アメリカ民主主義さんの おぼえた日記 - 2024年11月17日(日)

＜BBCニュース11月17日＞
Undocumented migrants hope Trump mass deportations only 'for criminals'
不法移民はトランプ氏の大規模国外追放は犯罪者のみであることを期待

◎要旨
アメリカにはビザの執行などの不法移民が少なくとも1300万人住んでいる。彼らは、次期大統領のトランプ氏の就任初日に国外追放するという政策に対峙しているために、SNSで議論している。働き納材している人たちは、影響がないと信じている人もいる。ただ、現状は不透明だ。
Gabriela entered the United States more than two decades ago, gasping for breath under a pile of corn stalks in the boot of a smuggler's car.

Now a housekeeper in Maryland, the Bolivian national is one of at least 13 million undocumented migrants living in the US - an umbrella term that includes those who entered the US illegally, overstayed their visas or have protected status to avoid deportation.

Across the US, migrants like Gabriela are grappling with what the incoming Trump administration's vow to conduct mass deportations could mean for their future.

In over a dozen interviews, undocumented immigrants said it was a topic of heated discussion in their communities, WhatsApp groups and social media.

Some, like Gabriela, believe it won't impact them at all.

"I'm not scared at all, actually," she said. "That's for criminals to worry about. I pay taxes, and I work."

"In any case, I'm undocumented," she added. "[So] how would they even know about me?"

In an election campaign where immigration loomed large as a major concern of US voters, Trump frequently pledged to deport migrants en masse from US soil from his first day in office if he were to return to the presidency.

But nearly two weeks after his sweeping election win, it remains unclear what exactly these immigration enforcement operations will look like.

★語句
stalk（植物の）茎
grapple with　　（問題に）取り組む


◎私見
トランプ氏は公約を実現することで有名だ。彼は大統領選挙戦で不法移民の大量追放の公約している。本当に実行するのだろうか？彼はディールの天才なので、関税引き上げは交渉カードとして使うことができる。だが、不法移民の大量追放は外交カードではないことに注意が必要だ。