Well, good morning, everybody. Welcome to the White House. It is a pleasure to have so many distinguished Americans today from so many different walks of life. We’ve got Democrats and Republicans; we've got labor and business leaders up on stage; we have law enforcement and clergy -- Americans who don’t see eye-to-eye on every issue, in fact, in some cases, don't see eye-to-eye on just about any issue -- but who are today standing united in support of the legislation that is front and center in Congress this week -- a bipartisan bill to fix our broken immigration system. 大家早上好，欢迎来到白宫。今天有许多来自不同领域的杰出美国人，我很高兴见到各位。台上有民主党人、共和党人、工会和企业领袖，也有执法人员与宗教界人士。他们并非在所有议题上看法一致，有些人在几乎任何问题上都不一致；但今天大家团结起来，支持本周国会讨论的核心法案：一项由两党共同提出、修复失灵移民制度的法案。
And I have to say -- please give Tolu another round of applause. It takes a lot of courage to do what Tolu did -- to step out of the shadows, to share her story, and to hope that, despite the risks, she could make a difference. But Tolu I think is representative of so many DREAMers out there who have worked so hard -- and I've had a chance to meet so many of them who’ve been willing to give a face to the undocumented and have inspired a movement across America. And with each step, they’ve reminded us -- time and again -- what this debate is all about. This is not an abstract debate. 我还要说，请再次为托卢鼓掌。她走出阴影、讲述自身经历，盼望即使有风险也能带来改变，这需要很大的勇气。托卢代表着许多努力奋斗的“追梦者”。我见过很多这样的人，他们愿意让无证移民不再只是抽象数字，而是有面孔、有故事的人，也鼓舞了遍及美国的一场运动。他们一次次提醒我们，这场辩论究竟关乎什么。这不是抽象的争论。
This is about incredible young people who understand themselves to be Americans, who have done everything right but have still been hampered in achieving their American Dream. 它关乎那些出色的年轻人。他们视自己为美国人，做对了每一件事，却仍在实现美国梦的道路上受到阻碍。
And they remind us that we're a nation of immigrants. Throughout our history, the promise we found in those who come from every corner of the globe has always been one of our greatest strengths. It’s kept our workforce vibrant and dynamic. It’s kept our businesses on the cutting edge. It’s helped build the greatest economic engine that the world has ever known. 他们提醒我们，美国是移民之国。纵观历史，来自世界各地的人带来的希望，始终是我们最大的力量之一。移民让劳动力保持活力，让企业站在创新前沿，也帮助建起世界上最强大的经济引擎。
When I speak to other world leaders, one of the biggest advantages we have economically is our demographics. We're constantly replenishing ourselves with talent from across the globe. No other country can match that history. And what was true years ago is still true today -- who’s beeping over there? You’re feeling kind of self-conscious, aren’t you? It’s okay. 与其他国家领导人交谈时，我常说，我们的一项巨大经济优势是人口结构：世界各地的人才不断加入我们的队伍。没有哪个国家拥有同样的历史。过去如此，今天仍然如此——是谁那边的设备在响？你现在有点不好意思吧？没关系。
In recent years, one in four of America’s new small business owners were immigrants. One in four high-tech startups in America were founded by immigrants. Forty percent of Fortune 500 companies were started by a first- or second-generation American. Think about that -- almost half of the Fortune 500 companies when they were started were started by first- or second-generation immigrants. So immigration isn’t just part of our national character. It is a driving force in our economy that creates jobs and prosperity for all of our citizens. 近年来，美国每四位新小企业主中就有一位是移民；每四家高科技初创企业中就有一家由移民创立；《财富》五百强企业的百分之四十由第一代或第二代美国人创办。想想看，将近半数五百强企业创办时，创始人是第一代或第二代移民。因此，移民不仅是国家性格的一部分，也是推动经济、为全体公民创造就业和繁荣的力量。
Now, here’s the thing. Over the past two decades, our immigration system hasn’t kept pace with changing times and hasn’t matched up with our most cherished values. 问题在于，过去二十年，我们的移民制度既没跟上时代变化，也没体现最珍视的价值观。
