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The issue of immigration is first up in today's down the middle coverage.
移民问题是今天的头条新闻。
Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced plans to eliminate an immigration rule called Title 42.
本月早些时候，拜登政府宣布取消“第42条”移民法规的计划。
It was put in place two years ago during the Trump administration as the COVID pandemic was taking hold in the United States.
这是两年前特朗普政府执政期间，在新冠肺炎疫情在美国蔓延之际实施的。
Title 42 is a public health policy.
“第42条”是一项公共卫生政策。
It was intended to keep migrants who might have been sick with coronavirus from entering America.
这是为了防止可能感染冠状病毒的移民进入美国。
And it did that by allowing the U.S. government to expel migrants mostly by land to Mexico, though the U.S. has flown some back to their home countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
这条法规允许美国政府主要通过陆路驱逐移民到达墨西哥，尽管美国已经将一些移民送回了他们在中美洲、南美洲和加勒比地区的祖国。
The U.S. says there have been more than 1.7 million expulsions under Title 42 since it was put in place.
美国表示，自“第42条”法案生效以来，已有170多万人被驱逐出境。
Most of those occurred under the Biden administration, but it now says Title 42 is no longer necessary because COVID conditions have improved and the U.S. has more tools to fight the virus.
其中大部分发生在拜登政府时期，但现在该届政府表示, “第42条”法令不再是必要，因为新冠病毒的情况已经改善，美国有更多的工具来对抗病毒。
So starting May 23rd the government plans to eliminate the rule.
因此，从5月23日开始，政府计划取消这一法规。
That will make it easier for migrants to enter America if they're seeking asylum, if they say they've been discriminated against in their home countries.
这将使寻求庇护的移民更容易进入美国，如果他们表示自己在本国受到歧视。
But it's expected to lead to a major increase in the number of people trying to cross the border into the U.S. and critics are concerned that could overwhelm America's ability to deal with them.
但预计这将导致试图越过边境进入美国的人数大幅增加，批评人士担心，这可能会压倒美国处理这些问题的能力。
Republicans say last year more people entered the U.S. illegally than ever before.
共和党人表示，去年非法进入美国的人数比以往任何时候都多。
They say that problem will get worse without Title 42 in place.
他们表示，如果没有“第42条”法案，问题会变得更糟。
Some Democrats say the rule was illegal to begin with and that it unfairly kept asylum seekers out of America.
一些民主党人表示，这项法规一开始就是非法的，它不公平地将寻求庇护者挡在了美国之外。
But several other Democrats say before the Biden administration removes the rule, it needs to have a plan in place for a potential surge in immigration.
但其他几名民主党人表示，在拜登政府取消这一法规之前，需要为潜在的移民激增制定一个计划。
And a bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the government to delay its plans to remove Title 42.
一个两党议员小组要求政府推迟其删除“第42条”法案的计划。
This park in downtown San Antonio has turned into a waiting area.
圣安东尼奥市中心的这个公园已经变成了等候区。
For migrants who are exempt from Title 42, the pandemic order that allows immigration agents to swiftly return migrants to Mexico.
对于得到“第42条”法令豁免的移民，该条疫情命令允许移民事务相关工作人员迅速将移民遣返墨西哥。
The city mayor, a Democrat, recently sending a letter to the Biden administration sounding the alarm about the unsustainable increase of migrants.
该市市长，民主党人，最近致信拜登政府，对无法持续的移民增长发出警告。
His administration is warning that if Title 42 lifts, the city's ability to meet the humanitarian need could be limited.
他所在政府警告说，如果“第42条”法令取消了，该市满足人道主义需求的能力可能会受到限制。
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