奥巴马宣布暂停驱逐非法移民子女
Romney treads a fine line with Hispanics over deportation order
Mitt Romney avoided taking a firm position yesterday on President Barack Obama’s order to halt the deportation of children of illegal immigrants, highlighting his campaign’s dilemma – to widen its appeal to Hispanic voters while not alienating the Republican party’s conservative base, which backs harsh immigration laws.
米特•罗姆尼(Mitt Romney)昨日避免对巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)暂停驱逐非法移民子女的法令持强硬立场，突显出其竞选团队的两难处境——既要扩大对拉丁裔美国人的吸引力，又不致疏远共和党的保守派根基，后者支持实施严厉的移民法律。
On CBS’s Face the Nation , Mr Romney attacked Mr Obama for “doing nothing on immigration” since taking office and then resorting to a politically motivated stopgap measure rather than pursuing a permanent fix.
在哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)新闻节目“面对国家”(Face the Nation)中，罗姆尼指责奥巴马自上台以来在“移民问题上毫无作为”，然后付诸政治动机的权宜之计，而非寻求永久的解决办法。
But Mr Romney declined to say whether he would seek to overturn the measure allowing children of illegal immigrants to remain in the country and work legally on a temporary basis.
但罗姆尼拒绝表明他是否会设法推翻这一法令。该法令允许非法移民子女暂时留在美国并合法工作。
Mr Obama’s move was an attempt by the White House to reinforce its advantage with Hispanics, a potentially pivotal voting bloc in the November presidential election.
奥巴马此举是白宫强化民主党在拉丁裔美国人群体中的优势的努力。拉丁裔美国人可能是今年11月美国总统大选中极为关键的选民群体。
By putting Mr Romney on the defensive on the issue, Mr Obama’s re-election team is trying to regain momentum after a rough few weeks during which the presumptive Republican candidate has gained traction in many polls, capitalising mainly on the fresh slowdown in the US economic recovery.
奥巴马的竞选连任团队迫使罗姆尼在这一问题上采取守势，以便从此前数周的颓势中重振旗鼓。共和党总统候选人罗姆尼最近几周在许多民调中人气上升，主要得益于美国经济复苏再次放缓。
