国会亚太裔议员团严厉批评川普政府的移民改革方案

【编者按】上周五（1月26日），由国会两院70位议员组成的“国会亚太裔议员团”（Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, CAPAC）的主席Judy Chu (赵美心)发布声明，严厉批评川普政府提出的移民改革方案，说这个方案严重违背了美国的价值观，反映了提出该方案的米勒（Stephen Miller）和川普的极端、排外思想，是对整个国家的侮辱。这个声明说，这个方案试图通过绑架DACA以获取高昂的造墙资金，并且要求把美国自1965年以来就一直实行的以家庭为基础的移民体系砍掉一大部分；现行的移民政策为美国的繁荣富强做出了很大的贡献，很多亚太裔美国人都是通过这个政策移民来到美国与家人团聚。

赵美心指出，川普的方案将会把美国的移民大门嘎然关闭。在这个方案下，美国公民和绿卡持有者将不能为自己的父母、兄弟姐妹和年满21岁的孩子申请移民。这将会使老老实实通过合法途径来美的移民减少一半。她说，去年9月川普要求终止DACA显然是为了讨好他的支持者中的反对移民的人，现在又要求对我们现行的，合法的、鼓励家庭团聚的移民系统砍掉一大部分，显然用意在 make America white again 。

赵美心表示，任何试图通过销减现行的以家庭为基础的移民体系以达成的DACA交易是绝对不可接受的。为美国国家做贡献，不应该迫使人们放弃自己的家庭；CAPAC将不会支持任何一个把一个家庭的痛苦转嫁到另一个家庭身上的反移民方案。她呼吁共和党的领导集体把治理国家放在党派政治之上，立即就一个干干净净的 DREAM Act 进行投票。

CAPAC声明全文如下。点击“阅读原文”可以打开CAPAC官网上的声明。

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January 26, 2018

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CAPAC Chair Statement on White House Immigration Proposal

Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement in response to the White House’s immigration proposals:

“The White House immigration proposal is an insult to our nation. This purely partisan plan is as extreme and xenophobic as its creators: Stephen Miller and Donald Trump. It holds Dreamers hostage by demanding exorbitant border enforcement funds and proposes to decimate our legal, family-based immigration system and end diversity visas in order to enshrine DACA protections. As I have said before, any cuts to our family-based immigration system in a DACA deal is absolutely unacceptable. Our current, family-based immigration system has been in existence since 1965 and has contributed greatly to America. It has strengthened our economy and has often been the only mechanism for women to reunite with their families in the United States. Contributing to America should not require individuals to abandon their loved ones, and CAPAC will not support an anti-immigrant proposal that simply trades one family’s pain for that of another.

“Trump’s extreme proposal slams the door on immigration to this country.  U.S. citizens and green card holders would no longer be able to sponsor their parents, siblings, or adult children over the age of 21. Only spouses and minor children would be able to come. This would cut in half the number of legal immigrants who could come to this country.

“This proposal runs contrary to our values as a nation, and is especially harmful to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, many of whom have reunited with their families through our legal immigration system.  It is clear that Donald Trump’s cruel decision to terminate the DACA program last September was made to appease his anti-immigrant base. The fact that Donald Trump would now demand that we decimate our legal, family unification system reveals his true goal: to make America white again.

“The overwhelming majority of Americans believe that Dreamers should be able to stay in the United States and continue to contribute to the only country many of them have ever known. There are multiple proposals to protect Dreamers in Congress that have strong bipartisan support. However, Donald Trump has chosen to double down on his hateful, xenophobic demands and hold Dreamers ransom in order to propagate his anti-immigrant agenda. I urge Republican leadership to prioritize governing over campaigning, and allow us to vote on a clean DREAM Act immediately.”

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The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is comprised of Members of Congress of Asian and Pacific Islander descent and members who have a strong dedication to promoting the well-being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Currently Chaired by Congresswoman Judy Chu, CAPAC has been addressing the needs of the AAPI community in all areas of American life since it was founded in 1994.

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