国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. western city embraces immigrants as officials bash White House rhetoric
<p><span word="DENVER">DENVER</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 30-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="diversity">diversity</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Denver">Denver</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="diversity">diversity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vocally">vocally</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="initiating">initiating</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ramping">ramping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>.</p><p><span word="IMMIGRATION">IMMIGRATION</span> <span word="HUB">HUB</span></p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, 200 <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> 61 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Denver">Denver</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="naturalization">naturalization</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200 <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Citizenship">Citizenship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> (<span word="USCIS">USCIS</span>) <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="commemorating">commemorating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="when">when</span> 30,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="naturalized">naturalized</span>.</p><p><span word="Denver">Denver</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="USCIS">USCIS</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> 7,600 <span word="naturalization">naturalization</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> 9,400 <span word="in">in</span> 2018. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>.</p><p><span word="Denver">Denver</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="diversity">diversity</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span> <span word="Toscano">Toscano</span>, <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foodbridge">Foodbridge</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noNPRofit">noNPRofit</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="minority">minority</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="Toscano">Toscano</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="noNPRofit">noNPRofit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Denver">Denver</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="foodies">foodies</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Boulder">Boulder</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Fulbright">Fulbright</span> <span word="Scholar">Scholar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span>.</p>
页:
[1]