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This week, the city of Escondido north of San Diego became the latest in Southern California to pass a resolution condemning¹ California's sanctuary² law. That law aims to protect some immigrants in the country illegally by limiting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. NPR's Kirk Siegler reports on what appears to be a growing opposition⁴ to California's opposition to the Trump⁵ administration.

KIRK SIEGLER, BYLINE⁶: Nearly a dozen local governments have now voted to oppose California's sanctuary law. Some like Orange County have even joined the Trump administration's legal challenge to the state. Now, this recent wave of opposition started in the small Orange County suburb of Los Alamitos.

(SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST)

UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Chanting) USA, USA, USA.

SIEGLER: Protesters holding signs saying make California great again celebrate after the city council votes to opt⁷ out of the state's sanctuary law.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Brave patriots⁸ - brave, American patriots.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: America first.

SIEGLER: Two weeks later in a now empty quiet chamber⁹, Los Alamitos Mayor Pro³ Tem Warren Kusumoto reflects on his decision to draft the ordinance¹⁰ and take a stand against liberal California.

WARREN KUSUMOTO: I don't like the direction that California's in. I mean, there's - we've - as a state, we've squandered¹¹ away what the greatest generation provided for us.

SIEGLER: He's frustrated¹² with policies on everything from taxes to immigration. Kusumoto is a Republican and is, in his words, the product of immigrants. His grandparents originally moved from Japan to Hawaii.

KUSUMOTO: I believe my grandparents did it the right way. They were able to immigrate¹³, become naturalized eventually and citizens, so why is that not the right way for anybody to come over here as immigrants?

SIEGLER: In some Southern California suburbs, there's mounting frustration¹⁴ that views like Kusumoto's are being crowded out by liberal cities that have staked their claim as being the front lines to the Trump resistance. Kusumoto says Los Alamitos is caught in the middle and is being asked to work under conflicting laws. That's a similar argument espoused¹⁵ by the Orange County undersheriff, Don Barnes.

DON BARNES: When you start to legislate¹⁶ that we cannot cooperate or communicate with another law enforcement partner, that is problematic.

SIEGLER: Last week, the sheriff's office decided¹⁷ to post the release dates of inmates¹⁸ online, they say, to alert federal immigration authorities of potential problems. It was seen as an open defiance¹⁹ to Sacramento.

BARNES: We shouldn't be mixing public safety with the politics.

SIEGLER: Still, it's clear the undercurrent of this backlash being seen in Southern California right now is also political.

GUSTAVO ARELLANO: It's the dying gasp²¹ of Orange County's nasty brand of conservatism that's infected the body politic²⁰ of the United States for far too long.

SIEGLER: Gustavo Arellano is a longtime liberal columnist²² here. In 2016, Orange County voted Democrat²³ in the presidential election for the first time since 1936, and that was widely attributed to changing demographics. Whites are now in the minority in the O.C. But Arellano says just because it's getting more diverse doesn't necessarily mean it's more democratic.

ARELLANO: Ultimately, the Orange County dream is suburbia, and suburbia turns even the most fresh-off-the-boat person from Mexico or whatever into a rock-ribbed Republican.

SIEGLER: So the national political divide is just as sharp and complicated in Southern California. At heated public hearings, you can see a mix of local, grassroots activists²⁴ from both sides but also some of the same Trump supporters traveling from meeting to meeting, some from as far away as Phoenix²⁵. In Los Alamitos, where the recent backlash began, Warren Kusumoto resents the fact that some are casting his city as some sort of anti-immigrant enclave.

KUSUMOTO: Some will say, hey, well, you're racist²⁶. No, that's not true. I'm not, right? I'm maybe anti-illegal immigrant immigration, but not - I don't hate people.

SIEGLER: Los Alamitos leaders aren't sure whether their ordinance will hold up if it's challenged in court, but they say it started a much-needed debate. Kirk Siegler, NPR News, Orange County, Calif.

1 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

3 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 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。

6 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。

7 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

8 patriots   

爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
• These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

9 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

10 ordinance   

n.法令；条令；条例

参考例句：

• The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
• The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。

11 squandered   

v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
• She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。 来自飘（部分）

12 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 immigrate   

v.（从外国）移来，移居入境

参考例句：

• 10,000 people are expected to immigrate in the next two years.接下来的两年里预计有10，000人会移民至此。
• Only few plants can immigrate to the island.只有很少的植物能够移植到这座岛上。

14 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

15 espoused   

v.（决定）支持，拥护（目标、主张等）( espouse的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education. 他们赞同在教育方面人人机会均等的观念。
• The ideas she espoused were incomprehensible to me. 她所支持的意见令我难以理解。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 legislate   

vt.制定法律；n.法规，律例；立法

参考例句：

• Therefore,it is very urgent to legislate for the right of privacy.因此，为隐私权立法刻不容缓。
• It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。

17 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

18 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

20 politic   

adj.有智虑的；精明的；v.从政

参考例句：

• He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage.他很聪明，不会与这么重要的人争吵。
• The politic man tried not to offend people.那个精明的人尽量不得罪人。

21 gasp   

n.喘息，气喘；v.喘息；气吁吁他说

参考例句：

• She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
• The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。

22 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

23 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

24 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

26 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。