Trump drives teens to demonstrate though they can't vote

A high school senior, Yaocihuatl Reyes didn't pay much attention to the presidential race until she found her teacher sobbing and her east Los Angeles classmates terrified that the election of Donald Trump would lead to the deportation of their families.

Though too young to vote, thousands of high school students from Seattle to Silver Spring, Maryland, have taken to the streets since Trump's election to protest his proposed crackdown on illegal immigration and his rude comments about women.

"The election has really promoted a feeling on the part of many people that just staying silent is being complicit, and so we're seeing a huge uptick in engagement," said Jennifer Earl, a professor of sociology at the University of Arizona who researches the internet and social movements.

Young people who are politically active and concerned about issues are more likely to vote once they turn 18, said Joseph Kahne, professor of educational policy and politics at the University of California, Riverside.

Oregon teen Cole Sandlin said he, too, had never attended a political rally before organizing one at his high school.