中央政府は国境をオープンにしようとする。他方でテキサス州は南部国境をどうにか封鎖しようとする。
BBC The Texas town caught in the middle of America's border battle 30 Jul 2023 By Bernd Debusmann Jr
ほとんど戦場のような勢いで有刺鉄線を張り巡らされており、それを突破してきたパパさんがえらいざまでその辺にころがり、その家族が心配そうにそれをとりまく―国境の町の住民はそんな姿を自分の農場・庭先で見る羽目に陥っているわけである。
「Texas officials credit the plan, known as Operation Lone Star, with stopping nearly 400,000 migrants from entering the US illegally, over 30,000 criminal arrests and intercepting hundreds of millions of potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.
"Until President Biden reverses his open border policies and does his job to secure the border, Texas will continue protecting Texans and Americans from the chaos along the border," the operation's leaders said in a joint statement on 18 July.」
それはそれとして実際、南部国境をこえて麻薬からなにから流入してもいるわけで、そりゃあ国境封鎖はそれなりに強力である方が良い。その点では確実にそう。だから「オペレーション・ローンスター」は相応の成果を挙げてもいる、まあそれはそうかなあ―とは言えそうだが。
…国境の川の真ん中にブイを浮かせてフェンスにするって、そうまで機能的かなあ…。
「Others note that while Operation Lone Star has disrupted some lives in town, it has also brought with it a boon to some parts of the local economy.
It's the part nobody wants to say out loud," said one local businessman, who asked not to be named. "There's so much money involved in this".
Local hotels, for example, are filled with National Guardsman and out-of-town state troopers, and restaurants in town see a steady stream of uniformed personnel in Eagle Pass for Lone Star operations.
"Complicated, I'd say, is the best word to describe what's happening," said Elias Diaz, a member of the Eagle Pass city council. "This is a town that lacks a lot of infrastructure…a lot of people are living in poverty."」
地域住民の対応は分かれている。なにしろ関係要員は多数に上り、ホテルは満杯、レストランは大入り満員。経済は確実にまわっている。
「"We do see a lot of money being pumped into the operation. Some of it gets people jobs and keeps hotels full," Mr Diaz added. "But at the same time, it's done nothing other than to create chaos to try to curb immigration patterns."」
「On the ground in Eagle Pass, some said they fear their voices will be lost amid the wider debate between politicians far from the border.」
とはいえ、難民の動きをそらす程度の意味しかない、と評価しても、それもまた正しいだろう。
貧困でインフラも乏しい田舎町に雇用を齎し資本を注入し、それは一定の意味があるにせよ、さて、それはしかし中央政府と州政府との諍いではないか―そういう疑念は地域にもくすぶっている様子である。
BBC The Texas town caught in the middle of America's border battle 30 Jul 2023 By Bernd Debusmann Jr
ほとんど戦場のような勢いで有刺鉄線を張り巡らされており、それを突破してきたパパさんがえらいざまでその辺にころがり、その家族が心配そうにそれをとりまく―国境の町の住民はそんな姿を自分の農場・庭先で見る羽目に陥っているわけである。
「Texas officials credit the plan, known as Operation Lone Star, with stopping nearly 400,000 migrants from entering the US illegally, over 30,000 criminal arrests and intercepting hundreds of millions of potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.
"Until President Biden reverses his open border policies and does his job to secure the border, Texas will continue protecting Texans and Americans from the chaos along the border," the operation's leaders said in a joint statement on 18 July.」
それはそれとして実際、南部国境をこえて麻薬からなにから流入してもいるわけで、そりゃあ国境封鎖はそれなりに強力である方が良い。その点では確実にそう。だから「オペレーション・ローンスター」は相応の成果を挙げてもいる、まあそれはそうかなあ―とは言えそうだが。
…国境の川の真ん中にブイを浮かせてフェンスにするって、そうまで機能的かなあ…。
「Others note that while Operation Lone Star has disrupted some lives in town, it has also brought with it a boon to some parts of the local economy.
It's the part nobody wants to say out loud," said one local businessman, who asked not to be named. "There's so much money involved in this".
Local hotels, for example, are filled with National Guardsman and out-of-town state troopers, and restaurants in town see a steady stream of uniformed personnel in Eagle Pass for Lone Star operations.
"Complicated, I'd say, is the best word to describe what's happening," said Elias Diaz, a member of the Eagle Pass city council. "This is a town that lacks a lot of infrastructure…a lot of people are living in poverty."」
地域住民の対応は分かれている。なにしろ関係要員は多数に上り、ホテルは満杯、レストランは大入り満員。経済は確実にまわっている。
「"We do see a lot of money being pumped into the operation. Some of it gets people jobs and keeps hotels full," Mr Diaz added. "But at the same time, it's done nothing other than to create chaos to try to curb immigration patterns."」
「On the ground in Eagle Pass, some said they fear their voices will be lost amid the wider debate between politicians far from the border.」
とはいえ、難民の動きをそらす程度の意味しかない、と評価しても、それもまた正しいだろう。
貧困でインフラも乏しい田舎町に雇用を齎し資本を注入し、それは一定の意味があるにせよ、さて、それはしかし中央政府と州政府との諍いではないか―そういう疑念は地域にもくすぶっている様子である。
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