In 1972, President Richard Nixon did something monumental and unexpected when he traveled to the People’s Republic of China and met with the leaders of its Communist regime, resulting in the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between our two countries just a few years later.

1972年，理查德·尼克松总统做出了一个影响深远且出人意料的举动：他前往中华人民共和国，并与中国共产党领导人会面。短短几年，两国便建立起了正式的外交关系。

At that time, few others could have done what Nixon did for fear of being labeled an appeaser. But Nixon’s lifelong fight against Communism gave him the credibility and public trust he needed to make the bold move.

在当时，鉴于害怕被贴上妥协绥靖的标签，很少有人能做到尼克松所做的事。但尼克松一生反共的立场赋予了他所需的公信力和公众信任，使他得以迈出这大胆的一步。

President Trump has an equally historic opportunity.

特朗普总统正面临着一个同样具有历史意义的契机。

For decades, this country’s failure to seal its southern border and stem the tide of illegal immigration has hamstrung our ability to agree upon a rational legal immigration policy.

数十年来，美国未能封锁南部边境并遏制非法移民潮，这阻碍了我们就理性的合法移民政策达成一致的能力。

But the Department of Homeland Security reports that in June, Border Patrol apprehensions at our southern border were 94 percent lower than the monthly average during the Biden administration. Having demanded and led this remarkable turnaround, Mr. Trump has the standing to lead an effort to reform our legal immigration system — to make changes that prioritize our work force needs while respecting our history of welcoming people fleeing oppression and humanitarian crises.

但美国国土安全部报告称，今年6月，边境巡逻队在南部边境逮捕的非法移民人数比拜登政府期间的月平均水平降低了94%。在要求并领导了这一非凡的逆转之后，特朗普拥有足够的威望来领导对我们合法移民体系的改革——进行相关调整，优先考虑我们的劳动力需求，同时尊重我们接纳受压迫者和人道危机难民的历史传统。

As Ohio’s governor, I understand the need for a sensible immigration policy. In our state, very simply, we need people.

作为俄亥俄州州长，我深知制定一项明智移民政策的必要性。简而言之，我们州需要人。

The national birthrate has been trending down since 2007 and is well below the replacement rate. As our population grows more slowly, it will also trend older. The Congressional Budget Office projects that starting in 2030, deaths will outpace births and all of our population growth will come from net immigration.

自2007年以来，全国出生率一直呈下降趋势，且远低于世代更替率。随着人口增长放缓，我们的老龄化趋势也将愈发明显。国会预算办公室预测，从2030年开始，死亡人数将超过出生人数，我们所有的人口增长都将来自于净移民。

Despite declining birthrates, Ohio’s population grew between 2014 and 2024, with about 60 percent of the increase coming from those born outside the United States. Because our employment rate for prime-age workers is near its historic peak, Ohio must attract people of all skill levels to expand our work force.

尽管出生率有所下降，但俄亥俄州的人口在2014年至2024年间依然实现了增长，其中约60%的增长来自于出生在美国境外的人群。由于我们黄金年龄工作者的就业率接近历史最高点，俄亥俄州必须吸引各个技能水平的人才来扩充我们的劳动力队伍。

Immigrants help fill work force gaps. Foreign-born workers represent nearly 30 percent of our country’s long-term direct-care work force. They provide one-third of the workers who allow older Americans to remain in their homes.

移民有助于填补劳动力的空缺。外国出生的工作者占我国一线照护劳动力的近30%。在让老年美国人得以继续留在自己家中生活的护理人员中，他们占了三分之一。

As of 2023, 22 percent of Ohio’s physicians, 12 percent of our STEM workers and 8 percent of our entrepreneurs were foreign-born. Looking to the future, where advanced manufacturing, aerospace and health care will drive our economy, we need both native-born workers and immigrants.

截至2023年，俄亥俄州22%的医师、12%的STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）领域从业者以及8%的创业者均出生于国外。展望未来，先进制造、航空航天和医疗卫生将驱动我们的经济发展，我们既需要本国出生的工作者，也需要移民。

By taking on jobs that are often physically demanding and hard to fill, immigrants in many instances create opportunities for native-born Americans to hold more specialized, and higher paying, jobs. Immigrants and native-born Ohioans are building a better economy together.

通过承担往往对体力要求高且难以招到人的岗位，移民在许多情况下为本国出生的美国人创造了从事更专业、薪酬更高工作的机会。移民与俄亥俄州本土居民正在共同建设一个更美好的经济体。

This is the case in many parts of our country, where immigrants contribute to the economy, including many employed in the agricultural, meat and seafood processing, hospitality, construction and medical care fields.

在我们国家的许多地方也是如此，移民为经济做出了贡献，包括许多受雇于农业、肉类和海鲜加工、餐饮住宿、建筑以及医疗护理领域的移民。

Like the president, I want everyone who comes to this country to do it legally — and I applaud his focus on and success at bringing us closer to that reality. However, despite his administration’s success in stemming illegal immigration, its approach to those here legally threatens to derail economic momentum in my state and elsewhere by deporting hard-working individuals and shutting the door to future talent.