Right now, our immigration system invites the best and the brightest from all over the world to come and study at our top universities, and then once they finish -- once they’ve gotten the training they need to build a new invention or create a new business -- our system too often tells them to go back home so that other countries can reap the benefits, the new jobs, the new businesses, the new industries. That’s not smart. But that’s the broken system we have today. 现在，制度邀请世界上最优秀、最聪明的人来顶尖大学学习；等他们毕业，掌握发明新产品或创办企业的本领，却又常常让他们回国，让别国享受新工作、新企业和新产业带来的好处。这不明智，却正是今天制度失灵的表现。
Right now, our immigration system keeps families apart for years at a time. Even for folks who, technically, under the legal immigration system, should be eligible to become citizens but it is so long and so cumbersome, so byzantine, that families end up being separated for years. Because of a backlog in visas, people who come here legally -- who are ready to give it their all to earn their place in America -- end up waiting for years to join their loved ones here in the United States. It’s not right. But that’s the broken system we have today. 现在，制度使家庭一别多年。即使某些人按合法移民规定本应有资格入籍，程序也漫长、繁琐得像迷宫，导致亲人多年分离。由于签证积压，合法来到美国、准备努力争取一席之地的人，也要等多年才能与在美国的亲人团聚。这不对，却正是今天制度失灵的表现。
Right now, our immigration system has no credible way of dealing with the 11 million men and women who are in this country illegally. And, yes, they broke the rules; they didn’t wait their turn. They shouldn’t be let off easy. They shouldn’t be allowed to game the system. But at the same time, the vast majority of these individuals aren’t looking for any trouble. They’re just looking to provide for their families, contribute to their communities. 现在，制度还没有可信的办法处理境内约一千一百万无证男女移民的问题。是的，他们违反规则，没有排队等待，不应轻易免责，也不能钻制度空子。但与此同时，绝大多数人并不是来惹麻烦的，只想养家、为社区出力。
They’re our neighbors. We know their kids. Too often, they’re forced to do what they do in a shadow economy where shady employers can exploit them by paying less than the minimum wage, making them work without overtime, not giving them any benefits. That pushes down standards for all workers. It’s bad for everybody. Because all the businesses that do play by the rules, that hire people legally, that pay them fairly -- they’re at a competitive disadvantage. American workers end up being at a competitive disadvantage. It’s not fair. But that’s the broken system that we have today. 他们是我们的邻居，我们认识他们的孩子。太多时候，他们被迫在地下经济中工作，不良雇主给他们低于最低工资的报酬，让他们加班却不支付加班费，也不给任何福利。这拉低所有劳动者的标准，对人人都有害。守规矩、依法雇人并公平付薪的企业反而处于竞争劣势，美国工人也因此吃亏。这不公平，却正是今天制度失灵的表现。
Now, over the past four years, we’ve tried to patch up some of the worst cracks in the system. We made border security a top priority. Today, we have twice as many border patrol agents as we did in 2004. We have more boots on the ground along our southern border than at any time in our history. And in part, by using technology more effectively, illegal crossings are near their lowest level in decades. 过去四年，我们试着修补制度中最严重的裂缝。边境安全成为首要任务。如今边境巡逻人员是二〇〇四年的两倍，南部边境部署的人手比历史上任何时候都多。部分得益于更有效地使用技术，非法越境人数已接近几十年来最低水平。
We focused our enforcement efforts on criminals who are here illegally and who are endangering our communities. And today, deportation of criminals is at its highest level ever. 我们把执法重点放在身处美国境内、危害社区的罪犯身上。今天，驱逐犯罪者的人数达到历史最高。
And having put border security in place, having refocused on those who could do our communities harm, we also then took up the cause of the DREAMers, young people like Tolu who were brought to this country as children. We said that if you’re able to meet some basic criteria, like pursuing a higher education, then we’ll consider offering you the chance to come out of the shadows so you can continue to work here, and study here, and contribute to our communities legally. 在加强边境安全、把重点转向可能伤害社区的人之后，我们也关注像托卢这样童年时被带到美国的“追梦者”。我们说，只要符合继续接受高等教育等基本条件，就会考虑给他们走出阴影的机会，让他们能合法地在这里工作、学习，为社区贡献力量。
