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MTRI - 87

More To Read I - Text 87 - Is America Closing the Golden Door

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a land of immigrants göçmenler ülkesi
with the exception of ... istisna olmak üzere
the native American Indian yerli Amerikalı (kızılderili)
citizen yurttaş
a descendant of an immigrant bir göçmenin soyundan olan
immigration into this continent bu kıtaya olan göç
in the 1600s 1600lerde
continued nonstop and unrestricted durmadan ve kısıtlanmadan devam etti
until the late 1800s 1800lerin sonuna kadar
tyrannical zorba
unpredictable tahmin edilemeyen
frequently sıklıkla
insufficient yetersiz
thus bu yüzden
a massive frontier keşfedilmeyi bekleyen geniş bir alan
shape şekillendirmek
vast amounts of land were available büyük miktarlarda toprak vardı
opportunities were limitless fırsatlar sınırsızdı
by 1882 1882ye gelindiğinde
open spaces açık alanlar
fill up dolmak
once bir zamanlar
have room for bir şey için yeri olmak
pass a law bir kanun geçirmek
restrictive immigration laws kısıtlayıcı göç yasaları
the constant stream of immigrants durmak bilmeyen göçmen akını
with the passage of time zamanın geçişiyle birlikte
become increasingly stricter giderek daha da sıkı hale gelmek
the first US immigration quota system ilk Amerikan göç kota sistemi
a pre-set number of immigrants önceden belirlenmiş sayıda göçmen
yearly yıllık, her yıl
since the 1960s 1960lardan bu yana
a rather predictable problem tahmin etmesi pek de zor olmayan bir sorun
result from -den kaynaklanmak
the strict quota system sıkı kota sistemi
impose dayatmak
be persistent in -de ısrarcı olmak
reach one’s destination hedefine/gideceği yere ulaşmak
illegal aliens yasa dışı göç etmiş yabancılar
ever since -den bu yana
has never been as serious as it is now hiç bir zaman, şu an olduğu kadar ciddi olmadı
estimates of the illegal population illegal yaşayan nüfusla ilgili tahminler
range from two million to ten million iki milyonla on milyon arasında değişmek
place pressure on bir şey üzerinde baskı oluşturmak
the US workforce ABD'deki işgücü
low-skilled workers düşük vasıflı işçiler
far less çok daha az
further worsen daha da kötüleştirmek
false identification papers / false IDs sahte kimlik belgeleri
at an alarming rate korkutucu bir hızla/oranda
benefit from -den yararlanmak
taxpayers vergi mükellefleri
unemployment compensation işsizlik maaşı
social security sosyal güvenlik
in short kısaca
an already over-burdened economy zaten büyük bir yük altında olan ekonomi
ironically işe bakın ki
unemployment rates işsizlik oranları
find employment iş bulmak
ridicule yermek, tefe koymak
misconduct suiistimal
an unpleasant place to live yaşamak için hoş olmayan bir yer
congressman kongre üyesi
take the necessary precautions gerekli önlemleri almak
shut its doors altogether kapılarını iyice kapatmak
solution çözüm
such complex problems böyle kamaşık problemler
easy to find bulması kolay
totally satisfactory tamamen tatminkar
some argue that bazılarına göre ...
attack a problem bir sorunla başa çıkmak
the borders sınırlar
intense yoğun
to some extent bir ölçüde
the influx of illegals illegal göçmen akını
sophisticated gelişmiş
but only partially ama yalnızca kısmen
extensive borders geniş sınırlar
virtually impossible neredeyse imkansız
maintain control kontrol sağlamak
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