[单项选择] In a country that defines itself by ideals, not by shared blood, who should be allowed to come, work and live here In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks these questions have never seemed more pressing. On Dec. 11, 2001, as part of the effort to increase homeland security, federal and local authorities in 14 states staged "Operation Safe Travel"— raids on airports to arrest employees with false identification (身份证明). In Salt Lake City there were 69 arrests. But those captured were anything but terrorists, most of them illegal immigrants from Central or South America. Authorities said the undocumented workers’’ illegal status made them open to blackmail (讹诈) by terrorists. May or immigrants in Salt Lake City were angered by the arrests and said they felt as if they were being treated like disposable goods. Mayor Anderson said those feelings were justified to a certain extent. " We’’re saying we want you to work in these places, we’’re going to look the other way in terms of
A. composed of people having different values
B. encouraging individual pursuits
C. sharing common interests
D. founded on shared ideals