So my administration has done what we can on our own. And we’ve got members of my administration here who’ve done outstanding work over the past few years to try to close up some of the gaps that exist in the system. But the system is still broken. And to truly deal with this issue, Congress needs to act. And that moment is now. 因此，政府独立能够采取的措施已经采取。今天在场的政府成员，过去几年为弥补制度缺陷作了出色工作。但制度仍然失灵。要真正解决问题，国会必须行动，而时机就是现在。
This week, the Senate will consider a common-sense, bipartisan bill that is the best chance we’ve had in years to fix our broken immigration system. It will build on what we’ve done and continue to strengthen our borders. It will make sure that businesses and workers are all playing by the same set of rules, and it includes tough penalties for those who don’t. It’s fair for middle-class families, by making sure that those who are brought into the system pay their fair share in taxes and for services. 本周，参议院将审议一项符合常识的两党法案。这是多年来修复失灵移民制度的最佳机会。它将在现有基础上继续加强边境安全，确保企业和劳动者遵守同一套规则，并严厉处罚违规者。它要求进入制度的人公平承担税收和公共服务费用，对中产家庭也公平。
And it’s fair for those who try to immigrate legally by stopping those who try to skip the line. It’s the right thing to do. 它还阻止有人插队，保护那些通过合法途径申请移民的人。这是正确的做法。
Now, this bill isn’t perfect. It’s a compromise. And going forward, nobody is going to get everything that they want -- not Democrats, not Republicans, not me. But this is a bill that’s largely consistent with the principles that I and the people on this stage have laid out for common-sense reform. 法案并不完美，而是妥协的产物。今后没有人能得到想要的全部东西，民主党人、共和党人和我都一样。但总体而言，它符合我和台上各位提出的合理改革原则。
First of all, if passed, this bill would be the biggest commitment to border security in our nation’s history. It would put another $6.5 billion -- on top of what we’re already spending -- towards stronger, smarter security along our borders. It would increase criminal penalties against smugglers and traffickers. It would finally give every employer a reliable way to check that every person they’re hiring is here legally. And it would hold employers more accountable if they knowingly hire undocumented workers. So it strengthens border security, but also enforcement within our borders. 首先，如果通过，这将是美国历史上对边境安全规模最大的投入。除了现有支出，还会新增六十五亿美元，用于更强、更智能的边境保障；提高对偷渡和人口贩运者的刑罚；最终给每个雇主可靠办法，核实受雇人员是否有合法身份；对明知故犯、雇用无证工人的企业追究更大责任。因此，法案不仅加强边境安全，也加强境内执法。
I know there’s a lot of talk right now about border security, so let me repeat -- today, illegal crossings are near their lowest level in decades. And if passed, the Senate bill as currently written and as hitting the floor would put in place the toughest border enforcement plan that America has ever seen. So nobody is taking border enforcement lightly. That’s part of this bill. 我知道眼下边境安全讨论很多，所以我要重申：非法越境人数已接近几十年来最低。按照目前提交参议院审议的文本，这项法案会建立美国史上最严格的边境执法计划。没人轻视边境执法，它就是法案的一部分。
Number two, this bill would provide a pathway to earned citizenship for the 11 million individuals who are in this country illegally. So that pathway is arduous. You've got to pass background checks. You've got to learn English. You've got to pay taxes and a penalty. And then you've got to go to the back of the line behind everybody who’s done things the right way and have tried to come here legally. 第二，法案为境内约一千一百万无证移民提供一条通过努力取得公民资格的途径。这条路很艰难：要通过背景审查，学习英语，缴税并支付罚款；之后还得排在遵守规则、尝试合法来美的申请者之后。
So this won’t be a quick process. It will take at least 13 years before the vast majority of these individuals are able to even apply for citizenship. So this is no cakewalk. But it’s the only way we can make sure that everyone who’s here is playing by the same rules as ordinary families -- paying taxes and getting their own health insurance. 因此，这不会很快完成。绝大多数人至少要等十三年，才有资格提出入籍申请。这绝不是轻松过关。但只有这样，才能确保境内人人都像普通家庭一样遵守规则，缴税并购买自己的医保。
