Good afternoon, everybody. One year ago this month, senators of both parties –- with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities –- came together to pass a commonsense immigration bill. 大家下午好。就在一年前的这个月，两党参议员在企业界、劳工界、执法部门和宗教团体的支持下，共同通过了一项常识性的移民法案。
Independent experts said that bill would strengthen our borders, grow our economy, shrink our deficits. As we speak, there are enough Republicans and Democrats in the House to pass an immigration bill today. I would sign it into law today, and Washington would solve a problem in a bipartisan way. 独立专家表示，该法案将加强边境、促进经济增长并减少赤字。此刻，众议院已有足够的共和党和民主党议员，今天就能通过移民法案。我今天就会签署它，华盛顿也能以两党合作的方式解决这一问题。
But for more than a year, Republicans in the House of Representatives have refused to allow an up-or-down vote on that Senate bill or any legislation to fix our broken immigration system. And I held off on pressuring them for a long time to give Speaker Boehner the space he needed to get his fellow Republicans on board. 但一年多来，众议院共和党人拒绝允许对那项参议院法案，或任何旨在修复失灵移民制度的立法，进行赞成或反对的表决。我长时间没有施压，是为了给议长博纳争取所需空间，让他取得共和党同僚的支持。
Meanwhile, here’s what a year of obstruction has meant. It has meant fewer resources to strengthen our borders. It’s meant more businesses free to game the system by hiring undocumented workers, which punishes businesses that play by the rules, and drives down wages for hardworking Americans. It’s meant lost talent when the best and brightest from around the world come to study here but are forced to leave and then compete against our businesses and our workers. 与此同时，一年的阻挠意味着什么？这意味着加强边境的资源更少；意味着更多企业可以通过雇用无证工人钻制度空子，惩罚遵守规则的企业，并压低勤劳美国人的工资；也意味着人才流失：世界各地最优秀、最聪明的人来这里学习，却被迫离开，随后与我们的企业和工人竞争。
It’s meant no chance for 11 million immigrants to come out of the shadows and earn their citizenship if they pay a penalty and pass a background check, pay their fair share of taxes, learn English, and go to the back of the line. It’s meant the heartbreak of separated families. 这意味着1100万移民失去了走出阴影、在缴纳罚款、通过背景审查、缴纳应缴税款、学习英语并排到队伍末尾后争取公民身份的机会。这也意味着家庭分离带来的心碎。
That’s what this obstruction has meant over the past year. That’s what the Senate bill would fix if the House allowed it to go to a vote. 这就是过去一年阻挠的后果。如果众议院允许参议院法案接受表决，它本可以解决这些问题。
Our country and our economy would be stronger today if House Republicans had allowed a simple yes-or-no vote on this bill or, for that matter, any bill. They’d be following the will of the majority of the American people who support reform. Instead, they’ve proven again and again that they’re unwilling to stand up to the tea party in order to do what’s best for the country. And the worst part about it is a bunch of them know better. 如果众议院共和党人允许对这项法案，或者任何法案进行简单的赞成或反对表决，今天我们的国家和经济会更强大。他们本可以遵循支持改革的多数美国民众的意愿。相反，他们一次又一次证明，自己不愿挺身面对茶党，去做对国家最有利的事。最糟糕的是，其中很多人明明知道应该怎么做。
We now have an actual humanitarian crisis on the border that only underscores the need to drop the politics and fix our immigration system once and for all. In recent weeks, we’ve seen a surge of unaccompanied children arrive at the border, brought here and to other countries by smugglers and traffickers. 我们现在在边境面临真正的人道主义危机，这更凸显出必须放下政治算计，一劳永逸地修复移民制度。最近几周，大批无人陪伴的儿童抵达边境，被走私者和贩运者带到这里及其他国家。
The journey is unbelievably dangerous for these kids. The children who are fortunate enough to survive it will be taken care of while they go through the legal process, but in most cases that process will lead to them being sent back home. I’ve sent a clear message to parents in these countries not to put their kids through this. I recently sent Vice President Biden to meet with Central American leaders and find ways to address the root causes of this crisis. Secretary Kerry will also be meeting with those leaders again tomorrow. 这些孩子的旅程危险得难以置信。幸运活下来的孩子在法律程序期间会得到照料，但多数情况下，程序最终会把他们送回家。我已向这些国家的父母发出明确信息，不要让孩子经历这一切。最近我派副总统拜登会见中美洲领导人，寻找解决这场危机根源的方法。克里国务卿明天也将再次会见这些领导人。
