“If Donald Trump takes people’s anger and turns it against Muslims, Hispanics, African Americans and women, we will be his worst nightmare.”

These are the words presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stated on President-elect Donald Trump’s attacks on minorities during his campaign.

The country has heard many opinions, especially of those a part of the majority: white males. The opinion that does not seem to be heard is the many voices of the minority groups amongst America.

Many minority groups have been attacked by Trump’s hate speeches, but the two groups that have been impacted the most are Muslims and Latinos. A very popular idea that Trump very much so advocated was a large wall separating America and Mexico. Trump also stated that he would deport all illegal immigrants and their families.

This has caused much fright within the community. “Hearing about Trump’s presidency honestly broke my heart,” said senior, Maria Fitts, whose family is from Spain.

Many people were stunned and shaken to their core by Trump’s win. Some are disgusted by the man who now represents the United States. “It is sickening to have heard that I am now represented as an American by an arrogant racist, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist, fascist, celebrity figure who doesn’t understand the hardships of anyone that isn’t wealthy,” said junior, Ashley Seigle.

Not even a day after the announcement of Trump’s victory, hate crimes have run rampant. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), on Friday, November 11, there had been over 200 reported hate crimes since the previous Tuesday when Trump was announced as the winner of the election.

Many posts have been shared across Twitter and Facebook of instances of racist slurs being thrown at people of color. One post was of a teenager calling a classmate the ‘n’ word and to ‘go back to picking cotton.’ The hatred being spread is disgusting, most simply put. “I’ve been told ‘When Trump gets elected, you’re gonna be gone’ by a student,” said junior Robert Reiter, who is of Ecuadorian descent.

Fitts’ brother, Anthony, has also experienced prejudice among the Marine Corps. “His co-workers have been telling him to go back to his country and they don’t want him to serve the country,” said Fitts.

The speeches that Trump has given are very influential on many of today’s generation “White adolescents now think it’s acceptable to harass and assault minority youth,” said Seigle.

The big issue that many millennials who do not support Trump have is that the older generation that did vote for Trump will not have to deal with the consequences that he brings on to this nation. “It will be harder for kids of different races or religion to grow up in a country that is very prejudiced. Many things like the bombing threats to the Middle East or the wall on the border will teach Americans to hate,” said junior, Tareq Atieh, whose family is from Jordan.

The millennials and the generation after will all have to deal with the repercussions of Trump’s decisions, be they good or bad. “I think once Trump’s term is over, it [the younger generation] will be stronger than ever,” said Jay Moert, a strong supporter of the LGBT+ community.

Many still wonder on how Trump even won the election. The man has no experience with politics or military. “He said so many things in his speeches that Americans want to hear like wars in the Middle East and blocking out Mexico,” said Atieh.

When it comes down to it, white people are not the only ones living in America. This nation is filled to the brim with diversity among races, religion and languages. With Vice Presidential-elect Mike Pence wanting to enforce a law that stated every immigrant should be required to learn English, that might not be the case anymore. “The United States of America – land of the free – land of opportunity – the melting pot of the world – all of these titles that the US hold have now been given up,” said Reiter.