Amakhulu amadoda aseMpumalanga Ephakathi naseNyakatho Afrika, amanye aneminyaka engu-16 nje kuphela, avalelwe esitokisini ngaphesheya kweCalifornia ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, ehlukumeza amaqembu enkululeko yabantu futhi eqhathanisa nokuboshwa kwamashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu baseMelika baseMelika phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili.
Imijikelezo e-Los Angeles, San Diego kanye ne-Orange County yayiyingxenye yohlelo lokulwa nobuphekula olwenziwe ngabaphathi bakaBush, bedinga amadoda kanye nentsha evela emazweni athile ukuthi ibhalise kwabaphathi bokufika futhi kuthathwe izigxivizo zeminwe. Izinkulungwane ezimbalwa zezakhamizi zase-Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria kanye neSudan - iningi lazo liphelezelwa abameli - lize ngokuzimisela ngaphesheya kweCalifornia ukuze lihlangabezane nomnqamulajuqu wangoMsombuluko.
Kodwa-ke, cishe ingxenye yesine yabo รขโฌโ izilinganiso ziyahlukahluka phakathi kwabantu abangu-500 kanye ne-1,000 รขโฌโ ababoshwa ngesisekelo sokuphulwa okusobala kwama-visa futhi bangeniswa ezitokisini zejele besongelwa ngokuxoshwa.
Abameli babike ukuthi abanye ababoshiwe baphoqeleke ukuthi basukume ubusuku bonke ngenxa yokushoda kwendawo, abanye baboshwa ngamaketanga, abanye bathululwa ngamanzi abandayo ngaphambi kokuphonswa ezitokisini ezingabasiwe. Bathe amanani aphakeme kakhulu kangangokuba iziphathimandla bezikhuluma ngokudlulisela amakhulu ambalwa eziboshwa e-Arizona ukuze zilinde ukulalelwa kwecala lokufika kanye nemiyalelo yokuxoshwa.
Bobabili abameli kanye nesahluko esiseningizimu ye-California se-American Civil Liberties Union bakugxekile lokhu kuhlanganiswa njengokucasuka okungazange kuqhubekisele phambili impi yokulwa nobuphekula futhi okungenzeka ukuthi kwakuphazamisa. Embhikishweni womphakathi eLos Angeles ngoLwesithathu, okungenani ababhikishi abangu-3,000 baphakamise izimpawu ezithi โYini elandelayo? Amakamu okuhlushwa?โ kanye nokuthi โBamba amaphekula, hhayi abokufika abangenacalaโ.
"Wonke amalungelo ethu ayisisekelo ephuliwe yilezi zenzo," kusho omunye ummeli, u-Ban al-Wardi, etshela i-Los Angeles Times ngemuva kokuboshwa kwamakhasimende akhe angu-14 kwangu-20 ngesikhathi sokubhalisa. โAngazi ukuthi le nto izohamba ibanga elingakanani ngaphambi kokuthi abantu baqale ukukhuluma. Lesi isibonelo esiyingozi kakhulu esisibekayo. Yini ezovimba abantu baseMelika ukuthi baphathwe kanje uma bevakashela phesheya kwezilwandle?โ
Kwesinye isigameko, umfana oneminyaka engu-16 ubudala wahlwithwa ezandleni zikanina kwathiwa ngeke aphinde abuyele ekhaya. Umama uyisakhamuzi esisemthethweni esishade nesakhamuzi saseMelika. Iziboshwa eziningi zazivela kumaJuda amaningi ase-Iranian e-Los Angeles futhi mancane amathuba okuthi zibe nokuxhumana namaqembu ezidlamlilo amaSulumane.
Izikhulu zophiko lwezokufika zithe ngeke zixoxe ngezinombolo kodwa aziphikisani nombiko owodwa obeka isibalo seziboshwa phakathi kuka-500 no-700. Abameli bababoshwa baphonsele uhulumeni inselelo yokuthi aveze noma yibuphi ubufakazi bokuziphatha kobugebengu phakathi kwamakhasimende abo, ingasaphathwa eyokuxhumanisa amaqembu amaphekula omhlaba.
Uhlelo lokubhalisa lwaqanjwa nguMmeli Jikelele kaMongameli Bush, u-John Ashcroft, futhi wayesevele egxekwa ngalokho abaphikisi abakubiza ngokuthi ukucwasa okusobala.
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