With our international partners, we’re taking new steps to go after the dangerous smugglers who are putting thousands of children’s lives at risk. 我们正与国际伙伴采取新措施，追捕那些让数千名儿童生命处于危险之中的危险走私者。
Today, I sent a letter to congressional leaders asking that they work with me to address the urgent humanitarian challenge on the border, and support the immigration and Border Patrol agents who already apprehend and deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants every year. And understand, by the way, for the most part, this is not a situation where these children are slipping through. They’re being apprehended. But the problem is, is that our system is so broken, so unclear that folks don’t know what the rules are. 今天，我致信国会领导人，请他们与我共同应对边境紧迫的人道主义挑战，并支持移民执法和边境巡逻人员；这些人员每年已经抓获并遣返数十万名无证移民。还要明白，这在很大程度上并不是这些儿童悄悄溜过边境的情况，他们会被抓获。问题在于，我们的制度如此失灵、规则如此不清楚，以至于人们不知道规则究竟是什么。
Now, understand –- there are a number of Republicans who have been willing to work with us to pass real, commonsense immigration reform, and I want to thank them for their efforts. There are a number of Republican leaders in the Senate who did excellent work and deserve our thanks. And less visibly, there have been folks in the House who have been trying to work to get this done. And quietly, because it doesn’t always help me to praise them, I’ve expressed to them how much I appreciate the efforts that they’ve made. 请注意，有一些共和党人愿意与我们合作，通过真正合理的移民改革，我要感谢他们的努力。参议院有一些共和党领袖做了出色工作，值得我们感谢。不那么显眼的是，众议院也有人一直努力推动这件事。由于公开称赞他们并不总能帮到我，我也私下向他们表达了对其努力的深深谢意。
I believe Speaker Boehner when he says he wants to pass an immigration bill. I think he genuinely wants to get something done. But last week, he informed me that Republicans will continue to block a vote on immigration reform at least for the remainder of this year. Some in the House Republican Caucus are using the situation with unaccompanied children as their newest excuse to do nothing. Now, I want everybody to think about that. Their argument seems to be that because the system is broken, we shouldn’t make an effort to fix it. It makes no sense. It’s not on the level. 博纳议长说想通过移民法案，我相信他。我认为他确实想做成一些事情。但上周他告诉我，共和党人至少在今年剩余时间里仍会阻止对移民改革进行表决。众议院共和党党团的一些人把无人陪伴儿童的情况当作什么也不做的新借口。请大家想想这一点。他们的论据似乎是：既然制度已经失灵，我们就不该努力修复它。这毫无道理，也不是诚心之论。
It’s just politics, plain and simple. 这纯粹就是政治，简单明了。
Now, there are others in the Republican Caucus in the House who are arguing that they can’t act because they’re mad at me about using my executive authority too broadly. This also makes no sense. I don’t prefer taking administrative action. I’d rather see permanent fixes to the issue we face. Certainly that’s true on immigration. I’ve made that clear multiple times. I would love nothing more than bipartisan legislation to pass the House, the Senate, land on my desk so I can sign it. That’s true about immigration, that’s true about the minimum wage, it’s true about equal pay. 众议院共和党党团还有人说，他们因为不满我过度使用行政权力而不能行动。这同样毫无道理。我并不偏好采取行政行动；我更希望看到针对我们所面临问题的永久解决方案。移民问题当然如此。我已经多次把这一点说清楚。我最希望看到两党立法通过众议院和参议院，送到我的办公桌上让我签署。移民问题如此，最低工资和同工同酬问题也如此。
There are a whole bunch of things where I would greatly prefer Congress actually do something. I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue, and Congress chooses to do nothing. And in this situation, the failure of House Republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security, it’s bad for our economy, and it’s bad for our future. 有很多事情，我都更希望国会真正采取行动。只有在问题严重、国会却选择无所作为时，我才采取行政行动。在这种情况下，众议院共和党人连一项该死的法案都无法通过，这损害我们的安全、经济和未来。
