7.3 - mexican immigration
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amenazador
threatening
arreglar
to fix
la camioneta
truck
la ciudadanía
citizenship
conceder
to give, to grant
convivir
to coexist, live side by side
correr el riesgo
to run the risk
el cruce
crossing
dar lugar a
to lead to, give rise to
de acuerdo a
according to
desmayarse
to faint
desobedecer (desobedezco)
to disobey
despreciar
to despise
divulgar
to divulge, release
la estructura social
social fabric
la exigencia
demand
extorsionar
to extort
el/la gringo/a [Mex]
North-American (informal)
el/la hispano/a
hispanic person
indocumentado
illegal immigrant
jugar (juego) al escondite
to play hide and seek
el maletero
car boot
marginar
to marginalise
mojado (espalda mojada)
'wetback' (pej)
nacionalizado
naturalized
padecer (padezco)
to suffer, to endure
pedir (pido)
to ask for
la pena
sadness, pity, sorrow
poner (pongo) en contacto con
to put in touch with
la procedencia social
social background
provenir (provengo)
to come form
rechazar
to reject, to refuse
el reconocimiento
recognition
la red
network
restante
remaining
el reto
challenge
el retorno
the return
el sentimiento de pertenencia
feeling of belonging
el/la soñador/a
child of (illegal) Mexican immigrants in USA
soportar
to bear
sostener (sostengo)
to sustain, to uphold
la subida
rise
sumar
to add up to, come to
suponer (supongo)
to suppose
el temor a
fear of
el/la vecino/a
neighbour