独立日期间圣地亚哥另一端风景(图/频)

最近一周接近美国独立日,在圣地亚哥县北郊重镇穆里亚塔(Murrieta)燃起民众抗议的焰火,数千人强烈抵制该镇继续接收来自中美的移民,他们堵住交通要道举行游行示威。上周二,当三部满载着移民,其中大部分是妇女和儿童的车辆到来时,抗议的人们群情振奋,将车辆团团堵住,不断大声呼喊要求其离开。后三部车辆不得不改道回圣地亚哥。

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当地居民最担心在周五独立日当天还会来更多车辆,因此抗议人数不断增多,行动趋于激烈,令当局和警方担心是否会演变成暴力事件,当地警力不够时,警方将随时作出调动。

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穆里亚塔镇毗邻特美考拉市(Temecula)以及墨西哥通往美国加州的第二边境关卡,目前有居民十万余。该镇作为美数个建有移民临时遣送设施地方之一,以减少得克萨斯州边境的负担。被遣送的移民发送到这个镇上叫El Centro的边防设施中。在该镇发生抗议的同时,邻近的帝王县,以及新墨西哥州的中心城市,也有大批民众在同样抗议。该镇政府人员在给媒体发信也提出要求关注和予以支持,并表示政府支持本地民众的行动,认为联邦官员使用社区融资提供给来自中美洲的难民大潮,后果不堪设想,造成的隐患不但可能是国家安全,还有健康,犯罪和业已紧张的政府的工作服务资源,更担忧大批难民到来导致破坏穆里亚塔和附近城市的旅游业。该镇市长阿兰•龙(Mayor Alan Long)对现实似乎也无可奈何,表示这是政府在实施计划。他认为不会影响该镇的安全,这是临时的“The temporary nature of the new arrivals. Murrieta will remain safe”。

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但是当地的人们仍旧保持着抗议的姿态,以防遣送车辆返回或有更多遣送的移民抵达该镇。今天上午,该镇部门一位官员给媒体发文,全文如下:

Good Morning, – as you know, Murrieta has been in the international news this week. Therefore, I wanted to personally share with you this open message that our City Manager has sent to our community.

I would appreciate it if you could pass this along, as appropriate, to members of your organization. The City of Murrieta will, of course, continue to work with you to promote the growth of our diverse community and to support the expansion of businesses and entrepreneurship here in Murrieta. Murrieta continues to remain an internationally-focused community.

I hope you have a happy US Independence Day today. Thanks

Bruce Coleman
Economic Development Director
City of Murrieta, Economic Development Dept.

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(圣地亚哥华文网编译 图片源自网络 SanDiegoChinesePress.com)