2015考研英语阅读农业和移民政策_大学英语阅读

2015考研英语阅读农业和移民政策

　　评论人士说，移民法违背了宪法精神，的确，一名联邦政府法官将于6月20日听取这些指控，由此可能阻止移民法生效。去年，一名联邦政府法官，阻止了亚利桑那州反移民法的部分条款生效，而乔治亚州的条款正好与之相似。但是，乔治亚州立法机关内，移民法的倡导者之一，马特?拉姆齐认为，人们不用担心法案中的任何条款，只要他在这里是合法的。

　　He may or may not be right, but as far as the states agriculture sector goes, it may notmatter. Precise figures are hard to come by, but according to Erik Nicholson, national vice-president for the United Farm Workers union, as many as 70% of American agricultural workersmay be undocumented. According to the Pew Hispanic Centre, in 2010 Georgia had around425,000 such immigrants, putting it seventh among American states.

　　他可能是对的，也可能不对，但就州内农业部的发展而言，这可能无关紧要。很难得出精确的数据，但根据负责联合农场工会的美国副总统，埃里克?尼克尔森，美国多达70%农业工作者无认证文件。

　　It may now have fewer: 46% of respondents to a recent survey conducted by the GeorgiaAgribusiness Council said they had too few workers. Some reported that workers had left orwere planning to leave for other states by July 1st. And though that may be welcome news forpoliticians such as Mr Ramsey, it could portend disaster for farmers. According to Charles Hall,director of Georgias Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, harvest crews during the busymonths of May and June had between half and two-thirds as many the workers they had lastyear. Migrant-worker crews follow the harvest north from Florida; this year many seem to beskipping Georgia. He estimates that the states $1.1-billion fruit-and-vegetable industry couldsuffer a $300m loss.