白宮公佈移民改革框架
The White House released details on Thursday of what it characterizes as a compromise framework on immigration for lawmakers to accept or reject.
For the 1.8 million young immigrants living in the United States known as "Dreamers" -- who were brought to the country by their families when they were still minors – there would be a long path to citizenship and with conditions.
For those recipients who have been allowed to stay in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well as other who met the same criteria, there would be a “10- to 12-year path to citizenship with requirements for work, education and good moral character.”
President Donald Trump, who provided a glimpse of the proposal the previous day, said to reporters they should tell the Dreamers “not to worry.”
The White House Framework on Immigration Reform and Border Security was suddenly released by the Trump administration, four days earlier than had been scheduled.
Another element that is certain to come under intense scrutiny is the cost of the president's core campaign promise: A $25 billion “trust fund” for a wall along the Mexican border, although that money would also be for other ports of entry and exit and enhancements to the northern border with Canada.
Extended family migration (referred to as “chain migration” by some) -- where immigrants can sponsor relatives who can then sponsor other family members – would be cut and only spouses and minor children of citizens and lawful permanent residents would be eligible.
The administration is also calling for ending the visa lottery system for certain countries.
This is “extremely generous,” according to a senior administration official.
The White House is hoping the Senate will be able to vote on the plan early next month, before the February 8 deadline for lawmakers to approve a spending bill to keep the U.S. government operating.白宮星期四公佈它所稱的移民改革折衷框架的詳細內容，供國會議員們考慮接受或拒絕。
對180萬名幼年時被家人非法帶入境、目前生活在美國的年輕移民，白宮提出有條件地提供一個可加入美國國籍的漫長途徑。
所有目前根據美國的“幼年來美暫緩遞解計劃”被允許留在美國的所謂“追夢人”以及能滿足同樣條件的其他人將可以在10到12年內獲得美國國籍，但必須滿足相應的工作、教育和良好品行等條件。
川普總統星期三簡短提到了白宮的建議。他對記者們說，他們可以告訴那些“追夢人”不要擔心。
白宮出人意外地比預定計劃提前4天公佈了“移民改革和邊境安全框架”。
另外一項肯定會被仔細審議的內容是川普總統一項競選承諾所涉及的費用：供在美國墨西哥邊界修建一堵牆的260億美元“信託基金”。這筆錢也包括用於北部加拿大邊境出入關卡改善的資金。
白宮提出的框架取消了遠親家人移民，也有人稱之爲“鏈式移民”，因爲人們擔保這些遠親家人移民後，他們又擔保他們的親戚移民到美國。根據新的建議，公民與合法永久居留者只允許擔保配偶和未成年子女移民。
白宮還計劃終止讓一些國家參加簽證抽籤。一名高級政府官員說，這項計劃“極爲慷慨”。
白宮希望參議院在2月初就這項議案投票，趕在2月8號的最後期限之前。屆時，國會必須通過維持聯邦政府運行的預算法案，否則政府只能再次停擺。
