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Video of a young girl at anti-Trump protests has been shared more than 10,000 times online.
IMMIGRANTS in the US have spoken about their fear for their future under the new President-elect, as protests spread across the country.
Protests against Donald Trump gathered pace on Wednesday and were seen in at least 25 cities from mostly Democratic states in America.
Voters turned out in New York, California, Colorado, San Francisco, Illinois and Ohio in major cities like Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and Nashville.
Effigys of Mr Trump’s head and American flags were burned as others chanted “not my President†and vowed to “reject the President-elect†based on the anti-immigrant and sexist views he expressed during his campaign.
In New York, a blockade of rubbish trucks circled Trump Tower while a flag was burned out front. Fifteen people were arrested and economics student Chuy Fernandez, described it as a “ticking time bomb†that had left many in the Mexican-American community feeling uncertain about their future.
“We’re all just kind of waiting for a ticking time bomb, like looking around and thinking who will be deported,†he told the New York Times.
“That’s the exact opposite of what most of us thought would happen.â€
One video of a young girl saying she was mixed race and could not vote has been liked more than 10,000 times.
In Oakland where the protests started at a University of Southern California protest. Picture: AFP/Josh EdelsonSource:AFP
In LA where some want to “Dump Trump†despite Democratic calls to give him a chance. Picture: Keith Birmingham/The Pasadena Star-News/SCNG via AP.Source:AP
A march in downtown New York. Picture: AFP PHOTO / KENA BETANCURSource:AFP
New York where thousands marched into the night. Picture: AFP PHOTO / KENA BETANCURSource:AFP
Others told the Chicago Sun Times they fear vital government programs for the protection of undocumented arrivals could be cut.
“I know there are many people worried, and, like me, they shed many tears this morning,†Isabel Diaz, 26 told the Chicago Sun Times at a protest.
Documentary maker Michael Moore compared the national decision to the UK’s Brexit vote, but said this time “America voted to leave America.â€
“The election of this guy ... subverted everything this country is supposed to stand for,†he said.
Thousands walked the streets of New York and rallied outside Trump Tower including Lady Gaga, who had earlier performed at a rally for Hillary Clinton.
After starting with a small group of students in California following the result the numbers gathered and rallies gathered pace.
Oakland police said 3000 people were on the streets with fires and broken windows. In Los Angeles a motorway was shut down.
Anti-Trump protesters in Texas. Picture: Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP.Source:AP
Protests also spread to Seattle. Picture: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren.Source:AP