That’s why, for immigration reform to work, it must be clear from the outset that there is a pathway to citizenship. If we’re asking everybody to play by the same rules, you got to give people a sense of certainty that they go through all these sacrifices, do all this, that there’s at the end of the horizon, the opportunity -- not the guarantee, but the opportunity -- to be part of this American family. And by the way, a majority of Americans support this idea. 所以，移民改革要奏效，从一开始就必须明确存在通往公民资格的道路。既然要求人人遵守同样规则，就要让人们确信，在付出种种努力之后，前方有一个机会——不是保证，而是机会——成为美国家庭的一员。顺便说一句，大多数美国人支持这一主张。
Number three, this bill would modernize the legal immigration system so that, alongside training American workers for the jobs of tomorrow, we’re also attracting the highly skilled entrepreneurs and engineers from around the world who will ultimately grow our economy. And this bill would help make sure that our people don’t have to wait years before their loved ones are able to join them here in America. 第三，法案将使合法移民制度现代化。我们既要培训美国工人胜任未来工作，也要吸引世界各地技能出众的创业者和工程师，促进经济增长。法案还将避免人们等待多年，才得以与亲人在美国团聚。
So that’s what immigration reform looks like: Smarter enforcement; a pathway to earned citizenship; improvements to our legal system. They’re all common-sense steps. They’ve got bipartisan support. They’ve got the support of a broad cross-section of leaders from every walk of life. So there’s no reason Congress can’t get this done by the end of the summer. 这就是移民改革的样子：更聪明的执法、靠努力取得公民资格的途径、改进合法移民制度。每一步都合乎常理，得到两党及社会各界众多领袖支持。国会没有理由不能在夏末前完成。
Remember, the process that led to this bill was open and inclusive. For months, the bipartisan Gang of Eight looked at every issue, reconciled competing ideas, built a compromise that works. Then the Judiciary Committee held numerous hearings. More than a hundred amendments were added, often with bipartisan support. The good news is every day that goes by, more and more Republicans and Democrats are coming out to support this common-sense immigration reform bill. 请记住，起草法案的过程是开放且包容的。两党“八人小组”历经数月审视每个问题，协调不同主张，达成可行妥协。随后司法委员会举行多次听证，增添一百多项修正案，其中许多得到两党支持。好消息是，每过一天，就有更多共和党人和民主党人公开支持这项合理改革法案。
And I’m sure the bill will go through a few more changes in the weeks to come. But this much is clear: If you genuinely believe we need to fix our broken immigration system, there’s no good reason to stand in the way of this bill. A lot of people -- Democrats and Republicans -- have done a lot of good work on this bill. So if you’re serious about actually fixing the system, then this is the vehicle to do it. 我相信未来几周法案还会有所修改。但有一点很清楚：如果你真心认为必须修复失灵的移民制度，就没有充分理由阻挠它。许多民主党人和共和党人已为此付出大量心血。若你认真想解决制度问题，这项法案就是途径。
If you’re not serious about it, if you think that a broken system is the best America can do, then I guess it might make sense to try to block it. But if you're actually serious and sincere about fixing a broken system, this is the vehicle to do it. And now is the time to get it done. There is no good reason to play procedural games or engage in obstruction just to block the best chance we’ve had in years to address this problem in a way that’s fair to middle-class families, to business owners, to legal immigrants. 若你不认真，认为失灵的制度就是美国所能做到的最好结果，那你也许会试图阻止它。但若真诚希望修复制度，现在就该用这项法案采取行动。通过程序把戏或阻挠，破坏多年来最好的机会，使我们无法以对中产家庭、企业主和合法移民都公平的方式解决问题，毫无正当理由。
And there’s no good reason to undo the progress we’ve already made -- especially when it comes to extreme steps like stripping protections from DREAMers that my administration has provided, or asking law enforcement to treat them the same way they treat violent criminals. That’s not who we are. 也没有理由推翻已取得的进展，尤其不能采取极端做法，剥夺政府给予“追梦者”的保护，或要求执法人员像对待暴力罪犯一样对待他们。这不是我们的国家该有的样子。
