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Opinion Sports A&E Criticizing America Spartans lose ‘Art After Dark’ does not appeal to nail-biter displays beauty of undecided voters at home diversity in exhibits Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Tuesday, Volume 154 Feb.18, 2020 No. 11 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY Residency rule to take eff ect Students react to imminent restrictions By Andrew Glenn STAFF WRITER Most people, like my family members that Pell Grants and other Legal challenges to public forms of federal education have immigrated here, have real Social assistance are excluded from Security numbers so they contributed charge rule lead to SCOTUS a policy to deny permanent residency in the United States immensely to the taxes in both federal August 2019: White House announces public to immigrants, if they are and state. So I think it’s bullshit to remove determined to be dependent charge rule changes to deny green cards to on federal assistance, following people’s rights to receive public assistance. immigrants likely to be dependent on long-term a ruling by the Supreme Court Jesus on Jan. 23. federal assistance. SJSU student who asked to be anonymous A 5-4 ruling by the Supreme October 2019: Court overturned a lower court Temporary injunctions issued order for President Donald institutionalized long-term “Certainly anybody who is by federal judges in three diff erent states for Trump’s administration to care at the government’s a university student is using administration of President Donald Trump to cease its public charge rule expense. public resources simply by cease enforcing public charge rule. denying immigrants residency As for undocumented definition. But that doesn’t if they are likely to use long- students at San Jose State, the really matter because . term federal assistance. rule has no effect on their Federal government doesn’t January 2020: Trump asks the U.S. Supreme According to SCOTUSblog, status at the university as it is care if you use state resources Court to intervene. A 5-4 ruling overturns in August 2019, the only a federal restriction. or whether you go to a state injunction to cease public charge ruling. Department of Homeland “If they’re undocumented, university.” Security defined public charge this wouldn’t fit anyway as However, some SJSU to apply to immigrants in this is for people applying for students felt concerned about SOURCES: WHITE HOUSE, NPR AND VOX; need of public cash assistance legal status,” political science INFOGRAPHIC BY MAURICIO LA PLANTE AND MARCI SUELA for income maintenance or professor James Brent said. DENIALS | Page 2 Demographic CAMPUS IMAGE stats predict Traveling musician drops anchor next election By Joclyn Aguirre STAFF WRITER The 2020 elections are coming up and San Jose State students in majors other than political science say they are uninformed about 2020 presidential election candidates running against President Donald Trump. “I’ve never taken the time to look into the presidency . I’m just busy with school or work,” said environmental science senior Jazmine Ledesma-Torres. Public health science senior Donovan Tamayo said he lost political interest after President Trump’s inauguration, because no matter what, “He’s still in power and nothing is going to be changed.” According to the United States Census RECORD Bureau, 46.1% of voters from ages 18-29 voted during the 2016 elections and the highest youth voting rate since the 1992 presidential election, when 52% of youth voted. Not only was there a gap in voters’ ages, but racial and ethnic background played a part in voter participation. The Census Bureau reported that 65.3% of registered MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY voters, who identified as white, 59.6% of voters who New York-based musician Shawn Soderberg strums his guitar in front of the Cesar Chavez Memorial Arch. identified as non-Hispanic Black, 49.3% of voters who The guitarist said he came to San Jose from upstate New York to recover from substance abuse and apply to San Jose State’s music school. He said he is currently living in a shelter and trying to fi nd housing. ELECTION | Page 2 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 TUESDAY, FEB. 18, 2020 NEWS said. “The question was merely whether California, New York and Washington campus as the new policy goes into effect DENIALS the lower court decision should stand issued temporary injunctions against later this month. while the appeal is going forward.” the public charge rule in Oct. 2019, “I was not aware of this,” said Juan, Continued from page 1 According to the U.S. Citizenship and according to NPR. an SJSU student who agreed to be Immigration Services website, programs An injunction is a court order requiring interviewed anonymously. “Honestly, the the potential effects the public charge that the government would tie to being individuals to execute or cease a specific first time I heard about it, I thought it’s rule can have on them and their families. a public charge include Temporary action, according to Cornell Law School. crazy.” “Most people, like my family members Assistance for Needy Families, state Critics of the public charge policy In effect, the restrictions would that have immigrated here, have and local cash assistance programs that said the Trump administration presented strongly discourage those considering real Social Security numbers so they provide benefits for income maintenance no public safety or national security moving to the U.S., Brent said. contributed immensely to the taxes in and health coverage being used for long- reasoning for its enforcement, according “You would imagine immigrants from both federal and state,” said Jesus, an SJSU term institutionalized care. to SCOTUSblog. richer, Northern European countries are student who agreed to be interviewed Federally funded programs that are As of Jan. 31, the Supreme Court going to have an easier time being able only using his first name. “So I think exempt include educational assistance declared the new regulations on public to demonstrate they’re not going to be it’s bullshit to remove people’s rights to including Pell Grants, housing benefits charge to be temporarily withheld to a public charge than a poor, agricultural receive public assistance.” and Medicaid not being used for long- prevent any widespread confusion and worker coming up from the south,” The Supreme Court made its ruling on term institutional care, according to the concern. Brent said. “So certainly, I don’t think whether the Trump administration could website. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration it’s something that would be applied continue enforcing its public charge “A lot of people, mainly conservatives, Services clarified that the new rule will neutrally, or even if it is, the intent policy as it was being challenged in the don’t want to let immigrants into only apply on or after Monday. isn’t neutral and certainly will discourage 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. This the country who they feel will be a Any immigrants who have received people coming to the United States, hold was overturned except in the state drain on the country,” Brent said. benefits or who have applied for a green which is the point.” of Illinois, where the policy is enjoined “[Conservatives] want people who will card before Monday will not be denied in a lower court injunction. be productive and have jobs.” under the new rule. Follow Andrew on Twitter “The court actually didn’t make a But the White House’s policy was Concerns have been raised on how this @SaviorElite10 stand on the public charge rule,” Brent challenged after federal judges in could affect undocumented students on ELECTION Continued from page 1 Young adult voting rates since 2000 I’ve never taken the According to the United States Census Bureau, 46.1% of young adult identified as other races and time to look into the voters between the ages of 18 and 29 voted in the 2016 presidential 47.6% of those identified as non- election. The data shows a lower youth voter turnout than in 2004 white Hispanic participated in presidency . I’m and 2008, which showed 49% and 51.1% turnout respectively. the 2016 presidential election. just busy with school Political science professor Matthew Record said, “It’s or work. 51.1% difficult to get yourself up to 49% speed about candidates. If there’s Jazmine 46.1% Ledesma-Torres 45% reason to believe that your vote environmental science senior or voice won’t count, there’s that 40.3% [likelihood] that people won’t vote.” right to vote and being informed Record said he is passionate about the elections is important about informing himself on the because “you have the power to presidential elections and made make change in this world and it a point to also inform his why wouldn’t you.” students about policy systems This shouldn’t be a problem that politicians talk about. for millennials because there’s For instance, Democrats always the internet to fall back arguing about the health care on with informing oneself about system is a discussion Record politics, said political science would have with his students professor James Brent. to not only educate them on “Of course, one of the problems 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 politicians in the race, but to is what a reliable source of news actually look at what issues the is, when you’ve got the president candidates are supporting. shouting that this is fake news,” INFOGRAPHIC BY JOHN BRICKER AND JOCLYN AGUIRRE “The more the government Brent said. knows that the people are not Politics isn’t a pleasant topic, name,” Armaline said.