First, give Donald Trump some credit(赞扬，肯定). He promised to restore(恢复，修复) order to the border, and he did. Granted, the slowdown in irregular border-crossings began under Joe Biden, who belatedly closed the loophole whereby nearly anyone could walk across, claim asylum and join the labour market.(诚然，非正规越境减少始于拜登时期，他堵住了几乎任何人都能越境申请庇护的漏洞。) Mr Trump clamped down even harder. The southern frontier, which was visibly chaotic in the early Biden years, is now calm.
首先，要给唐纳德·特朗普一些肯定。他承诺恢复边境秩序，也确实做到了。诚然，非正规越境人数的减少始于乔·拜登执政时期，他姗姗来迟地堵住了那个几乎任何人都能穿越边境、申请庇护并加入劳动力市场的漏洞。而特朗普先生则进一步收紧。南部边境在拜登执政初期曾明显混乱，如今已恢复平静。
That success could have been the foundation on which to build a rational immigration policy. Voters like to feel in control of(掌控，控制) who comes in, which is why Mr Trump’s border wall has reassure(使安心，使放心)d many. Once they think the government has a grip, there is political space to discuss the rules of entry and exit.
这一成功本可以成为构建理性移民政策的基础。选民们喜欢对谁入境有掌控感，这正是特朗普的边境墙让许多人安心的原因。一旦他们认为政府掌控了局面，就有了讨论出入境规则的政治空间。
Two questions must be address(处理，解决)ed. What should the government do about the people who are already on American soil illegally? And whom should America welcome in the future? Mr Trump has offered a brutal(残酷的，无情的) answer to the first question, and a self-harming(自伤的，损害自身的) one to the second.
有两个问题必须解决。政府应该如何处理已经非法居留在美国境内的人？美国未来应该欢迎哪些人？特朗普先生对第一个问题给出了残酷的答案，对第二个问题则给出了自伤式的答案。
A big, beautiful door
一扇又大又美的门