美国国家公共电台 NPR Here's What 2 Big College Systems Think Of The End Of DACA

 

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About a quarter of a million DREAMers - young people covered by DACA, the Deferred¹ Action for Childhood Arrivals - are enrolled² in college this fall. DACA has permitted about 800,000 of these undocumented immigrants who are brought to the United States as children to work and to get an education. So when President Trump³ indicated he was ending DACA, the reaction from higher education leaders was swift. From the NPR Ed team, Claudio Sanchez reports.

CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, BYLINE⁴: It was left up to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to announce the fate of DACA.

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JEFF SESSIONS: Good morning. I'm here today to announce that the program known as DACA is being rescinded⁵.

SANCHEZ: Within minutes, an avalanche⁶ of criticism from the higher education community began - in news releases, emails to reporters and on social media, from community colleges to some of the nation's most selective institutions.

JANET NAPOLITANO: It's disappointing, and it's just wrong at many levels.

SANCHEZ: Janet Napolitano's president of the University of California system and former head of Homeland Security. She says repealing⁷ DACA violates the constitutional rights to due process of students covered by DACA, also known as DREAMers. So Napolitano is suing the Trump administration in federal court. In the meantime, says Napolitano, all 10 campuses in the University of California system will do all they can to reassure⁸ these students that their education, financial status and safety on campus will not be jeopardized⁹.

NAPOLITANO: We are going to continue to offer a DREAM Loan Program. We are going to continue our directive to our campus police that they are not to serve as surrogate immigration agents.

SANCHEZ: Campuses will also expand counseling and legal services this, fall especially to students whose DACA eligibility¹⁰ is due to expire. They have until October 5 to renew their permits before DACA shuts down completely six months from now. There are 241,000 DREAMers enrolled in college today according to the Migrant Policy Institute. Another 57,000 have completed at least a bachelor's degree. So the reaction from higher education is not surprising. President Trump has promised to be compassionate¹¹ in dealing¹² with DREAMers.

But after DACA expires in March 2018, hundreds of thousands of students eventually will have to surrender their driver's licenses¹³, their work permits and face deportation¹⁴. Only Congress can keep that from happening by extending the program or replacing it with something else. But even then, Trump hasn't said what exactly he's willing to support.

EDUARDO PADRON: Every day, we hear something different.

SANCHEZ: Eduardo Padron is president of Miami Dade College. He says this uncertainty¹⁵ doesn't just affect students, it affects institutions because there's so little information or guidance in terms of what to tell students.

PADRON: We are holding some legal clinics in the next weeks for these students and their families to get legal advice because right now, they feel in limbo¹⁶. Nobody for sure knows what their options are.

SANCHEZ: As head of one of the nation's largest community college systems for the past 23 years, Padron says the plight¹⁷ of undocumented college students is nothing new. But DACA is different, he says, because it was supposed to open doors for deserving young people, not slam them shut.

PADRON: These DREAMers are among the most dedicated¹⁸ and determined¹⁹ students at colleges and universities, not only here at Miami Dade College. They make a lot of sacrifices. They graduate in significant numbers.

SANCHEZ: They make us proud, says Padron. Claudio Sanchez, NPR News.

1 deferred   

adj.延期的，缓召的v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从

参考例句：

• The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
• a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划

2 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 rescinded   

v.废除，取消( rescind的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Rescinded civil acts shall be null and void from the very beginning. 被撤销的民事行为从行为开始起无效。 来自互联网
• They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan. 他们听从了他的劝告，撤销了原计划。 来自互联网

6 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

7 repealing   

撤销，废除( repeal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• In addition, repealing the alternative minimum tax would also help. 此外，废除替代性最低税也会有所帮助。
• Repealing the investment tax credit. 取消投资税款扣除。

8 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

9 jeopardized   

危及，损害( jeopardize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The soldier jeopardized his life to save his comrade. 这个士兵冒生命的危险救他的同志。
• The occasional failed project or neglected opportunity does not jeopardized overall progress. 偶然失败的项目或失误的机会并没有影响总的进展。

10 eligibility   

n.合格，资格

参考例句：

• What are the eligibility requirements? 病人被选参加试验的要求是什么？ 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
• Eligibility for HINARI access is based on gross national income (GNI). 进入HINARI获取计划是依据国民总收入来评定的。

11 compassionate   

adj.有同情心的，表示同情的

参考例句：

• She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
• The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。

12 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

13 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

14 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

15 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

16 limbo   

n.地狱的边缘；监狱

参考例句：

• His life seemed stuck in limbo and he could not go forward and he could not go back.他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地，进退两难。
• I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead.I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。

17 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

18 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

19 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。