So while I will continue to push House Republicans to drop the excuses and act –- and I hope their constituents will too -– America cannot wait forever for them to act. And that’s why, today, I’m beginning a new effort to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress. As a first step, I’m directing the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to move available and appropriate resources from our interior to the border. 因此，尽管我会继续敦促众议院共和党人放下借口、采取行动，也希望他们的选民这样做，但美国不能永远等待他们行动。这就是为什么今天我开始一项新的努力：在没有国会参与的情况下，尽我所能独自修复移民制度。第一步，我指示国土安全部长和司法部长把可用且适当的资源从美国内地调往边境。
Protecting public safety and deporting dangerous criminals has been and will remain the top priority, but we are going to refocus our efforts where we can to make sure we do what it takes to keep our border secure. 保护公共安全、驱逐危险罪犯一直是并将继续是首要任务，但我们会尽可能重新集中力量，确保采取一切必要措施维护边境安全。
I have also directed Secretary Johnson and Attorney General Holder to identify additional actions my administration can take on our own, within my existing legal authorities, to do what Congress refuses to do and fix as much of our immigration system as we can. If Congress will not do their job, at least we can do ours. I expect their recommendations before the end of summer and I intend to adopt those recommendations without further delay. 我还指示约翰逊部长和霍尔德司法部长确定本届政府在现有法律授权内可以自行采取的额外行动，去做国会拒绝做的事，尽可能修复我们的移民制度。如果国会不履行职责，至少我们可以履行自己的职责。我希望在夏末前收到他们的建议，并打算毫不拖延地采纳这些建议。
Of course, even with aggressive steps on my part, administrative action alone will not adequately address the problem. The reforms that will do the most to strengthen our businesses, our workers, and our entire economy will still require an act of Congress. And I repeat: These are reforms that already enjoy the wide support of the American people. It’s very rare where you get labor, business, evangelicals, law enforcement all agreeing on what needs to be done. And at some point, that should be enough. Normally, that is enough. The point of public service is to solve public problems. 当然，即使我采取强有力措施，单靠行政行动也无法充分解决问题。最能让企业、劳动者和整个经济更强大的改革，仍需要国会通过法案。我再说一遍：这些改革已经得到美国民众广泛支持。劳工、企业、福音派人士和执法部门都同意应采取什么行动，这种情况非常罕见。在某个时刻，这应该足够；通常来说，这就足够。公共服务的意义，就是解决公共问题。
And those of us who have the privilege to serve have a responsibility to do everything in our power to keep Americans safe and to keep the doors of opportunity open. 我们这些有幸服务公众的人，有责任尽一切力量保护美国人安全，保持机会之门敞开。
And if we do, then one year from now, not only would our economy and our security be stronger, but maybe the best and the brightest from around the world who come study here would stay and create jobs here. Maybe companies that play by the rules will no longer be undercut by companies that don’t. Maybe more families who’ve been living here for years, whose children are often U.S. citizens, who are our neighbors and our friends, whose children are our kids’ friends and go to school with them, and play on ball teams with them, maybe those families would get to stay together. 如果我们做到这一点，一年后，我们的经济和安全不仅会更强大，世界各地来这里学习的优秀人才或许会留下来创造就业；遵守规则的企业或许不再被违规企业压价；在这里生活多年、孩子常是美国公民的更多家庭——他们是我们的邻居和朋友，他们的孩子与我们的孩子交朋友、一起上学、一起参加球类队伍——或许能够继续团聚。
But much of this only happens if Americans continue to push Congress to get this done. 但其中许多事情，只有美国人继续敦促国会完成任务才会发生。