和总统一样，我希望每一个来到这个国家的人都是合法合规的——我也赞赏他专注于并成功地使我们更接近这一现实。然而，尽管他的政府在遏制非法移民方面取得了成功，其对待合法居留人员的方式却威胁到我州及其他地方的经济增长势头，不仅驱逐勤劳的个体，还将未来的优秀人才拒之门外。

According to one estimate, international students added nearly $55 billion to the nation’s economy in 2024. Yet the administration has drastically reduced our international student population — a sharp departure from decades of open-ended academic stays that supported research and spurred innovation.

根据一项估计，国际学生在2024年为本国经济贡献了近550亿美元。然而政府却大幅减少了我们的国际学生群体——这是对数十年来支持科研并激发创新、不设上限的学术居留政策的彻底背离。

In January, the State Department froze immigrant visa approvals for applicants from 75 countries. (In July, a Federal District Court judge ruled that this was unlawful.) Those visas have in recent years accounted for nearly half of all U.S. immigrant visas.

今年1月，国务院冻结了对来自75个国家的申请人的移民签证批准。（7月，一名联邦地区法院法官裁定此举违法。）近年来，这些签证占到了美国所有移民签证的近一半。

The administration also reduced the annual cap on refugees allowed into the United States to 7,500 from 125,000, before raising it to 17,500, with most of those slots reserved for white South Africans.

政府还将每年允许进入美国的难民上限从12.5万人削减至7500人，之后才回调至17500人，且大部分名额预留给了南非白人。

In Springfield, Ohio, Haitian nationals have played a major role in the city’s economic comeback. They’ve filled jobs, repaired homes, paid taxes, started businesses and supported their families. But the administration has ended their Temporary Protected Status, a move I have vocally opposed.

在俄亥俄州的斯普林菲尔德，海地籍人士在该市的经济复苏中发挥了重要作用。他们填补了岗位空缺、维修房屋、缴纳税款、开办企业并抚养家庭。但政府终止了他们的“临时保护身份”，我明确反对这一举措。

It’s time for Mr. Trump’s Nixon-goes-to-China moment. Having established himself as a staunch opponent of illegal immigration, he should begin a thoughtful, forward-thinking discussion with members of Congress in both parties about enacting a legal immigration policy that strengthens national security, bolsters our economy and keeps decent, hard-working people here.

现在是时候迎来特朗普的“尼克松访华”时刻了。在确立了自己作为非法移民坚决反对者的地位后，他应该与国会两党成员展开一场周密且具前瞻性的讨论，以颁布一项能够加强国家安全、促进经济繁荣并留住品行端正、勤劳的人的合法移民政策。

Among the reforms he should consider supporting: Establishing new pathways to extend the legal status of foreign students who graduate with advanced STEM degrees, essentially stapling a green card to their diplomas; reworking the H-1B visa program to better prioritize workers whose skills and experience are essential to American businesses; and equipping employers with modern, reliable tools to verify work eligibility.

他应当考虑支持的改革包括：建立新的途径，延长获得STEM高级学位的外国留学生的合法身份，本质上相当于把绿卡钉在他们的毕业证书上；重塑H-1B签证项目，以便更好地优先考虑那些掌握对美国企业至关重要的技能和经验的工作者；以及为雇主提供现代、可靠的工具来验证其工作资格。

My great-great grandfather, Dennis DeWine, left County Galway on a cattle boat in the 1840s to escape the Irish potato famine. He worked on the railroad being built in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he settled and raised his family.

19世纪40年代，我的高祖父丹尼斯·德瓦因乘坐运牛船离开爱尔兰的高威郡以逃避大饥荒。他在俄亥俄州黄泉镇的铁路工地打工，并在那里定居，成家立业。

With only big dreams and guts, he took a chance on America, and America took a chance on him. That’s the American story.

仅凭着宏大的梦想和胆量，他选择在美洲大陆孤注一掷，而这片土地也接纳了他。这就是美国的故事。

President Ronald Reagan, who signed a sweeping immigration reform bill in 1986, chose immigration as the topic for his final speech before leaving office. He reflected on America’s spirit of openness and opportunity, reminding us that “we lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people — our strength — from every country and every corner of the world.” He said:

罗纳德·里根总统于1986年签署了一项全面移民改革法案，他在离任前的最后一次演讲中选择了移民作为主题。他反思了美国开放与机遇的精神，提醒我们，“我们之所以领跑世界，是因为在所有国家中唯独我们能够从世界上的每一个国家、每一个角落汲取我们的人民——也就是我们的力量。”他说：

Thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity, we’re a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on the cutting edge, always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

“由于一批批涌向这片机遇之地的新移民，我们是一个永远年轻、永远迸发着活力与新思想的国家，并且始终处于前沿，始终引领世界走向下一个前沿。这种特质对我们作为一个国家的未来至关重要。如果我们向新美国人关上大门，我们将很快失去在世界上的领导地位。”

The president should seize the moment to achieve real immigration reform that recognizes this same American spirit.

总统应当抓住这一时机，实现彰显这种美国精神的真正移民改革。