Immigration and Citizenship
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los Ciudadanos
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Citizens
los Ciudadanos
Citizenship
la ciudadanía
Defenders
Defensores
Immigration
la inmigración
Inhabitant
el/la habitante
Laws
Las leyes
Lawyer
Los abogados
Migration
la emigración
Migration Laws
la ley migratoria
Minimum Wage
la paga mínima
Racist
el/la racista
Rights
Los derechos
Swear an oath to the flag of the U.S.A
jurar por la bandera de EEUU
To cross
cruzar/atravesar
To deport
deportar
To emigrate
emigrar
Factory
la fábrica
Border
La frontera
Achievement
el logro
Immigration police
la migra
To be thankful, to appreciate
agradecer
To save ($)
ahorrar
To raise (children)
criar
Pride
el orgullo
To immigrate
inmigrar
To make something a crime
Criminalizar
Working Class
Obrero
Mexican/American
el/la chicano/a
Dignity
la dignidad
Remedy
el remedio
To assimilate
asimilarse
To reject
rechazar
Hope
la esperanza
Rejection
el rechazo
Customs (at the border)
la aduana
Heritage
la ascendencia
Human trafficker, takes undocumented immigrant over border in exchange for money
el/la coyote
Stranger/foreigner
el/la extranjero/a
Homeland
la patria
Poverty
la pobreza
Root
la raíz
To deserve better
merecer más
To dream about
soñar (o-ue) con
Wealth
la riqueza
Land/earth/homeland
la tierra
To feel marginalized/alienated
sentirse marginado(a)
Raft
la balsa
To leave behind; to permit
dejar
To stop doing something
dejar de (+ infinitive)
To say goodbye
despedirse (i, i)
To establish oneself
establecerse
To be fed up (with)
estar harto/a
To be surrounded by
estar rodeado/a de
To miss (someone, something)
extrañar, echar de menos
To find oneself, to be
hallarse
To be born
nacer
To become true
realizarse
To reunite
reunir
To overcome
superar
To move
trasladar/mudarse
Through, by means of
a través de
Proud
orgulloso/a
The Immigration Act
la Ley de Extranjería
Social security
la seguridad social
To adapt oneself to the host country
adaptarse al país anfitrión
To be arrested/detained
ser detenido(a)
To be homesick
sentir nostalgia
To be illiterate
ser analfabeto/a
To be incarcerated (= imprisoned)
ser encarcelado(a) en centros de detención
To be returned to their home country
ser devuelto(a) a su patria
To flee from poverty, injustice and repression
huir de la pobreza, injusticia y represión
To foster/promote tolerance towards immigrants
fomentar la tolerancia hacia los inmigrantes
To fuel feelings of prejudice and racism
provocar sentimientos de prejuicio y racismo
To get used to
acostumbrarse a
To hate
odiar
To limit
limitar
To live in poor districts
vivir en barrios bajos
To not have the same access to social benefits as legal immigrants
no tener acceso a los subsidios del seguro social como los inmigrantes legales
To obtain a visa
obtener un visado
To risk life and limb
jugarse la vida
To survive
sobrevivir
To take refuge
refugiarse
To treat immigrants as though they were inferior/subhuman
tratar a los inmigrantes como si fueran inferiores/infrahumanos
A wave of immigrants
una ola de inmigrantes
A tie (to a country or culture)
El lazo
Human rights
Los derechos humanos
Hopeless
desesperado
To apply
Solicitar
Lonely
Solitario
Border
los límites
To be uncontrolled
ser descontrolado(a)
To belittle/look down on
despreciar
To arrest
detener
To patrol
patrullar
Loss
la pérdida
To reach land
pisar tierra firme
Moonlighting
el pluriempleo
Race (of people)
la raza
Resources
los recursos
Training
la formación