YORK COLLEGE–Student reporters set out to talk to the York College community, asking about the potential impacts of Trump’s tariffs and his policies overall.
As reported by The New York Times, there is a growing concern that Trump’s policies may increase global unease, leading to a significant drop in stocks worldwide and causing a global trade war.
Marvin Vita, a recent transfer to CUNY York College who lives in Queens Village, is a psychology major and a salesman at Honda. He says that Honda won’t be significantly affected by recent changes. “Honda used to source their batteries from Japan, but now they are outsourcing to North Carolina,” he explained.
Nya McDowell, a Project Serve coordinator, who lives in Ozone Park, Queens, said that the tariff has impacted her ability to shop at the online clothing retail company Shein, based in China. “I can’t shop there anymore because I can’t afford it.”
Marcel Cole, an English major and journalism minor, mentioned that “He [Trump] needs to be more sympathetic with other countries. He has a dictator mentality, and it’s going to drag this country down.”
