ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – For the second time, Donald Trump gave an inaugural address to the nation after being sworn in as president of the United States.

“The Golden Age of America begins right now,” Trump said Monday.

President Trump wasted no time talking about various executive orders he plans to sign.

“First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,” he said. “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”

Marshall Martinez, the executive director of Equality New Mexico, says while the rhetoric is hurtful, it is not surprising.

“I do think it is kind of interesting that President Trump says repeatedly that he won most of his votes because he was going to bring down the prices of gas and eggs, and I’m not sure how attacking trans people in a federal executive order will address inflation,” Martinez said. 

“I don’t feel like we are moving forward as a country, I think we are stepping backwards and that is one example of that,” said Shona Martinez, a New Mexico voter. 

We turned to New Mexicans to see what they had to say about Trump’s plan to only acknowledge two genders. 

“I am absolutely in support of that as well, that’s what God gave us,” one person said.

“I’m really sad for people in the trans community. I have somebody whose very close to me who is trans, so it’s really sad,” Linsey Dominguez said.

When it comes to immigration, Trump also mentioned ending birthright citizenship.

“This country is built off of immigrants, that is what it is. That is the history of this country. To do away with a lot of those rules that have been in place for so long to protect these people, is just tragic. It really, really is. My heart goes out to families who are going to be affected by these executive orders,” Martinez said. 

“I was singing ‘God Bless America,’ hand over my heart. And I am ready for this golden age of this administration and what they are going to be doing,” another person said.

Martinez says, when it comes to these executive orders, the most important thing is to remain informed. 

“I think it is really important to understand, first and foremost, that it takes a lot of time for attorneys to read through this kind of language and understand what the real policy implications are,” said Martinez.