2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Goes to Border in Push for Immigratio
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By Paula Wolfson
White House
18 May 2006
President Bush went to the southern U.S. border with Mexico Thursday to make the case for immigration reform. Mr. Bush met with Border Patrol agents and National Guard troops already deployed 2 in the Yuma, Arizona area.
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President Bush at the U.S. Border Patrol station in Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is one of the busiest crossing points on the southern border - especially for illegal immigrants.
The president says things have improved in recent years, but not enough.
"People's work is making a difference, but we do not have full control of the border and that is what I want you to understand I realize and a lot of people in Congress realize," he said.
Mr. Bush toured the border area with Border Patrol officials and then talked with staff at a command center. In Yuma, National Guard troops have already been deployed by the Arizona governor to help the Border Patrol. They are filling support jobs - such as communications and building fences - to free up civilian 3 border agents for law enforcement.
The president wants to build on the Yuma program and deploy 1 6,000 National Guard troops along the border as a temporary measure while the Border Patrol is expanded. He said hiring and training more agents will take time and the need on the border is urgent.
"The reason why I think this strategy is important is because deploying 4 the 6,000 troops to complement 5 the work of the Border Patrol will get immediate 6 results," said President Bush. "And it is time to get immediate results."
Mr. Bush spoke 7 as the U.S. Senate continued work on immigration reform legislation. On Wednesday, Senators voted to build fencing along parts of the Arizona border and fortify 8 existing fences near San Diego, California.
In an interview with the Fox News Channel, conducted during his border tour, Mr. Bush said it makes sense to erect 9 fencing in certain areas, but not the entire length of the border. He noted 10 that a fence is already in place in parts of Arizona, adding that local border officials are the best people to determine where fencing should and should not be built.
Standing 11 in the Arizona desert, he pointed 12 to two nearby rows of fencing - part of an effort to fortify the border in the Yuma area, once known as ground zero for illegal border crossings. But as he did in his speech to the nation on immigration Monday night, the president stressed in Yuma that tougher border security should be accompanied by a temporary guest worker program.
"There are many people on the other side of the border who would do anything to come and work, and that includes risking their lives crossing your desert," he said.
Illegal immigration is one of the most controversial issues in the United States. Some Americans say illegal immigrants are felons 13 and should be deported 14, while others are pressing for immigration rights and a path to citizenship 15.
The president is pushing a compromise middle ground and says the U.S. is both a welcoming nation and a nation of laws. But his proposals do not go far enough for some members of Congress who want a strict emphasis on border security, and they go too far for some in the Mexican government who are concerned about the use of troops to back-up the Border Patrol.
Mexican officials say they are sending a letter outlining their concerns to Washington. President Vicente Fox called President Bush recently to raise the issue. The White House says Mr. Bush assured the Mexican leader he has no plans to militarize the border, and both men agreed to cooperate on matters of border security.
- The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
- The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
- Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。
- The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
- They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- This treaty forbade the United States to fortify the canal.此条约禁止美国对运河设防。
- She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
- Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- Aren't those the seats they use for transporting convicted felons? 这些坐位不是他们用来押运重犯的吗？ 来自电影对白
- House Republicans talk of making felons out of the undocumented and those who help them. 众议院共和党议员正商议对未登记的非法移民以及包庇他们的人课以重罪。 来自互联网
- 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》
- He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
- Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。