We’re going to start tonight with a story that has consequences for every kitchen in this country - a labor shortage on American farms. More than half of all farm workers are illegal immigrants, and farmers say the recent immigration crackdown is creating a crisis, one that could lead to higher food prices for everyone.
The Bush administration is now stepping in, but it is doing so quietly for fear of angering its conservative base. Our first report tonight is from ABC’s Neil Karlinsky who’s in Los Angeles. Across America: a warning from the nation’s farmers. They simply don’t have enough workers, leaving fruits stuck on the vine and fields left unharvested. -- This is like a time bomb, um… just ready to go off.
The shortage is the result of an immigration crackdown -- raids and the threat to farmers that they will be held responsible for using illegal workers. -- The reality is…is that we do have a sufficient number of workers here to do the work. They just need to be…feel that they are protected, that their families are protected, and that…in that particular way they’re going to continue working in agriculture.
Publicly, the White House has been serious about enforcement, giving little to the plight of farmers. -- … We’re working hard to enforce the border, and we’re stepping up enforcement inside the country. But officials now acknowledge there is a real shortage of farm workers, something they have quietly begun to address.
The job has fallen to the Department of Labor, which now says it will review the farm worker visa program. In a statement today the Department of Labor says, “We are now in the process of identifying ways the program can be improved to provide farmers with an orderly and timely flow of legal workers. But it will not happen in time for this season, so many states have now taken the issue into their own hands. -- “We want you to know why it’s worth making the long trip to Washington.”
The state of Washington produced this commercial aimed atluring the dwindling supply of farm workers away from other states, promising higher wages and a better lifestyle. Farmers say it’s gotten so bad that some could be forced out of business. And what happens on the farm is expected to trickle down, leading to higher food prices for everyone. Neil Karlinsky, ABC News, Los Angeles.
※ leave : [leave + 목 + 목적보어 의 형태로 ] ~ 한 상태로 놓아 두다 , ( 어떤 상태가 ) 되게 하다 / to produce a situation, especially a bad one, that continues after you have gone ex. The previous government left the economy in ruins. (leave + 전치사구 ) ex. The storm left the 5,000 people homeless. (leave + 형용사 ) ex. Kate's sudden departure left us all wondering what was going to happen. (leave + 현재분사 ) ex. The car accident left him injured. (leave + 과거분사 )
consequence : 결과 , 귀결 * accept the consequence of …의 결과를 감수하다 ex. There might be some serious consequences. 중대한 결과가 생길 는지도 모른다 . illegal : 불법의 , 불법입국자 (opp. legal) * illegal practice : 불법행위 , 불법관행 immigrant : ( 외국으로부터의 ) 이주민 (opp. emigrant ) * immigration : ( 외국으로부터의 ) 이주 ( 하기 ), 이민 (opp. emigration) crackdown : 탄압 , 진압 , 단속 * crack down (on~ ) : (~ 을 ) 엄하게 다스리다 , 탄압하다 , 단속하다 , 진 압하다 for fear of ~ing : (= for fear that~) ~ 할까봐 , ~ 하지 않도록 ex. I didn't tell Susan about our meeting for fear of upsetting her. ex. Scientists reject a total ban for fear (that) it will undermine efforts to stop the spread of malaria. stick : ~ 을 붙이다 , 들러붙게 하다 ( together ) vine : 덩굴식물, (덩굴식물의) 줄기, 덩굴, 포도나무 (grapevine) harvest : 수확 , 추수 , 채취 , 거두어들이다 , 수확하다 , 채취하다 time bomb : 시한폭탄, (후일의) 위험을 내포 한 정세 go off : 폭발하다 , 발사되다 , 알람 따위가 울 리다 , 화를 버럭 내다 , ( 전기 . 난방 따위가 ) 나가다 , ex. The firecracker went off. 폭죽이 터졌다 . ex. The gun went off while he was cleaning it. 총이 발포되었다 . ex. Then the fire alarm went off. I just grabbed my clothes and ran out. ex. He just went off on her for no apparent reason. ex. All the lights in the building suddenly went off. raid : 급습 , 기습 , 공습 (=air raid), ( 경찰 의 ) 현장 급습 , 불시 단속, 급습 [ 공습 ] 하다 , < 경찰이 > 불시 단속하다 / by the military or police officers * bust : ( 현행범으로 ) 체포하다 , < 경찰이 > 급습하다 , 현장을 덮치 다 , 체포 , ( 경찰의 ) 습격 / by police officers hold someone responsible for ... : ~에게 ...대한 책임을 묻다 ex. I'll hold you responsible for this. * be held responsible for ~ ~대한 책임을 지다 sufficient : 충분한 ( sufficiency : 충분 , 족 함 , 충족 ) agriculture : 농업, 농사(farming) plight : 곤경, 궁지, (어려운) 상태 step up : 높이다, 증대시키다 (to increase something) ex. The president has stepped up the pressure on the groups to come to an agreement. *step in : 간섭하다 , 개입하다 / to become involved in a discussion or argument, especially in order to make it stop ex. It is time for the government to step in. * step out : MAINLY AMERICAN to leave a place for a short time ex. I'm sorry, Karen's just stepped out for a second. address : ( 문제 따위를 해결하기 위해 ) 역 점을 두고 다루다 / to deal with a problem or question, for example by thinking carefully about it, or by doing things to improve a situation ex. Governments have been slow to address the problem of global warming. ex. A number of issues are being addressed. the Department of Labor : 노동부 identify : ~ 을 ( 본인 , 동일한 것임을 ) 확인하 다 , ~ 의 신원을 확인하다 , 식별하다 , 동일시하다 , 같은 것으로 취급하 다 [identify A with B]. ex. identify handwriting : 필적을 감정하다. / ex. Can you identify the man by his picture? 사진을 보고 그 사람이 누군 지 알겠니 ? ex. Children learn to identify objects with words. 아이들은 물건과 말을 연결하는 것을 배운다 . orderly : 순서 바른, 정연한, 정돈된, 규율 바른 / 1. correctly or neatly arranged or organized 2. well-behaved or well-controlled timely : 때 맞춘, 적시의, 시의 적절한, 때마침, 시 기에 알맞게 commercial : 상업상의 , 광고 방송의 , 광고 방송 ex. commercial television 민영 텔레비전 / ex. commercial plane 민항 기 /* commercial code 상법 (commercial law) be aimed at : ~ 을 겨냥 한 것이다 ex. The regulations are aimed at the prevention of accidents at work. ex. The book is aimed at people with no specialized knowledge. lure : 사람의 마음을 끄는 것 , 유혹물 (enticement), 미끼 (decoy), ~ 을 유인하다 , 꾀어들이다 dwindle : 점차 감소하다 , 점점 작아 [ 적어 ] 지다 trickle down : to affect people gradually or after a long time / relating to the belief that people at the lowest level of society or an organization always benefit from the money or advantages that people at the highest level have ex. This type of attitude trickles down to the children. * trickle-down theory : 통화 침투설 (정부 자금을 대기업에 유입시 키면 그것이 중소 기업과 소비자에게까지 미쳐 경기를 자극한다는 이론)