On the one hand we publicly pronounce the equality of all peoples; on the other hand, in our immigration laws, we embrace in practice these very theories we abhor and verbally condemn.

  • -- Emanuel Celler 伊曼纽尔·塞勒

一方面,我们公开宣布各国人民一律平等;另一方面,在我们的移民法中,我们在实践中接受了这些我们憎恶和口头谴责的理论。

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Getting to meet people that I've admired my entire life, and getting to meet them in such a way where they're coming in to play completely different characters than I had ever seen them do is just wonderful.

能认识我一生都崇拜的人,能以这样一种方式认识他们,让他们来扮演我从未见过的完全不同的角色,真是太棒了。

However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system.

然而,近年来我国出现了大量非法移民的涌入,这充其量说明了一些令人震惊的不足之处,最坏的情况是表明了一个支离破碎的制度。

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

我们的社会是一个开放和接受的社会,历史上为所有愿意承担公民责任的人提供了合法移民的途径。

There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal.

在世界上,平等对待和试图使人们平等是完全不同的。

You know, no one steered people's careers in those days, I don't think, like they do today.

你知道,在那些日子里,没有人能像今天这样掌控人们的事业。

The cry of equality pulls everyone down.

平等的呼声把每个人都拉了下来。