国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Chinese Americans divided on Trumps new immigration bill
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 6-- <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="visas">visas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="by">by</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="within">within</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Reforming">Reforming</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Strong">Strong</span> <span word="Employment">Employment</span> (<span word="RAISE">RAISE</span>) <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Cotton">Cotton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Perdue">Perdue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>, <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="earners">earners</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="unveiling">unveiling</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="merit">merit</span>-<span word="based">based</span>" <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="values">values</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="elimination">elimination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prioritization">prioritization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="uniting">uniting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="adapting">adapting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>," <span word="Wuchen">Wuchen</span> <span word="Yihui">Yihui</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="immigrated">immigrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>.</p><p><span word="Alice">Alice</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Wuchen">Wuchen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unreasonable">unreasonable</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grading">grading</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>.</p>
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