时间:2019-01-27 作者:英语课 分类:PBS访谈社会系列


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   JUDY WOODRUFF: For more on what's causing today's circumstances, and possible remedies, we turn to Marshall Fitz. He's director of immigration policy with the Center for American progress. It's a left-leaning think tank in Washington. And Jessica Vaughan, she's the director for policy studies at the right-leaning Center for Immigration Studies.


  And we welcome you both to the program.
  Marshall Fitz, let me start with you. I want to ask you both this question. What's your understanding of why we are seeing this big influx 1 of children, especially from Central America?
  MARSHALL FITZ, Center for American Progress: Well, it's clear that the major drivers behind this recent influx are the conditions in the sending countries.
  We know this for a fact because they are dispersing 2 throughout the region. It's a regional crisis. There's a 712 percent increase in asylum 3 applications in Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, Costa Rica. So, the immigrants are leaving those three countries because of the endemic violence, the weak institutional government, and lack of protections for the civil society there.
  And it's happening now because that violence is escalating 4. Honduras is the murder capital of the world.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: And in fact, we have a — I think we have a graphic 5 to show our audience, what is it, 90 — the highest number of deaths per 100,000 people, followed — the third country in that list is El Salvador — or, rather, the fourth is El Salvador and the fifth being Guatemala.
  MARSHALL FITZ: Is Guatemala, yes.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: And these are the countries that are sending so many of these children.
  Jessica Vaughan, what is your sense of, your understanding of what is sending most of these children?
  JESSICA VAUGHAN, Center for Immigration Studies: Well, there certainly is poverty and violence in the three countries that are sending most of the people across the border in South Texas now, but many of them who are coming are not actually coming from the violent areas of those countries.
  They're coming from all over, rural areas, areas distant from the violence. What we do know from Border Patrol intelligence, from immigration agencies' assessment 6, from all of the interviews that the migrant themselves have done with reporters, from their own government officials, is that the main reason that they're coming is because they know that they will be allowed to stay, for the most part.
  And that's what's driving this at this time. They have been told by friends and family who have already come here illegally what they can say and that if they come with kids or if they send their kids, that the chances are almost certain that they will be allowed to stay here.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: And, Marshall Fitz, there has been reporting to this effect, that the word has spread among many of these communities.
  MARSHALL FITZ: The most thorough study that we have got on what's driving these kids to flee their own countries and their own — leave their own families is from the UNHCR. And they interviewed more than 400 kids.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: This is the U.N. international agency.
  MARSHALL FITZ: Sorry. U.N. international agency.
  They spent, though, a couple hours with each of these kids. And only a small handful of them mentioned anything about getting immigration status here in the country. They all talked about the violence that they were fleeing.
  I'm sure that there are misperceptions that are being fomented 7 by smuggling 8 operations. And we are 100 percent supportive of cracking down on those types of operations. But the real reason people are leaving those countries is because of the violence and the conditions that they're experiencing in their home country.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: But Jessica — excuse me — Jessica Vaughan, you were just saying but some of them or many of them are coming from areas where the violence is not an issue? Is that what I understood you to say?
  JESSICA VAUGHAN: That's according to information that was released by the Border Patrol, and also the Border Patrol interviews all of these migrants at the time that they surrender to the Border Patrol.
  And what they're telling the Border Patrol, 95 percent of them have said that they're coming because they heard that they would be allowed to stay. And, in fact, that's not a false rumor 9 or a misperception. It is, in fact, what's been happening.
  Only 3 percent of the Central Americans who have come into contact with the Border Patrol in recent months has actually been sent back. So the vast majority of them are allowed to stay and are allowed to resettle in the country.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, Marshall Fitz, we know there is a different process because of the law for dealing 10 with children or any immigrant coming from Central America. Is that correct? Because of a law that was passed several years ago.
  MARSHALL FITZ: Under President George Bush.
  It's a law that was designed to ensure that unaccompanied kids or kids who are arriving here without a family member, without a parent, that they are eligible 11 to go through the full screening process to ensure that they are — that they are or are not eligible for protection.
  What Jessica says about them being eligible — allowed to stay is only a function of the fact that our immigration courts are so backlogged 12. That's something I think she and I can probably agree on, which is that there is very much a need to infuse resources into the system to ensure that cases can get adjudicated more expeditiously 13.
  That is something that is a longstanding problem. Congress has starved the immigration courts of resources for decades now.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: Jessica, how much — Jessica Vaughan, how much of a part of the problem is that and this fact, as we mentioned a minute ago, that this law was passed under President Bush saying that children, unaccompanied minors 14 coming in from Central America had to go through a hearing process before they could be deported 15?
  JESSICA VAUGHAN: Well, the law that we're talking about here was passed at the initiative of certain Democratic members of Congress who wanted to create a process for children who were being trafficked into the United States.
  And, clearly, that's not the case with most of the individuals who are a part of this surge. About two-thirds of the people who have surrendered to the Border Patrol are actually entire families, so they are not unaccompanied kids, and the vast majority of the kids who have turned themselves over to the Border Patrol are coming here to join family members who are already here.
  So, it's — once they rejoin their family members, they are no longer unaccompanied, and I think that it makes sense that they shouldn't necessarily benefit from a procedure that was set up to handle the most difficult cases of kids who were actually trafficked.
  It's not trafficking when parents pay a smuggler 16 to bring their children to the United States, and then are — are — get to rejoin with their child with no questions asked either about the smuggling or about their own legal status here.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: What about that?
  JESSICA VAUGHAN: And these are things that the president can address without changing the law.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: Let me ask you Marshall about that.
  Marshall Fitz, what about that?
  MARSHALL FITZ: Well, I — Jessica is making some assertions that just aren't grounded in the facts.
  All of the reporting that has been done so far by international — by independent agencies, not by Border Patrol, show that somewhere upwards 17 of 58 percent or 60 percent of the kids are entitled to some form of protection. And we're seeing that, that many of these kids are getting granted either asylum or special immigrant juvenile 18 protection, or they're getting T or U visas.
  So the facts are that these kids are eligible for status because they are either fleeing traumatic situations in their home countries or they're being trafficked along the way, which is, again, another very serious problem.
  The unaccompanied minors should be — we shouldn't be treating these kids like they're FedEx packages and trying to just send them back immediately. We have got to treat them humanely 19. And that's, I think, what most of us in the advocacy community are looking for.
  JUDY WOODRUFF: Right. We're going to have to leave it there.
  I just want to say, the White House was quoted today as saying most unaccompanied children arriving at this border are unlikely to qualify for humanitarian 20 relief that would prevent them from seeing back — sending them back home. So, that's just one — one comment that came from the administration today.
  But we want to leave it there. We thank you very much, Jessica Vaughan and Marshall Fitz.
  MARSHALL FITZ: Thanks for having me.
  JESSICA VAUGHAN: Thank you.

