I may not be an avid supporter, but I also can’t deny that I was glad that Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton.

It is really hard for a lot of people to grasp that a female with Mexican descent such as myself could possibly think of supporting Trump in the least. My conservative values come into play, influencing my political stances plenty, but first and foremost I am an American. What I love and want is to protect my country and for those who voted Trump, that is what made this election different.

This nation was founded on the very principles of freedom and justice, but to what extent? We are in a troubling time and playing things off as already good, nay- great won’t help us. We need a shot of nationalism. We need to strive for better things and that is what a Trump presidency is going to bring.

“We can accomplish these great things, and so much else – all we need to do is start believing in ourselves and in our country again. It is time to show the whole world that America Is Back – bigger, and better and stronger than ever before,” President-Elect Donald Trump said. “It’s waiting to see if we will rise to the occasion and if we will show the whole world that America is still free and independent and strong.”

The people didn’t vote against diversity, they didn’t vote against progress. The people voted for America. To make America great again, we need to put America first again. The two go hand in hand.

I feel like no matter who you are if you got that message you were sure to recognise the potential in Trump.

Our nation, being in a $18.96 trillion debt could sure use the change that “a small loan of a million dollars” brought, especially the over 3 billion in net worth that it eventually grew to. Afterall, Trump may be a political wild card, but he is also a no-nonsense businessman who could prove to be the help our country needs.

“It’s time to deliver a victory for the American people. But to do that, we must break free from the petty politics of the past,” Trump said.

Radicals on either side can say what they want, but I had taken these election results as an assurance that our nation was passed into relatively safe hands. Nothing more or less. Like President Barack Obama said, “the sun will rise tomorrow,” and it did.

The confusion was and is still wide set. Questions as to why and how Trump became President-Elect are just as abundant as when the results came out. Regardless, it seems as though people almost don’t want to understand, despite there being perfectly justifiable reasons, that this is our new reality.

Many middle class and Cuban-Americans voted for Trump. Middle class Americans believe that, as a primarily working class, that they should have more control over their money and what they do with it. Cuban-Americans know what follows dictatorship and what the consequences of big government that a democratic presidency would bring. The crucial common factor is that the middle class voters and Cuban-Americans want to not only protect their rights, but their financial freedoms as well.

Just as the Cuban-American voters know what works and what doesn’t, so do older citizens, who are often discounted as another polling factor that are ignorant of the younger generations entitlements. These people know the effects the government has and they have seen it.

The people felt ignored, the silent majority are the reason Clinton was leading in the polls. Some even joke while the polls were being taken, the reason they didn’t answer the call was because they were out working. It’s important for the backbone of America, the working and taxpaying people, to heal.

“My plan will begin with safety at home – which means safe neighborhoods, secure borders and protection from terrorism. There can be no prosperity without law and order . . . to rebuild America,” Trump said.

Trump’s message is not and has never been a fight to get him in office alone. His opponents took up the very one track pledge, “I’m with her.” Trump fights for us.

“‘I’M WITH YOU – THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.’ I am your voice,” Trump said, “These are the forgotten men and women of our country. People who work hard but no longer have a voice. I AM YOUR VOICE.”

But the change to come will not be scary, there is nothing to fear. We aren’t moving as backwards as people think. Civil and women’s rights have come too far to change and Trump has noted several times, the July after the Orlando shooting at the Cleveland Republican National Convention for example, that “I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBT citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology,” proving he has other objectives for the supposed rewind that his presidency has the potential of being.

“We are going to have an immigration system that works, but one that works for the American people,” Trump said.

The only other possible means of complaint is the immigration issue that has raised questions about terrorism. It is all in the best interest of making our country better, sure the way Trump said it was rough and offensive, but he means the best.

“I only want to admit individuals into our country who will support our values and love our people,” said Trump, “anyone who endorses violence, hatred or oppression is not welcome in our country and never will be.”

Because despite what Trump has talked about doing, there is a balance of powers that can always stop unjust change. If Trump is too radical, Congress can always vote not to let his plans carry through. I choose to have more faith in the system than to drop it all and move to Canada, just let the powers balance out and America will be fine.

“We will be a country of generosity and warmth. But we will also be a country of law and order,” Trump said.

The kind of a nation we are going to evolve into is definitely one I want to be a part of. A more strong, more proud and more safe America worthy of being called great.