So I’ve told Speaker Boehner that even as I take those steps that I can within my existing legal authorities to make the immigration system work better, I’m going to continue to reach out to House Republicans in the hope that they deliver a more permanent solution with a comprehensive bill. Maybe it will be after the midterms, when they’re less worried about politics. Maybe it will be next year. Whenever it is, they will find me a willing partner. I have been consistent in saying that I am prepared to work with them even on a bill that I don't consider perfect. 所以我告诉博纳议长，即使我依据现有法律权限采取措施让移民制度运行得更好，我仍会继续联系众议院共和党人，希望他们通过全面法案提供更永久的解决方案。也许是在中期选举之后，那时他们不必如此担心政治；也许是在明年。无论何时，他们都会发现我是愿意合作的伙伴。我始终明确表示，即使法案并不完美，我也准备与他们合作。
And the Senate bill was a good example of the capacity to compromise and get this done. The only thing I can’t do is stand by and do nothing while waiting for them to get their act together. 参议院法案就是妥协并完成任务能力的好例子。我唯一不能做的，就是在等待他们理清头绪时袖手旁观、什么也不做。
And I want to repeat what I said earlier. If House Republicans are really concerned about me taking too many executive actions, the best solution to that is passing bills. Pass a bill; solve a problem. Don't just say no on something that everybody agrees needs to be done. Because if we pass a bill, that will supplant whatever I’ve done administratively. We’ll have a structure there that works, and it will be permanent. And people can make plans and businesses can make plans based on the law. And there will be clarity both here inside this country and outside it. 我想重申早些时候说过的话。如果众议院共和党人真的担心我采取太多行政行动，最好的解决办法就是通过法案。通过法案，解决问题。不要对大家都认为必须做的事只说“不”。因为如果我们通过法案，它就会取代我以行政方式采取的措施。我们会建立一个有效且永久的制度，人们和企业可以依据法律制定计划，国内外也都会更加明确。
Let me just close by saying Friday is the Fourth of July. It’s the day we celebrate our independence and all the things that make this country so great. And each year, Michelle and I host a few hundred servicemembers and wounded warriors and their families right here on the lawn for a barbecue and fireworks on the Mall. 最后说一句，星期五是七月四日，是我们庆祝独立以及这个国家伟大之处的日子。每年，米歇尔和我都会在这里的草坪上，为数百名军人、伤残军人及其家属举办烧烤活动，并在国家广场观看烟花。
And some of the servicemembers coming this year are unique because they signed up to serve, to sacrifice, potentially to give their lives for the security of this country even though they weren’t yet Americans. That's how much they love this country. They were prepared to fight and die for an America they did not yet fully belong to. I think they’ve earned their stripes in more ways than one. And that’s why on Friday morning we’re going to naturalize them in a ceremony right here at the White House. This Independence Day will be their first day as American citizens. 今年前来的部分军人很特别，因为他们报名服役、准备牺牲甚至献出生命来保卫这个国家时，还不是美国人。这就是他们爱这个国家的程度。他们愿意为一个自己尚未完全属于的美国战斗并牺牲。我认为他们在不止一个意义上赢得了荣誉。因此，星期五早上我们将在白宫为他们举行入籍仪式。这个独立日将是他们成为美国公民后的第一天。
One of the things we celebrate on Friday –- one of the things that make this country great –- is that we are a nation of immigrants. Our people come from every corner of the globe. That's what makes us special. That's what makes us unique. And throughout our history, we’ve come here in wave after wave from everywhere understanding that there was something about this place where the whole was greater than the sum of its parts; that all the different cultures and ideas and energy would come together and create something new. 星期五我们庆祝的一件事，也是这个国家伟大的原因之一，就是我们是一个移民国家。我们的人民来自世界各个角落，这使我们特别而独一无二。在我们的历史中，人们一浪接一浪从各地来到这里，因为他们明白，这个地方有某种力量：整体大于部分之和；不同文化、思想和活力汇聚在一起，创造出全新的事物。
We won this country’s freedom together. We built this country together. We defended this country together. It makes us special. It makes us strong. It makes us Americans. That’s worth celebrating. And that's what I want not just House Republicans but all of us as Americans to remember. 我们共同赢得这个国家的自由，共同建设并保卫这个国家。这使我们特别、使我们强大、使我们成为美国人。这值得庆祝，也是我希望不仅众议院共和党人、而是我们所有美国人记住的事情。