n.流入,注入
  • The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
  • Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施,因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。
n.避难所,庇护所,避难
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
v.(使)逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 );(使)逐步扩大;(使)更高;(使)更大
  • The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
adj.生动的,形象的,绘画的,文字的,图表的
  • The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
  • Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。
n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
v.激起,煽动(麻烦等)( foment的过去式和过去分词 )
  • His words finally fomented her hostility. 他的言词终于引发了她的敌意。 来自辞典例句
  • His legs should be fomented. 应当对他的双腿进行热敷。 来自互联网
n.走私
  • Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
  • The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
n.谣言,谣传,传说
  • The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
  • The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。
n.经商方法,待人态度
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
(使)积压( backlog的过去式和过去分词 ); 储存; (为日后装运而)登账确认(订货)
adv.迅速地,敏捷地
  • They have to be evaluated expeditiously, carefully with the patient fully UNDRESSED. 我看过许多的枪伤患者,但是就只有阿扁的伤口没有上述情形,真是天佑台湾。 来自互联网
  • We will expeditiously facilitate trade transactions with the utmost professionalism. 我们会尽快贸易便利化的交易与最大的专业水平。 来自互联网
n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 );副修科目;小公司;[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修,选修,兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )
  • The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 );举止
  • They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格,将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.走私者
  • The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱,等待引渡到英国。
  • The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
  • The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
n.青少年,少年读物;adj.青少年的,幼稚的
  • For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人,他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
  • Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
adv.仁慈地;人道地;富人情地;慈悲地
  • Is the primary persona being treated humanely by the product? 该产品对待首要人物角色时是否有人情味? 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • In any event, China's interest in treating criminals more humanely has limits. 无论如何,中国对更人道地对待罪犯的兴趣有限。 来自互联网
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
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Purnea
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second level interrupt
securities market line
separate body and frame
simke
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tatkal
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unsightliest
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