Studied by 10 peoplela amnistía
amnesty
la barrera
barrier, obstacle
la ciudadanía
citizen
el/la coyote
smuggler (humans)
el desierto
desert - lugar seco y árido
la deportación
deportation
los derechos
the rights (legal)
la discriminación
discrimination
la frontera
border (with another country)
el gobierno
government
el idioma
language
los inmigrantes
immigrants -
la ley
law, rule
la manera
manner
la migra
the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Services)
las metas
goals and objectives
los obstáculos
obstacles
las pandillas
gangs
las pandilleros
gang members
la patrulla fronteriza (la "migra" - mexicanismo)
patrol
fronteriza
frontier
la pobreza
poverty, poor
el refugio
refuge, shelter
la residencia legal
legal residence
el sueño americano
the american dream
la violencia
violence
ahogarse
to drown
aportar
to support
aprobar una ley
aprobar to approve (a law)
arriesgar
to risk, to venture
atrapar
to trap; to catch
cruzar
to cross
deportar
to deport, to send a person back to his/her country
discriminar
to discriminate (against)
disparar
to shoot
emigrar
to emigrate
enfrentar
confront, face, deal with
entrar
to enter
inmigrar
to immigrate (enter a country)
matar
to kill, murder
morir
to die
recoger
to collect; to gather
quedarse
to stay, remain (in a place)
robar
to rob, to steal
tener sed/hambre
to be thirsty/hungry
alcanzar
to reach, to attain
vencer
to defeat, to overcome
superarse
to better oneself/ succeed
ilegalmente
illegally
Indocumentados (sin papeles)
undocumented immigrant
peligroso
dangerous
trabajador, trabajadora
hard-working
igualdad
equality
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