社評1226 相約2024

相約2024

2023年暮， 我們將共同欢接2024 年之來臨。 回顧過去一年，對許多人說來 ，充滿了辛酸和挑戰。

在美國國內， 由於通貨膨脹利率高居不下， 影響了房地產之市埸交易； 民生物價也在上漲 對低薪階層造成巨大之壓力； 美國總統大選已經拉開序幕 ，前總統川普一句移民毒害了我們的血液， 引起大家之愤慨。 如果他再次上台， 可能是一次掀起排移民大潮， 你家後院的雜草還有人要剷嗎？ 我們大家決不可小視此事。

綜觀世界， 紅海附近由於無人機之被擊落及美軍今晨在伊拉克發射火箭， 造成地區之緊張 。俄烏戰爭至今未見和平， 以色列對加薩走廊繼續其屠殺行動， 南海附近中菲兩國不斷較勁， 這個世界真是不太平。

然而， 我們對未來也要充滿信心， 在這塊土地上仍然生活著絕大部份善良勤奮的國民， 我們每天站在個人之工作崗位上努力完成自己工作之任務。

過去一年， 我們曾經號召大休斯敦地區國際社區各族裔領袖組成德州族裔聯盟， 繼續為自已的公民權益而奮鬥 ，大家共同擁護之德州參議員惠特邁高票當選了休斯敦市市長， 希望他能帶領大家共同為新政而努力。

Welcome 2024 

At the end of 2023 we will all welcome 2024 together. Looking back on the past year, it has been full of bitterness and challenges for many people. 

In our nation today, high inflation 

and interest rates have affected the real estate market and the prices of consumer goods across the board. The rising prices have also caused great pressure on low income families. The U.S. presidential election campaigns have begun with former President Trump saying that  "immigrants are a threat that poison our blood," causing many people great frustration and anger. It may 

be the start of a new wave of anti-immigrant sentiment. Is there anyone else who will cut the weeds in your backyard? We must not ignore or underestimate this matter. 

Looking out at the world, in the Red Sea the region is tense due to the shooting down of drones and the launch of an array of rockets by the U.S. toward Iraq this morning. There has been no peace in the Russian-Ukraine war so far. The world is really not at all peaceful today. 

However, we should also be full of confidence and hope for the future. Most of us are still doing our own jobs to complete our own tasks. 

In the past year we have called on the leaders of all ethnic group to form the Texas Multicultural Coalition to fight for our civil rights.  

We are here to congratulate our new Mayor John Whitmire and we pledge that we will work together for our future.