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For most, The Gateway International Bridge functions as it should, allowing people to get between the U.S. and Mexico. But on a hot Sunday afternoon, a dozen migrants at the mouth of the bridge weren’t getting anywhere at all. They had been told, once again, to wait.
At a press conference the next day, President Trump once again touted the border wall he has promised supporters. “The wall is getting longer and taller and stronger each and every day”, he said, even though construction has not begun. The President’s characterization of the physical wall was false, but his Administration has effectively erected an invisible one.
It is built, in part, from situations like the one at the bridge, which illustrates the problem with this kind of barrier. The practices that Trump praises for keeping out criminals also punish those who are trying to follow the rules.
Those migrants who spoke to TIME at the bridge had varied stories but shared a determination to cross. Some understood a bit of what could happen to them next. How long could it take to get processed? And if they did ultimately apply for asylum, it remained to be seen whether their stories would qualify. The regulations governing such matters are complicated, and the vast majority who apply are rejected. But in theory, their fates would be decided at immigration courts, not at the border.
TIME, August 23, 2018. Adaptado.
A frase nominal “this kind of barrier” (L. 14-15) refere-se
ao muro de Trump na fronteira com o México.
à ponte The Gateway International Bridge.
a protestos de migrantes na fronteira.
ao muro invisível criado por práticas do governo Trump.
a medidas adotadas nos tribunais de imigração.
Resolução
A expressão “this kind of barrier” significa “esse tipo de barreira”. Para identificar a que ela se refere, é preciso observar o trecho anterior, no qual o texto contrapõe o muro físico prometido por Trump a um muro invisível criado por seu governo.
A passagem “his Administration has effectively erected an invisible one” significa “seu governo efetivamente ergueu um muro invisível”. Nesse trecho, “one” substitui a palavra “wall” (muro), evitando sua repetição. Portanto, o autor afirma que, embora a construção do muro físico não tivesse começado, o governo já havia criado obstáculos à entrada de migrantes.
Em seguida, “It is built, in part, from situations like the one at the bridge” explica que esse muro é construído, em parte, por situações como a dos migrantes obrigados a esperar na ponte. É esse impedimento, produzido pelas práticas do governo, que a expressão “this kind of barrier” retoma. A frase seguinte reforça a crítica: as práticas elogiadas por Trump por manter criminosos de fora também prejudicam quem tenta seguir as regras. Assim, está correta a resposta “ao muro invisível criado por práticas do governo Trump”.