民主党在选举中大获全胜，似乎让移民政策谈判出现缓和迹象，而移民政策是唐纳德·特朗普总统第二任期内最具争议的话题之一。
The stunning election sweep by Democrats seemingly thawed negotiations over immigration policy, one of the most contentious topics during President Donald Trump’s second term.
随着民主党将控制众议院和参议院已成定局，特朗普的语气不再像其政府标志性的那种激进移民执法路线那般强硬。
As it became clear Democrats would take control of the House and Senate, Trump struck a less strident tone than the aggressive approach to immigration enforcement that has defined his administration.
特朗普在致电福克斯新闻节目时表示：“我认为我们可以在移民问题上与他们合作。移民是个大事。我一直觉得我们应该能在移民问题上合作。”
“We can work with them on immigration, I think. Immigration is a big deal. I’ve always felt we should be able to work on immigration,” Trump said on a call to Fox News.
当选参议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科持相似看法，他在得克萨斯州实现历史性翻盘，得益于拉美裔选民支持。塔拉里科周三上午在接受福克斯新闻采访时说：“他在保卫边境方面做得比前任政府好，但我们也需要为想来此地、为经济做贡献的勤劳移民创造更多合法途径。”
Sen.-elect James Talarico, whose historic flip in Texas was supported by Latino voters, offered a similar take. “He has done a better job than the previous administration in securing our border, but we also need to create more legal pathways for hardworking immigrants who want to come here and contribute to our economy,” Talarico said during a Fox News interview Wednesday morning.
特朗普政府的移民打压导致移民和美国公民被杀、数万人被拘留、以及一百多万人的合法身份被取消。尽管移民并非首要议题——包括对拉美裔选民而言——但中期选举前数月的民调显示，选民认为特朗普的移民执法策略走得太远。
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has led to the killings of immigrants and U.S. citizens, the detention of tens of thousands and the erasure of legal status for more than a million. Although immigration was not a top issue, including for Latinos, polls showed for months before the midterm elections that voters said Trump’s immigration enforcement strategy had gone too far.
副总统JD·万斯在选后声明中承认，政府的行动导致共和党失去立法机构控制权，主要归咎于伊朗战争，但也提到了移民问题。虽然他也表达了改变的意愿，但万斯依然拒绝给予无证移民合法身份。
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged in a post-election message that administration actions cost Republicans the legislative branch, mostly blaming the Iran war but also mentioning immigration. While he also voiced willingness for change, Vance remained closed off to granting legal status for undocumented immigrants.
“预计会听到各路建制派政客声称，解决我们困境的办法是大赦，”万斯在X平台发帖写道。“我愿意接受我们应当改变执法方式的想法——例如更多地关注雇佣非法劳工的企业。但任何推动大赦的人都在欺骗你。”处理移民事务的委员会中的民主党人看到了变革的机会。
“Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty,” Vance wrote in an X post. “I’m open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.”Democrats in committees dealing with immigration see an opportunity for change.
参议院司法委员会移民问题小组委员会首席议员、参议员亚历克斯·帕迪利亚（民主党-加利福尼亚州）周三在一份声明中表示，是时候“开始工作”了。
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on immigration issues, said in a statement Wednesday that it’s time to “get to work.”
帕迪利亚表示，他希望通过立法，为在美国生活多年并纳税的移民提供入籍途径。“昨天，美国民众站了出来，要求一个更美好的未来，”他说。“现在国会的工作就是建设它。”他在众议院的对应人、众议员普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔（民主党-华盛顿州）表示，特朗普对移民的攻击为改革创造了势头，例如给予那些作为未成年人进入该国的人、以及美国人的配偶、子女和父母入籍资格。
Padilla said he wants to pass legislation granting a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for years and paid taxes. “Yesterday, the American people showed up and demanded a better future,” he said. “Now it’s Congress’ job to build it.”His counterpart in the House, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington), said Trump’s attacks on immigrants created momentum for reforms like citizenship for people who came into the country as minors, or the spouses, kids and parents of Americans.
