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TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS

Hiring freeze affects students By Sarah Verschoor sverscho@iu.edu | @SarahVerschoor

Before President Trump took office, junior Anabel Carmona-Gutierrez had a plan. She would get a job for one year and then return to her home country, Spain, to get a master’s degree. When Trump issued a presidential memorandum Jan. 23 to stop hiring new federal civilian workers, Carmona-Gutierrez’s plan fell apart. She said she hoped to work at the Environmental Protection Agency, but now that may not be possible. Trump’s order challenges students pursuing internships within the government. The federal hiring freeze, however, does not affect jobs related to the military, national security and public safety. If Carmona-Gutierrez were to return to Spain after graduation, she faces the problem of high unemployment. According to Trading Economics, Spain’s unemployment as of Jan. 26 is 18.36 percent. The United State’s unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Along with the freeze, CarmonaGutierrez said she is worried about Trump’s recent executive order banning immigration from seven countries and her future in the U.S. as an immigrant. “It is a concern because Spain has been very open about taking refugees,” Carmona-Gutierrez said. “There are signs in city that say they are welcome. If the president were to start trying to punish different countries that are pro-refugees, then I would be affected.” Carmona-Gutierrez faces a dilemma. She can remain in the U.S. with her fears of the about the treatment of immigrants and try to pursue a job in the private sector, or she can return to Spain and confront the high levels of unemployment. While Carmona-Gutierrez faces the additional challenge of being an immigrant, other IU students are also experiencing challenges with Trump’s federal hiring freeze. In September IU junior James Cole applied to two internships with the government. One was at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, and one was at the U.S. embassy in London. Nearly five months later, Cole is still waiting, not to see if he was chosen for the internship, but to see if the internship still exists. “It’s the one I applied to first, and I’ve been waiting on this the most,” Cole said. “To get to the end of the journey, and, instead, I just might

‘Somos personas también.’ Latino immigrants brace for the fallout of Trump’s executive orders By Tayor Telford | ttelford@indiana.edu | @ttelford1883

PHOTOS BY VICTOR GRÖSSLING | IDS

Top Undocumented American Maribel Ayala sits with her daughter Shayli at a pro bono legal seminar at Saint Monica Church in Indianapolis. Ayala has been unable to see her father in Mexico for the last 10 years. Left Undocumented American and father of three Juan Anaya discusses living under an administration who is trying to deport him. His children, American citizens, are at risk to lose their parents, who don’t share the same citizenship.

INDIANAPOLIS — The prayers were said and sent up to Dios, and now it was time to do what they could for themselves. The families, packed on bleachers inside the gymnasium of Saint Monica Church and praising the padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo, observed mass in Spanish. They dipped their hands in holy water and waited in line to shake hands with the priest as they bounced babies on their hips while older kids played tag in zany spirals. Many were Latino immigrants, and they’d been on the wrong side of promises in President Trump’s campaign. In the first week of his presidency, he has already made moves to keep people like them from entering the country. On Sunday morning, the families crammed into a tiny room in a building on the edge of the church property. Lawyers were coming to teach them about their rights under this new administration that had made them all vulnerable to deportation. Most were immigrants, likely undocumented, but some were white members of the congregation who’d come to learn how to help. The chairs went quickly, so many of them sat on the floor with children fidgeting in their parents’ laps. “Que bonita misa,” a young mother commented to another as she settled into her seat. “What a beautiful mass.” It was snowing outside, and the room was filled with the sound of zippers and coats being wrestled off. A few made calls to give directions to families still trying to find the building. “No te preocupes,” a man said into his cell phone while a little girl tugged on his hand. “Los abogados no están aquí ya.” “Don’t worry. The lawyers aren’t here yet.” Juan Anaya, 33, sat in the front with his wife and his three children. He looked younger when he smiled, showing the gap in his two front teeth. The room was getting hot. Anaya mopped the sweat from his SEE PERSONAS, PAGE 3

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‘Duchess of Malfi’ brings tragedy to center stage By Sanya Ali siali@indiana.edu | @siali13

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Jason Craig West and Ryan Claus play Bosola and Ferdinand in IU Theatre’s production of “The Duchess of Malfi,” which hits the stage Febuary 3 at the Wells-Metz Theatre.

The show begins with a series of vignette scenes playing out on the floor of the Wells-Metz Theatre. The Duchess of Malfi, the show’s widow protagonist, moves silently among some of the other characters, including her brothers Ferdinand and the Cardinal. She moves from one side of the stage to the other in her deep red gown, interacting wordlessly as the opening score plays. The macabre, tragic play opens to the public at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Wells-Metz, with senior Emily Sullivan taking on the role of the Duchess. Sullivan said the Duchess is relatable in an interesting way. “I kept wondering if I was doing something wrong because it felt relatively easy to access,” Sullivan said. “Of course, you know, I was and still am doing some things wrong, and I’m improving on those things. She obviously has flaws, as does everyone, but I find her to be very human and it’s not too far of a stretch to imagine how she feels.”

‘DUCHESS OF MALFI’ Tickets $15 - $25 Opens 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Wells-Metz Theatre “The Duchess of Malfi,” a production play by John Webster in the early 1600s, revolves around a Duchess desiring to marry below her class and the tragic results of her choice. Sullivan said she read the piece for the first time in professor Robert Fulk’s 17th century literature class. “The majority of my training has been in classical work, mostly Shakespeare and whatnot, so I was aware of the show,” Sullivan said. “Working on it has been an entirely different monster. It’s emotionally exhausting.” Though Sullivan said the process has been grueling, the value as a student of theater has been worth the efforts of producing the show. “‘The Duchess of Malfi’ is an incredibly difficult play to perform, and we all knew going into the SEE ‘MALFI’, PAGE 6


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