New Rules for Voting and Citizenship
投票與公民身份新規定
Introduction
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has new rules. They want to check if voters are citizens. They will send non-citizens away if they vote.
國土安全部 (DHS) 制定了新規定。他們希望檢查選民是否為公民。如果非公民參與投票，將會被驅逐出境。
Main Body
The government uses a computer program called SAVE. This program checks names on voter lists. It looks at federal records to see who is a citizen.
政府使用一個名為 SAVE 的電腦程式。此程式會檢查選民名單上的姓名。它會查閱聯邦紀錄以確認誰是公民。
The government also works with the post office. They watch mail-in ballots. They use special barcodes to find people who should not vote.
政府也與郵局合作。他們會監控郵寄選票。他們利用特殊的條碼來找出不應投票的人員。
ICE will now find and remove people who are not citizens but voted. Also, people with green cards cannot become citizens if they tried to vote.
ICE 現在將會找出並驅逐那些非公民但參與投票的人。此外，持有綠卡的人若嘗試投票，將無法取得公民身份。
Conclusion
The DHS is using databases and the post office to stop non-citizens from voting. They are sending these people out of the country.
DHS 正在利用資料庫與郵局來阻止非公民投票。他們正將這些人驅逐出境。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Who' and the 'Do'
Look at these sentences:
- They want to check voters.
- They watch mail-in ballots.
- They use special barcodes.
The Pattern: Subject (Who) Action (Do) Object (What).
Simple A2 Breakdown:
- They (The Government/DHS) want (Action) to check (The goal).
- They watch (Action) ballots (The thing).
- They use (Action) barcodes (The tool).
Key Word Bank for Beginners:
- Check To look at something to see if it is correct.
- Watch To look carefully at someone or something.
- Use To do something with a tool.
Quick Tip: In English, we almost always need the 'Who' (They, I, The government) before the 'Do' (watch, use, check). You cannot just say 'Watch ballots' if you are writing a full sentence.