostility by individuals, states, and localities to families, immigrants, Black and brown communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other communities. It also offers important reminders of actions Trump attempted to take that, as of now, have not come to pass–including his effort to revoke birthright citizenship.
Finally, the timeline presents an overview of some responsive actions taken by communities, policymakers, and courts to withstand and counter the administration’s constant attacks on children, families, and workers; and suggests ways for individuals and communities to fight back against these attacks. In order to define our path forward, we need to understand what we’re fighting against. It is our intention that this timeline will demonstrate what the Trump Administration has done so far as we prepare for continued and new threats.