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1、2013考研英语阅读真题：考研英语（二）第2篇Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticincluedsettlersandsojourners.
AlongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeintheUnitedStatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,
andwhowouldmakesomemoneyandthengohome.
Between1908an
2、d1915,about7millinpeoplearrivedwhileabout2milliondeparted.
AboutaquarterofallItalianimmigrants,forexanmle,eventuallyreturnedtoItalyforgood.
Theyevenhadanaffectionatenickname,“uccellidipassaggio,”birdsofpassage.
Today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants
3、.
Wedividenemcomersintotwocategories:legalorillegal,goodorbad.
WehailthemasAmericansinthemaking,orbrandthemasaliensfitfordeportation.
Thatframeworkhascontributedmightilytoourbrokenimmigrantionsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.
Wedon’tn
4、eedmorecategories,butweneedtochangethewaywethinkaboutcategories.
Weneedtolookbeyondstrickdefinitionsoflegalandillegal.
Tostart,wecanrecognizethenewbirdsofpassage,thoselivingandthrivinginthegrayareas.
Wemightthenbegintosolveourimmigrationchallenges.
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5、roppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,
homehealth-careaidesandphysicistsareamongtoday’sbirdsofpassage.
Theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobaleconomydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyandideas.
Theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycall
6、sthem.
Theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.
Withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.
WeneedthemtoimaginetheUnitedStatesasaplace
wheretheycanbeproductiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestostaying
7、forever.
Weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.
Accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle.
Lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopen
8、ingupthemiddleground
andunderstandingthatmanagingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultipleoutcomes.
Includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexistingsystem.
一个世纪前，来自大西洋的移民包括定居者和旅居者。
有许多人来美国是希望能在此永久安家，也有些人并无意定居，
想挣一些钱，之后就回家。
在1908年到19
