PBS高端访谈:美边境体系已经盈满

JUDY WOODRUFF: Down on the border, President Trump¹ is in Southern California this evening, touring the U.S. boundary with Mexico, and talking tough about migrants. But he is now playing down any plans to cut off cross-border traffic. Amna Nawaz has our report.

AMNA NAWAZ: As he left the White House this morning...

DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: I never changed my mind at all. I may shut it down at some point.

AMNA NAWAZ: ... denials from President Trump that he had backed down, after threatening to close the border with Mexico. This week, he said he'd reassess in a year, and again today hailed Mexico's efforts to stop migrants at their southern border, before making yet another threat.

DONALD TRUMP: Mexico has been absolutely terrific for the last four days. They're apprehending² everybody. Yesterday, they apprehended³ 1,400 people. The day before, it was 1,000. If they continue that, everything will be fine. If they don't, we're going to tariff⁴ their cars at 25 percent.

AMNA NAWAZ: The president then flew to Southern California, met by protesters and by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, capping off her three-day border tour. Their meetings with law enforcement and tour of a newly-built wall replacing older barriers comes as attorneys general from 20 states filed suit to stop the Trump administration from diverting other federal money to fund border wall construction.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra: XAVIER BECERRA (D), California Attorney General: President Trump's policies exacerbate⁵ any issues at our border. It is time for us to make it clear that, if you want to build something using taxpayer⁶ money, you got to get permission, the way previous presidents have always done.

AMNA NAWAZ: The House of Representatives, led by Democrats⁷, also sued. In a statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the administration's move violates Congress' right to control spending because it "wasn't authorized⁸ by constitutional or statutory authority". President Trump, meanwhile, confirmed today he's withdrawn⁹ Ron Vitiello's nomination¹⁰ to lead ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

DONALD TRUMP: Ron is a good man, but we're going in a tougher direction.

AMNA NAWAZ: At a roundtable this afternoon in Calexico, California, the president laid out what that tougher direction might mean.

DONALD TRUMP: The system is full. We can't take you anymore. Whether it's asylum¹¹, whether it's anything you want, it's illegal immigration, can't take you anymore.

AMNA NAWAZ: This as the backup continues. After moving hundreds of agents from these ports of entry to help manage the families and children entering the U.S., the Trump administration has now created hours-long waits across the border. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Amna Nawaz.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：将视线聚焦到边境问题上——今晚，特朗普总统来到加州南部，参观美墨边境线。在提到移民时，他言辞犀利。不过，现在的他正在弱化缩减跨境移民的计划。下面请听我台记者阿姆纳·纳瓦兹发回的报道。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：今早，特朗普总统离开了白宫。

唐纳德·特朗普，美国总统：我从未改变心意。我还是可能会关闭美国边境。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：特朗普总统亲自辟谣，说自己并未让步。在此之前，他曾威胁称要封锁美墨边境线。本周，特朗普表示自己会在一年内进行再次评估，而今天，他再次赞扬了墨西哥阻止移民进入南部边境的举动。但接着又是一个下马威。

唐纳德·特朗普：过去4天来，墨西哥的情况很棒。他们正在疯狂逮捕。仅昨天就逮捕了1400人。前天是1000人。如果局势继续，情况会很好。如果墨西哥收手，我们就要他们出口的车加征25%的关税。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：特朗普随后又乘坐飞机来到加州南部，见到了许多抗议者和国土安全部部长克丝珍·尼尔森，结束了3天的边境之旅。他们会见了一些执法人员，还参观了一座新搭建的边境墙，这堵墙是为了代替以前的障碍物。值此之际，来自20个州的一些检察官提起诉讼，想要阻止特朗普政府用联邦政府资金来为边境墙的建造出资。

加州检察官贝塞拉：特朗普总统的政策会加重边境的问题。现在，我们应该弄明白一件事：如果想要用纳税人的钱来建造任何东西的话，就必须得到纳税人的许可，这一点，过往的所有总统都做得很好。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：由民主党占大多数席位的众议院也提起诉讼。在一份声明中，众议院议长南希·佩洛西表示，特朗普政府的举动违背了国会控制经费支出的权利，因为此举“并未得到任何宪法或法令的授权”。与此同时，特朗普总统于今天确认称自己将撤掉移民和海关执法局（ICE）局长罗纳德·维特的职务。

唐纳德·特朗普：他是一个好人，但我们未来的方向更加艰难，不太适合他。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：在加州加利西哥今天下午举行的圆桌会议上，特朗普提出“未来的方向”是什么。

唐纳德·特朗普：体系已经盈满，这里不能再接纳你们了。无论是庇护还是你们想要的其他东西，都不行。因为这是非法移民，所以我们无法再接纳你们了。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：但故事还没完。在将上百名工作人员从入境口调走，以协助管理移民家庭和儿童后，特朗普政府现在正面临着边境地区长达数小时的排队等候。感谢收听阿姆纳·纳瓦兹发回的报道。

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 apprehending   

逮捕，拘押( apprehend的现在分词 )； 理解

参考例句：

• China has not been totally unsuccessful apprehending corruption suspects. 在逮捕腐化分子方面，中国并非毫无进展。
• Apprehending violence is not an easy task. 惧怕暴力不是一件容易的事。

3 apprehended   

逮捕，拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 )； 理解

参考例句：

• She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
• The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。

4 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。

5 exacerbate   

v.恶化，增剧，激怒，使加剧

参考例句：

• WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.世界气象组织说，气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
• In fact efforts will merely exacerbate the current problem.实际上努力只会加剧当前的问题。

6 taxpayer   

n.纳税人

参考例句：

• The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
• The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。

7 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

9 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

10 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

11 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• 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。