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IPhini likaMongameli uKamala Harris unethuba.
Ngaphezu kwanoma yisiphi isikhathi esikhathini esidlule, iCongress kanye nabaphathi be-Biden banezindlela zokuvula indlela yokuba yisakhamuzi ezigidini zezakhamizi ezingenazo izincwadi ezihlale, futhi zibambe iqhaza, kulesi sizwe iminyaka eminingi.
Lezi zakhamuzi zihlanganisa abamukeli be-DACA abalethwe lapha besengabantwana; izigidi zabantu abasebenza emikhakheni ebalulekile njengezolimo, ezempilo, ezokwakha; kanye nabantu abahlala e-US ngaphansi Kwesimo Esivikelwe Sesikhashana ngezizathu zobuntu.
Ngenxa yezithiyo kanye nokuguquguquka kwenqubo yomthetho, nokho, ukugqama manje sekuphendukele usekela-mongameli njengomuntu obalulekile okufanele asize ekwenzeni lolu shintsho lube ngokoqobo. Nakuba yakamuva ukuvota ibonise ukuthi abantu baseMelika abangaphezu kuka-69% bakhetha ukuvula indlela yokuba yisakhamuzi, umthetho ovimbelayo weSenate filibuster uye wadinga inani elikhulu lamavoti angu-60 ukuze kuphasiswe umthetho walolu hlobo.
Njengoba lelo nani lamavoti lingeke lifinyeleleke, iSenate Democrats iphakamise ukuthi indlela eya ekubeni yisakhamuzi ifakwe njengengxenye yenqubo yokubuyisana kwesabelomali manje esisetshenziselwa ukukhipha iphakethe lesibili lengqalasizinda eligqugquzelwa abaphathi. Leyo nqubo idinga iningi lamavoti angu-51 ukuze kuphumelele. Kodwa ngokwemithetho yeSenethi, ukufakwa kwezinguquko kwezokufika kwisabelomali kudinge ukugunyazwa yilungu lephalamende leSenate, isisebenzi seSenate esingakhethiwe esisebenza njengomeluleki.
Ilungu lephalamende njengamanje, u-Elizabeth MacDonough, wenqatshelwe isiphakamiso samaDemocrats, ephikisana ngokuthi uguquko lwezokuthuthela kwelinye izwe lube nomthelela onganele wesabelomali ukuthi ufakwe kuphakheji yengqalasizinda. Kamuva, uNksz MacDonough wenqaba a umzamo wesibili ukufaka uguquko lwezokuthuthela kwelinye izwe kumthetho wesabelomali, ukukhishwa kwesiphakamiso sokushintsha idethi yokuhlala yokufaneleka kwamakhadi aluhlaza kusukela ngo-1972 kuya ku-2010 (okungukuthi ukwenza abantu bafanelekele amakhadi aluhlaza uma behlala e-US ngokuqhubekayo kusukela ngo-2010).
Kulapho iPhini likaMongameli uHarris lingena khona.
UNksz. Harris angasebenzisa igunya lakhe njengomongameli weSigele ukuze asebenzise ukwahlulela kwakhe mayelana nokufaneleka kokufaka izinguquko zokuthuthela kwelinye izwe ekubuyisaneni kwesabelomali. Njengezazi zezomthetho ezingama-92 muva nje kuqinisekisiwe, isekela likamongameli lingathembela kulungu lephalamende ukuze lithole iseluleko sochwepheshe, kodwa ukuthi, “isinqumo esiwujuqu mayelana nephuzu lokuhleleka sitholakala kuMphathi Ongamele, kuncike ekudlulisweni kwesicelo kuSigele esiphelele.” Uma ephonselwa inselelo, kuzodingeka ivoti leSenethi lesithathu nesihlanu ukuze kuchithwe isinqumo sakhe.
Ngaphezu kwezazi zezomthetho, amaqembu amalungelo abokufika kanye nezinye izinhlangano ezilwela amalungelo abantu ezweni lonke, kanye House progressives, manje sebebiza isekela likamongameli ukuthi lifake nokuba yisakhamuzi njengengxenye ebalulekile yokubuyisana kwesabelomali.
Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi isekela likamongameli lisukumele udaba olunobulungiswa noludingekayo.
Izikhathi eziningi kakhulu, amathemba okuba yisakhamuzi esigcwele - ubulungu obugcwele nokubamba iqhaza emphakathini waseMelika - aye ashabalala ezigidini zabantu. Endabeni yabamukeli be-DACA, ukuzonda okusobala kulolu hlelo kuye kwagcina izimpilo zamakhulu ezinkulungwane zentsha zisesimweni esibucayi, futhi lolu hlelo ngokwalo lusanda kukhishwa umthetho ongekho emthethweni yijaji lombuso eTexas, ebusailethwe ukuphendula amasudi alethwe yiTexas nezinye izifundazwe eziyisishiyagalombili.
Akusanele ukubalula abemukeli be-DACA abangama-30,000 abaqhubeke nokudlala indima ebalulekile kulolu bhubhane njengoba ochwepheshe bezempilo, noma izigidi zabanye abokufika abaye badlala indima ebalulekile ekondleni isizwe, ukunakekela amalungu aso amadala namancane kunawo wonke, nokwakha nokulungisa ingqalasizinda yaso - naphezu kokuntula kwabo imibhalo. Futhi akwanele ukusho ngokungapheli okukhulu amagugu ezomnotho lokho kuzongena emphakathini wethu kusukela ekuvuleni izindlela zokuba yisakhamuzi. Kunesikhathi lapho isenzo, isenzo somthetho, iyona nto kuphela eyokwanela.
Leso sikhathi manje.
Andrew Moss, ehlanganiswe ngu PeaceVoice, unguprofesa ophumayo (isiNgisi, Izifundo Ezingezona Udlame) eCalifornia State Polytechnic University, ePomona.
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