作为鲜明的对比，本财年的前半，移民部仅批准了39%的非坐船抵达人的保护签证申请，即从2321位申请者中批准了909人。

In stark contrast, the department approved only 39 per cent of protection visa requests for non-boat arrivals in the first half of this financial year, or 909 people from the 2321 people who applied.

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严苛的签证程序无疑会阻挡商人和游人的脚步，但是，签证是国家保护公民阻挡不受欢迎者的手段。

Tough visa procedures undoubtedly deter businessmen and tourists from visiting, but the visa is the way that the state protects its citizens from undesirable outsiders.

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现在国会给外国工人以签证保护，这样刻板的系统并不能使得劳动力供给与需求相符。

Congress now caps visas for foreign workers, a clunky system that does not match supply too precisely with demand.

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