Upholding Trust in Library Partnerships with Immigrants: Reflections on the Impact of Trump 2024
- Ana Ndumu (University of Maryland, College Park)
- Hayley Park
(University of Maryland, College Park)
Abstract
Trump’s 2024 election win simultaneously disrupts, contradicts, and reifies what we know about immigrants. This article describes how anti-immigrant political leaders capitalize on the practice of polarizing and marginalizing immigrants. The return of a populist leader and his characteristically divisive approach has magnified how immigrants contend with divisions and oppression. Trump relies on powerful immigrant loyalists to advance his objectives while vulnerable immigrants face tantamount harm. The technology sector plays a part in this, and the library profession can as well.
Keywords: Immigrant information behavior, civic engagement, data disaggregation, technological determinism, public trust
How to Cite:
Ndumu, A. & Park, H., (2025) “Upholding Trust in Library Partnerships with Immigrants: Reflections on the Impact of Trump 2024”, The Political Librarian 8(Special Edition). doi: https://doi.org/10.7936/pollib.9015
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