“所以我确实认为，我们的人道主义移民改革立法有可能在参议院获得支持，并送交总统签署，”贾亚帕尔说。“他会不会签署则是另一码事。”根据BSP Research和非裔美国人研究协作组织受一批移民权益团体委托进行的一项新民调，在众议院和参议院竞选中，超过60%的拉美裔选民支持民主党候选人。该民调于10月20日至选举日期间进行，显示63%的拉美裔担心会因种族、族裔、宗教、语言、移民身份或原籍国而成为政府政策的针对对象。
“So I do think that there’s a chance that our humane immigration reform legislation could get support in the Senate and that we could send it to the president’s desk,” Jayapal said. “Whether or not he signs it is a whole other issue.”More than 60% of Latino voters supported Democratic candidates in House and Senate races, according to a new poll from BSP Research and the African American Research Collaborative commissioned by a slew of immigrant rights groups. The poll, conducted between Oct. 20 and Election Day, showed 63% of Latinos worried they would be targeted by government policies because of their race, ethnicity, religion, language, immigration status or national origin.
众议院民主党人迅速重申了他们调查移民执法人员滥用职权以及国土安全部运作的意图。众议员罗伯特·加西亚（民主党-加利福尼亚州）将出任众议院监督委员会主席，他在周二晚“蓝色海啸”显现之际在X平台发帖，给出了两个单词的警告：“找律师吧。”众议院国土安全委员会首席议员本尼·汤普森（民主党-密西西比州）表示，他正准备调查国土安全部招聘移民执法人员的标准、培训和执法政策以及单一来源合同。
House Democrats were quick to reinforce their intentions to investigate immigration agents’ abuse of power and Department of Homeland Security operations. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-California), who is set to become the chair of the House Oversight Committee, in an X post as the blue tsunami materialized Tuesday night, gave a two-word warning: “Lawyer up.”Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, said he is preparing to probe DHS’s standards for hiring immigration agents, training and enforcement policies and sole-source contracts.
汤普森说，他对特朗普政府在该问题上达成两党协议的意愿仍持怀疑态度，但期待进行文明对话。
Thompson said he remains skeptical of the Trump administration’s willingness for a bipartisan agreement on the issue but that he is looking forward to civil conversations.
“当你惨败收场，而你的某些政策导致了这一结果，我确信这会产生谦卑效应，”汤普森对《华盛顿太阳报》说。“但我还要看看，唐纳德·特朗普在其总统任期内，在移民问题上是否会哪怕一次说真话。”众议员德莉亚·拉米雷斯（民主党-伊利诺伊州）在社交媒体上发帖称，特朗普政府现任和前任移民官员应清空日程，以应对未来两年国会的监督行动。但民主党的监督调查计划几乎肯定会遭到特朗普政府的反对。
“When you get your head handed to you on a silver platter, and some of your policies have contributed to that occurring, I’m certain that it has a humbling effect,” Thompson told The Washington Sun. “But I remain to see if, for once during his presidency on immigration, that Donald Trump tells the truth.”Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois) posted on social media that current and former immigration officials in the Trump administration should clear their calendars to deal with congressional oversight efforts over the next two years. But Democrats’ plans for oversight investigations are all but certain to face opposition from the Trump administration.
“遗憾的是，民主党更感兴趣的是政治把戏而非施政，”国土安全部法律顾问詹姆斯·珀西瓦尔在回应拉米雷斯的帖子中写道。“但请放心，我们已做好充分准备应对这些胡闹，以便穆林部长能继续专注于保卫国土，”珀西瓦尔说。
“It is unfortunate that Democrats are more interested in political shenanigans than in governing,” DHS general counsel James Percival posted in response to Ramirez. “Rest assured, however, that we are well prepared to deal with this nonsense so Secretary Mullin can continue focusing on protecting the homeland,” Percival said on