Immigration Goes Online
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="status">status</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Info">Info</span> <span word="Pass">Pass</span>. <span word="Applicants">Applicants</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Info">Info</span> <span word="Pass">Pass</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="Info">Info</span> <span word="Pass">Pass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span>, <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> 200 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="for">for</span> $50 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="pickpocketed">pickpocketed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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