时差N小时 移民改革

"Give me your tired, your poor...your huddled¹ masses yearning² to breathe free...

挤在一起渴望自由呼吸的大众，那熙熙攘攘的被遗弃了的，可怜的人们。把这些无家可归的，饱受颠沛的人们一起交给我...

These words, written by American poet Emma Lazarus and inscribed³ at the base of the Statue of Liberty, encouraged immigration to America in the early years of the twentieth century. For decades, a steady stream of immigrants arrived and assimilated themselves into American life.

这是爱玛·拉扎露丝写的十四行诗，被雕刻在自由女神像底座上，用以鼓励移民来到在上世纪早期的美国。几十年过去了，移民们源源不断的涌进并融入到美国生活中。

But by the mid⁴ 1970s, Congress was hearing from Americans who believed they were losing jobs to illegal aliens. Senator Alan Simpson and Representative Romano Mazzoli proposed what came to be known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Immigration Reform and Control Act. It imposed sanctions on employers who hired undocumented aliens, while making allowances for aliens already living and working in the U.S. Not everyone was in favor of this bill.

但是到20世纪70年代，国会听证了来自美国人的证词，他们认为工作机会正向非法移民转移。参议员阿兰·辛普森以及国会代表 Romano Mazzoli 建议进行移民改革，后来发展为众所周知的 Simpson-Mazzoli 移民改革和控制法案。这条法案对雇佣非法移民的雇主实行制裁，同时为已经移居美国的移民发放津贴。但这项法案并不是对所有人都有利。

Some believed it would handle illegal immigrants in an arbitrary fashion, and hurt local businessmen. Others thought it would prove to be too be costly⁵, and in the end, ineffective. The Simpson-Mazzoli bill was ultimately signed into law on November 7, 1986.

有人认为这是以一种独断专行的方式处理非法移民问题，同时也损害了地方商人的利益。其他人则认为这是一项吃力不讨好的决策。最终 Simpson-Mazzoli 法案于1986年被签署成为法律。

A delicate compromise, passed after five years of trying, the new law didn't solve the problems of immigration, but alleviated⁶ them. Immigration policies that challenge Congress today are even more complex… balancing new security issues with the desire to preserve the diversity and strength that immigrants bring.

经过五年的努力，法案通过了微妙的妥协。最新的法律并没有解决移民问题，但却缓和了矛盾。如今国会面临的移民政策的挑战愈加复杂...移民会带来多样性和新的力量，在这样的愿景下权衡新出现的安全问题。

1 huddled   

挤在一起（huddle的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
• We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。

2 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

3 inscribed   

v.写，刻( inscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；内接

参考例句：

• His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
• The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

5 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

6 alleviated   

减轻，缓解，缓和( alleviate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It is always completely alleviated by total gastrectomy. 全胃切除永远完全缓解症状。
• Toxicity problem in manufacturing and storage might be alleviated by coating beryllium with aluminum. 但如果用铝包覆铍，则可避免加工过程中及储存期间的中毒问题。