纪录片将《排华法案》视为美国移民政策的“DNA” [美国媒体]

Film explores Chinese Exclusion Act as US immigration 'DNA'

纪录片将《排华法案》视为美国移民政策的“DNA”



NEW YORK (AP) — Politicians seizing on immigrants as an election issue. Newspaper headlines calling for action. Talk of legislation to institute a ban.

纽约（美联社）——政客利用移民作为竞选议题。新闻头条呼吁采取行动。通过立法来颁布禁令。

If viewers of "The Chinese Exclusion Act" documentary end up with a sense of deja vu between the film's subject, a law from 1882 that barred Chinese people from coming to the United States, and current events, that's pretty much the point, according to its filmmakers.

如果《排华法案》纪录片的观众在看完后对影片的主题和目前事件之间有一种似曾相识的感觉，那正是这部纪录片想要达到的目的。排华法案是1882年颁布的一个法律，禁止中国人来美。

"The 'A-Ha!' for anybody coming to it ... is oh, there's a history to how we have decided who can come and when they can come, who's a citizen and who's not a citizen," said documentarian Ric Burns, who made the film with Li-Shin Yu. It airs on the PBS television series "American Experience" on Tuesday.

“目的是要让人们意识到，哦，美国历史上曾经规定谁可以来美国，以及什么时候可以来，谁可以成为美国公民，谁又不能，”纪录片导演Ric Burns如是说，他和Li-Shin Yu一起制作了这部纪录片。周二在PBS的电视系列《美国印象》上播映。

The Chinese Exclusion Act was America's first and only immigration act that barred people from a specific country from coming to the United States. After its initial enactment for a 10-year period in 1882, it was regularly renewed and then made permanent in 1904. It was finally repealed in 1943.

排华法案是美国的首个也是唯一一个禁止某个国家人民来美国的法律。在1882年开始生效并维持10年后，这个法案继续得到延续，然后到了1904年成为了永久性的法律，直到1943年被废除。

Making the documentary was an eye-opening experience for Burns and Yu, who had never heard of the law and believe most of the American public isn't aware of it either, but should be.

制作这部纪录片对两位导演来说是一个大开眼界的经历，他们之前从未听说过这个法律，也认为大部分的美国公众并不知晓，但是应该被知道。

Brian 12 hr ago
The Japanese-Americans are another group of Asians who, despite their being incarcerated during World War II, losing everything in the process, are the poster group of being the American success story. Although their families spent the war years in interment camps, thousands of Japanese-American men enlisted in the military and fought for America during WWII in both Europe & the Pacific. One of their units, the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit, was the most decorated during WWII.
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另一个成功的亚裔群体是日裔美国人，尽管他们在二战期间遭遇了不公的对待并在这个过程中失去了一切。虽然他们的家人被关押在了拘留营里，可是成千上万的日裔美国人二战期间加入美军在欧洲和太平洋战场为美国战斗。其中442团最为出名。

Frustrated 12 hr ago
In 2006 87% of democrats voted in favor of H.R.6061 ( the secure fence act of 2006). The bill called for a 700 mile fence to be built on the U.S. Mexico border and was signed into law in October of 2006 by then president George W. Bush. Those of note voting in favor of the fence were senators; Feinstine, Pelosi, Schumer, Bidnen, Clinton, and Obama. Look it up for yourselves.

2006年，85%的民主党人投票支持H.R.6061（2006年的安全围墙法案）。这个法案呼吁在美墨边境建立700英里围墙，2006年十月被布什签署成为法律。投票支持这座墙的参议员有佩罗西，拜登，克林顿和奥巴马。自己去查查看吧。

karen 12 hr ago
Anybody can read our history books, nearly every immigrant group faced issues upon mass migration ("legally") into the US. The Italians, the Irish, the Germans, Eastern Europeans... yet they assimilated, worked, created businesses and jobs, required their children learn English. We as a nation have an issue with ILLEGAL migration and those that over stay Visa's or Temporary Refugee status, then have children to anchor their spot here in the USA. No welfare was given to the immigrants of earlier settlements.

大家都可以去看看我们的历史书，几乎所有移民群体在大量（合法）进入美国时都面临问题。意大利人，爱尔兰人，德国人，东欧人。。。但是他们融合，工作，创造商业和就业，要求自己的孩子学习英语。我们作为一个国家是不赞同非法移民的，也不欢迎超过签证期限和临时难民地位期限的移民，不欢迎这些人在美国生孩子自动成为美国公民。早期移民根本就没有享受到任何福利。

Whats Up 12 hr ago
Why can't the left speak honestly about illegal immigration?

为什么左翼不能诚实的谈论非法移民？

ron 12 hr ago
The liberal media wants open borders

自由媒体想要开放的边境。

Bright and Right 10 hr ago
The United States takes in more immigrants than THE REST OF THE WORLD COMBINED. We have BY FAR the most liberal immigration laws in the world. We have NOTHING for which we owe ANONE an apology on that score. All foreigners in China at that time had to live in special enclaves, and NONE were allowed citizenship

美国接收的移民比全世界加起来还多。我们拥有世界上最自由的移民法律。在这方面我们不欠任何人一个道歉。在同时期的中国，，所有外国人都得居住在特别的飞地里，不允许获得公民身份。

Bill 10 hr ago
See we do have a precedent. Now do the right thing and keep all but the best and brightest out of our country!!

看来我们是有先例的。现在我们应该做正确的事，除了那些最好最聪明的人才，把其余人都赶出我们国家！！

PaulPainter 12 hr ago
How about this: we want the laws enforced! Foreign citizens should be prevented from coming here without notifying authorities and going through legal process. Is that clear enough for you??

我们想要做的是执行法律！外国公民必须通过合法的途径才能来美国。说得够清楚了吗？

Danny 12 hr ago
No one is for barring immigration, but merely reckonizimg that laws must be followed. If you don’t respect our immigration laws, how can you respect our nation? And if you don’t respect our nation, why sneak in?

没有人反对移民，只不过反对的是非法移民。如果你不尊重我们的移民法，那你怎么可能尊重我们国家？那既然不尊重我们国家，那你还偷溜进来干嘛？

Chris 12 hr ago
21 Trillion in debt...Failing education system...stagnant wages...High healthcare costs and automation around the corner...We have too many people in this country as it is and need to focus on strengthening and not be so thinly spread with needy people. Put a moratorium on legal immigration until we get our act together

21万亿美元债务，崩溃的教育系统，停滞不前的工资，高昂的医保成本，还有即将到来的自动化。。。我们国家人口这么多，应该先把这些人照顾好再说，而不是让更多人来分割这块小蛋糕。先暂停合法移民吧，等我们重振旗鼓了再说。

carlmon 9 hr ago
No doubt this film is trying to draw parallels where there are vague similarities, while overlooking key differences. One being there was no welfare state in the US, for citizens or non-citizens, so there was not risk of immigrants becoming a burden. Those who Obama allowed in from war-torn Muslim countries by the hundreds of thousands per year have no education, no skills, no assets, and little chance of assimilating - they are almost certainly to become lifelong, perhaps multi-generational burdens.

毫无疑问，这部纪录片避重就轻了，忽视了关键的差异。当时的美国不是福利国家，不论是美国公民还是非美国公民，所以不存在移民成为负担的风险。而奥巴马允许接收的战乱穆斯林国家的移民没有结束教育，也没有技能，也没有资产，几乎不可能融入，所以他们注定成为终身的，甚至是好几代的负担。

James R 11 hr ago
With 1/3 BILLION people we don't need ANY more "immigrants" legal or not

美国已经拥有三亿多人口，不需要移民了，不论是合法还是非法。