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acoger
to take in
aportar
to contribute
apoyar
to support
arriesgarse
to risk oneself/to take a chance
el asilo político
political asylum
el auge
boom
buscar
to look for
denunciar
to report
los derechos humanos
human rights
a la deriva
adrift
el derrumbe
collapse, cave-in
despilfarrar
to waste
la embarcación
boat
empujar
to push
enriquecer
to enrich
la escazez
shortage, lack
escoger
to choose
la esperanza
hope
el extranjero
foreigner
la fuga de cerebros
Brain drain - the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country
ganarse la vida
to earn a living
hacer falta
to need
hallar
to find
la hostelería
hospitality sector
la igualdad
equality
el inmigrante irregular
illegal immigrant
jubilarse
to retire
la mano de obra
workforce
mantener a
to provide for
marcharse
to leave
el mercado sumergido
black market
padecer
to suffer
pagar impuestos
to pay taxes
un pais receptor
host country
la patera
boat used by immigrants
el permiso de trabajo/ de residencia
work permit/residency permit
poner rumbo a
to head to
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
procedente de
coming from
quitar
to take away
realizar
to perform, to accomplish
refugiarse
to take shelter
refugiado/a
refugee
regresar
to return
rescatar
to rescue
la seguridad social
social security
sobrevivir
to survive
la tasa de natalidad
birth rate
trasladarse
to move, to relocate
la valla
wall/border
a pesar de
despite
acabar de (+ inf.)
to have just done something (+ inf.)
agradecer
to be grateful
alimentar
to feed
anhelar
to long for, yearn for
la ascendencia
ancestry
la calidad de vida
quality of life/standard of living
cambiar
to change
el censo
census
la ciudadanía
citizenship
las colonias
colonies
compartir
to share
convivir
to live together
crecer
to grow up
dejar
to leave
el destino
the destination
difundir
to spread
dirigir
to head/direct/lead
la estabilidad
stability
estallar
to break out/explode
la falta de
lack of
la formación
training, education
ganar
to win, to earn
la guerrilla
war
el hambre
hunger
huir
to flee
incrementar
increase
los lazos con
links with
la libertad
freedom
llegar a fin de mes
to stretch the salary to the end of the month
luchar
to fight
mejorar
to improve
el mundo hispánico
Spanish-speaking world
nacer
to be born
la oleada de
wave/surge/flood of
permanecer
to stay/remain
probar suerte
to try your luck
el puesto
position
reforzar
to reinforce
residir
to live, reside
retornar
to return, go back
la revolución castrista
the Castro revolution
la riqueza
wealth
salvar
to save
seguir
to follow
señalar
to point out, highlight
la Unión Europea
European Union (EU)
viajar
to travel
acampar
to camp out
acoger
to accept/embrace