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abrir una vía a
to open the way for
adquirir (adquiero)
to acquire
amenazador
threatening
aparecer (aparezco)
to appear
apoyarse
to be based on
arreglar
to fix
la ascendencia
ancestry
la camioneta
truck
la ciudadanía
citizenship
el/la compatriota
compatriot
conceder
to give, to grant
confesar (confieso)
to confess
conformar
to make up
convivir
to coexist, live side by side
correr el riesgo
to run the risk
el cruce
crossing
dar (doy) lugar a
to lead to, give rise to
de acuerdo a
according to
decapitado
decapitated, beheaded
desmayarse
to faint
desobedecer (desobedezco)
to disobey
despreciar
to despise
divulgar
to divulge, release
emigrar
to emigrate
estigmatizar
to stigmatize
la estructura social
social fabric
la exigencia
demand
extorsionar
to extort
la formación
training
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
la legalización
legalisation
el maletero
car boot
marginar
to marginalise
mojado (espalda mojada)
‘wetback’ (pej), Mexican crossing the Rio Grande to reach USA
el multiculturalismo
multiculturalism
la nacionalidad
nationality
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
el principio
principle
la procedencia social
social background
el proceso
process
provenir (provengo)
to come from
rechazar
to reject, to refuse
el reconocimiento
recognition
la red
network
la remesa [Mex]
money sent by an immigrant to their family abroad
restante
remaining
el reto
challenge
el retorno
the return
la secularidad
secularism
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
traficar
to traffick
tratar
to treat
el/la vecino/a
neighbour
