The state of Arizona, which shares a long border with Mexico, has just passed a strict new immigration law. Under the law, police are asked to investigate the legal immigration status of anyone who reasonably appears to be in the United States illegally. Essentially, the law makes failure to prove of citizenship or legal status a crime, and any immigrants who can’t ultimately produce documentation can be arrested, fined $2,500 and jailed for up to six months.
与墨西哥分享漫长边界的亚利桑那州刚刚通过了严格的新移民法。根据该法律，警察要对任何显示合理迹象是非法移民的人进行移民状态调查。实际上，有关法律规d定未能证明公民身份或法律地位为犯罪行为，而且任何不能到最终提供合当文件的移民可以被逮捕，被判罚款2,500元，以及被判入狱六个月。
This law is very controversial. For many Americans, giving police the right to demand identity papers based on suspicion alone violates traditional American values. Since American society is composed of ethnic groups from around the world, even native born Americans who appear foreign may be asked under the law to prove that they are here legally. Many immigration experts and civil rights leaders have protested the new law, and President Obama has asked the Justice Department to investigate whether it is constitutional.
这项法律是很有争议的。对于许多美国人来说，让警方有权基于其嫌疑要求身份证件违反了传统的美国价值观。因为美国社会是由来自世界各地的民族组成，在该法律下甚至具有外国外貌的本土出生的美国人也可能得证明其合法居民状态。许多移民专家和民权领袖抗议新的法律，而且奥巴马总统已要求司法部调查它是否符合宪法。
However, the law’s austerity reflects the seriousness of Arizona’s illegal immigration problem. One in eleven people in Arizona is an illegal immigrant. Many illegal immigrants, primarily coming across the Mexican border, work and live in an underground economy that consumes state resources for health, law enforcement, and social services. Moreover, illegal immigrants can be easy targets for criminals or economic abuses. For these reasons, despite the controversy, a majority of Arizona citizens are in favor of the new law.
不过，该法律的紧缩政策反映出亚利桑那州的非法移民问题的重要情。在亚利桑那州，11人中之一是非法移民来的。非法移民主要是通过墨西哥边境到来的，而他们工作和生活在一个地下经济，该经济消耗州政府对健康，执法以及社会服务的资源。此外，非法移民可以为罪犯或经济虐待的容易目标。基于这些原因，尽管争议，在亚利桑那州的大多数公民赞成这个新法律。
America enthusiastically welcomes legal immigration, but strongly opposes illegal immigration. More states may begin to adopt stricter immigration laws, and many experts expect comprehensive immigration legislation from Congress in the coming year (after November elections). In addition, enforcement of current immigration laws is likely to become more aggressive. For foreigners planning to come to the United States, and for those already here, these developments underscore the importance of maintaining legal status and keeping abreast of the laws. Your lawyer can answer any questions you have about the dynamic legal landscape of American immigration law.
美国热烈欢迎合法移民，但坚决反对非法移民。美国更多州可能要开始采取更严格的移民法，而且许多专家预测在这一年国会要通过全面移民法改革（11月选举后）。此外，现行的移民法的执法很可能要变得更加气势。对于打算来美国的外国人，并对那些已经在美国，这些事态发展突出维护合法地位和掌握相关法规的重要性。您的律师可以回答关于您对美国移民法的活力景观的任何问题。
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