We owe it to America to do better. We owe it to the DREAMers to do better. We owe it to the young people like Tolu and Diego Sanchez, who’s with us here today. Where's Diego? Right here. Diego came here from Argentina with his parents when he was just a kid, and growing up, America was his home. This is where he went to school. This is where he made friends. This is where he built a life. You ask Diego and he’ll tell you he feels American in every way -- except one; on paper. 我们有责任为美国做得更好，也有责任为“追梦者”做得更好。我们有责任帮助像托卢和今天在场的迭戈·桑切斯这样的年轻人。迭戈在哪儿？就在这里。迭戈小时候跟父母从阿根廷来到美国，成长过程中美国就是他的家。他在这里上学、交朋友、建立生活。问问迭戈，他会说除了法律文件上的身份外，自己在各方面都觉得是美国人。
In high school, Diego found out that he was undocumented. Think about that. With all the stuff you're already dealing with in high school -- and suddenly, oh, man, really? So he had done everything right -- stayed out of trouble, excelled in class, contributed to his community -- feeling hopeful about his future, and suddenly he finds out he's got to live in fear of deportation. Watching his friends get their licenses knowing he couldn’t get one himself. Seeing his classmates apply for summer jobs knowing he couldn’t do that either. 上高中时，迭戈才知道自己没有合法身份。想想看，高中生活本已烦恼不少，突然又得知这件事。他一直循规蹈矩，学习优秀，为社区出力，对未来充满希望，却忽然不得不害怕被驱逐。朋友们陆续拿到驾照，他却知道自己不能申请；同学们申请暑期工作，他也做不到。
When Diego heard that we were going to offer a chance for folks like him to emerge from the shadows, he went and signed up. All he wanted, he said, was a chance to, “live a normal life” and to “contribute to the country I love.” And Diego, this year, was approved for deferred action. A few weeks ago, he graduated from St. Thomas University, where he was student body president and “Student of the Year.” 听说我们将为他这样的人提供走出阴影的机会，迭戈马上报名。他说自己只想有机会“过上正常生活”，并“为我所爱的国家作贡献”。今年，他获准暂缓遣返。几周前，他从圣托马斯大学毕业，在那里担任学生会主席，还获评“年度学生”。
So now he’s set his sights higher -- master's degree and then law school so he can pursue a career in public policy, help America shape its future. Why wouldn’t we want to do the right thing by Diego? What rationale is there out there that wouldn’t want to make sure Diego achieves his dreams? Because if he does, that helps us all achieve our dreams. 如今他有了更远大的目标：先读硕士，再进法学院，从事公共政策工作，帮助美国塑造未来。我们为什么不该公正地对待迭戈？有什么理由不帮助他实现梦想？因为他梦想成真，也会帮助我们所有人实现梦想。
So in the weeks to come, you'll hear some opponents of immigration reform try to gin up fear and create division and spread the same old rumors and untruths that we’ve heard before. And when that happens, I want you to think about Tolu. I want you to think about Diego. And I want you to think about your own parents and your own grandparents and your own great grandparents, and all the men and women and children who came here. 未来几周，移民改革的反对者可能再次散播恐惧、制造分裂，重复那些听过的谣言与假话。届时，请想想托卢，想想迭戈，也想想自己的父母、祖父母、曾祖父母，以及所有来到这里的男女老少。
The notion that somehow those who came through Ellis Island had all their papers right -- had checked every box and followed procedures as they were getting on that boat -- they were looking for a better life just like these families. And they want to earn their way into the American story. 有人仿佛认为，所有经埃利斯岛入境的人文件齐全，登船前把每一项手续都办得妥妥当当。其实，他们和今天这些家庭一样，都在寻找更好的生活，也希望凭努力写入美国的故事。
And if you’re willing to stand with them -- and if you’re willing to stand with all these outstanding leaders up here -- then now is the time to make your voice heard. You need to call and email and tweet your senators and tell them, don't kick this problem down the road. Come together. Work together. Do your job not only to fix a broken immigration system once and for all, but to leave something better for all the generations to come, to make sure we continue to be a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. Do the right thing. 如果你们愿意站在他们一边，愿意与台上这些优秀领袖站在一起，现在就该发声。打电话、发邮件、发推文告诉参议员：别把问题一拖再拖。团结合作，履行职责，一劳永逸地修复失灵的移民制度，也为后代留下更好的国家，让我们继续既是法治之国，也是移民之国。做正确的事。
Thanks. God bless you. God bless America. 谢谢。愿上帝保佑你们，保佑美国。
