美最高法院將審理亞利桑那州移民法
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday on a controversial immigration law in Arizona that supporters say is necessary, but opponents say unfairly targets all immigrants.
美國最高法院星期三聽取了針對美國西部亞利桑那州一項頗有爭議的移民法的論證。支持這項法案的人說，完全有必要這麼做，但是反對的人說，這項法案的矛頭直接指向移民，而且是很不公的。
The sweeping legislation was signed into law by Republican Governor Jan Brewer in 2010. Supporters say tough local action is urgently needed in the border state, charging that the federal government has not done enough to stem the flow of illegal immigrants.
亞利桑那州的這項涵蓋範圍相當廣的法案是2010年的時候，由時任州長的共和黨人布魯艾爾簽署生效的。支持這項法案的人說，在亞利桑那這個處於邊境地帶的州里，從當地的角度來說，採取比較強硬的措施，是非常有必要的，因爲聯邦政府在制止非法移民方面，做得根本不夠。
A federal court blocked parts of the law, including a measure that allows police to check the immigration status of a person during stops or arrests on other matters
不過，美國的一個聯邦法庭裁決說，這項法案的部分內容不應該落實；被聯邦法庭認爲不應該落實的措施，包括當地警方在因爲別的事情抓到某人的時候，或是在其他場合，是否有權查問被抓的人的移民身份問題。
The Obama administration says immigration enforcement is the job of the federal government and needs to be addressed at that level. The hotly debated, divisive issue is expected to receive significant attention ahead of the November presidential election.
奧巴馬總統執掌下的行政當局說，如何處理移民問題，應當由聯邦政府來管轄，需要在聯邦政府一級做出最後的裁決。不過，不是所有的人都這麼認爲。有關這方面的話題，將是今年11月總統大選之前，估計各方面都會非常關注的。
The Supreme Court is expected to make its decision before the end of June.
針對亞利桑那州的這項法案，美國的最高法庭預計將在六月底之前，做出最後的裁決。
Democratic Senator Charles Schumer said if the high court upholds the Arizona statute, he will introduce legislation to reiterate that Congress does not intend for states to enact their own immigration enforcement laws.
來自紐約州的民主黨籍的參議員舒默表示，假如美國最高法院在最後的裁決中，支持亞利桑那州的作法的話，那麼，他將在國會內部，力爭通過一項立法，重申國會方面不認爲各個州有權制訂自己認爲合適的移民改革方案。
Congressional Republicans are expected to introduce their own immigration reform plans.
而一般預料共和黨籍的國會議員會提出他們的移民改革方案。
Schumer said Republicans have ignored efforts to work with Democrats on the issue. He spoke at a Senate hearing Tuesday, on the eve of the Supreme Court arguments.
舒默參議員說，在這個問題上，共和黨人一直沒有要和民主黨人合作。舒默是星期二、也就是最高法院要聽取相關論證的前一天、在參議院的一個聽證會上，說這番話的。"I'm sure it didn't escape notice that none of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle came to this hearing," said Schumer. "That's not surprising. They're absent from this hearing just as they have been absent from every attempt we've made to negotiate a comprehensive solution to our immigration problem. We need people to sit down, people on both sides of the aisle in a bipartisan way and solve this problem, and we have been unable to find negotiating partners."
舒默參議員說：“我可以肯定，大家可能都注意到了，那就是，沒有一個共和黨的議員前來參加今天的這個聽證會。這也不奇怪。他們不只是今天沒有來出席這個聽證會，之前所有要討論如何出臺一整套方案，解決移民問題的機會，他們也都選擇錯過了。我們需要大家一起坐下來，需要來自不同黨派的人一起坐下來，跨越黨派的界線，來討論、並且解決這個問題；但是呢，對方一直不願意和我們談。”
The state lawmaker behind the Arizona legislation, Russell Pearce, said "the invasion of illegal aliens" poses one of the "greatest threats to our nation in terms of political, economic and national security."
在亞利桑那州，最支持這項法案的州議員皮爾斯說，“非法移民的入侵，”“無論是從政治的角度、還是經濟的角度、還是國家安全的角度來講”，都對美國構成了一個“極其嚴重的威脅”。
"We have a national crisis, and yet we continue to ignore it," Pearce noted. "There are some that run for office and talk about 'build the darn fence' but never hear it again once they are elected. I think America is a little tired of the drive-by statements by politicians instead of dealing with the issue at hand. Enforce our laws. Secure our border."
皮爾斯說：“我們現在面臨的是一個全國性的危機；但是我們卻還在忽視這個問題。一些政治人物，他們競選的時候說，要‘修建一堵圍牆’，但是一旦選上以後，就再也沒有下文了。我覺得，美國民衆現在都已經厭煩了政治人物這種只說不做的辦事方法了。就應該認真執法，捍衛我們的邊界。”
Pearce, who was removed from office last year in a recall election, said those who have illegally entered the country have included convicted felons, members of drug cartels and gangs, and human traffickers. He said immigration has cost the state billions of dollars in education, health care and detention costs. He said a majority of other states expressed support for the legislation.
皮爾斯去年在當地舉行的第二輪選舉中，輸給了對手。他說，那些非法進入美國的人當中，有一些是罪犯、有一些是毒品走私集團的成員、還有一些是人口販子。皮爾斯說，亞利桑那州在移民問題上、具體說是涉及到非法移民的教育、醫療保健、以及關押期間的費用等等方面，花去了數十億美元的資金；皮爾斯還說，從美國國內來講，很多其他的州也都對亞利桑那州的這項方案，表示支持。
