In a country that defines itself by ideals, not by shared blood, who should be allowed to come work and live here? In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks these questions have never s
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Inacountrythatdefinesitselfbyideals,notbysharedblood,whoshouldbeallowedtocomeworkandlivehere?InthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemedmorepressing.
OnDec.11,2001,aspartoftheefforttoincreasehomelandsecurity,federalandlocalauthoritiesin14statesstaged“OperationSafeTravel”—raidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalseidentification(身份证明).InSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrests.Butthosecapturedwereanythingbutterrorists,mostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralorSouthAmerica.Authoritiessaidtheundocumentedworkers’illegalstatusmadethemopentoblackmail(讹诈)byterrorists.
ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheyfeltasiftheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposablegoods.
MayorAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertainextent.“We’resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseplaces,we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare,andthenwhenit’sconvenientforus,orwhenwecantrytomakeapointintermsofnationalsecurity,especiallyafterSept.11,thenyou’redisposable.Therearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongreasons,”Andersonsaid.
IfSept.11hadneverhappened,theairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probablyindefinitely.AnaCastro,amanagerataBen&Jerry’sicecreamshopattheairporthadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecuritycardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraid.Nowsheandherfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation(驱逐出境).Castro’scaseiscurrentlywaitingtobesettled.Whilesheawaitstheoutcome,thegovernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehasreturnedtoherjobatBen&Jerry’s.
A)composedofpeoplehavingdifferentvalues
B)encouragingindividualpursuits
C)sharingcommoninterests
D)foundedonsharedideals
A)Guilty.
B)Offended.
C)Disappointed.
D)Discouraged.
A)evidencewasfoundthattheywerepotentialterrorists
B)mostofthemworkedatairportsunderthreatofterrorists
C)terroristsmighttakeadvantageoftheirillegalstatus
D)theywerereportedlyhelpinghideterroristsaroundtheairport
A)wewillturnablindeyetoyourillegalstatus
B)wewillexaminethelawsinadifferentway
C)thereareotherwaysofenforcingthelaw
D)theexistinglawsmustnotbeignored
A)Shewillbedeportedsoonerorlater.
B)Sheisallowedtostaypermanently.
C)Hercasehasbeendropped.
D)Herfateremainsuncertain.
参考答案:
62.D63.B64.C65.C66.D