NIVEL 1 Inmigracion / Immigration

añorar a su pa´ıs

to be homesick

autoridades fpl de inmigracion´

immigration authorities

botar a un refugiado M

to kick out a refugee

bracero m M

illegal Mexican immigrant (in USA)

buscar refugio en otro pa´ıs

to seek refuge in another country

campamento m de refugiados

refugee camp

comunidad f de inmigrantes

immigrant community

conseguir los papeles

to obtain the (necessary) documents

control m de inmigracion´

immigration control

controlar a los inmigrantes

to subject to immigration control

coyote m R1 M

person dealing illegally in immigrants to the USA

cumplir con los requisitos m´ınimos

to fulfill the minimum requirements

cuota f de inmigracion´

immigration quota

dar los papeles

to provide with documents

demandante mf de asilo

asylum seeker

derecho m de asilo

right of asylum

derecho m de permanencia

right of residence

desertar

to defect

devolver a su pa´ıs de origen

to send back to his/her country of origin

discriminacion f ´ racial

racial discrimination

documentacion f ´ falsa

false identity papers

echar

to kick out

echar de menos a su pa´ıs

to miss your country

echar en falta a su pa´ıs

to miss your country

emigracion f gallega

Galician emigration

emigrante mf mexicano/a

Mexican emigrant

emigrar

to emigrate

empleadores mpl fraudulentos

dishonest employers

encontrarse en situacion ilegal ´

to be lacking the necessary documents

expulsar

to expel

expulsion f

expulsion ´

extraditar

to extradite

extrana˜ r a su pa´ıs R3 (M R2)

to miss your country

flujo m inmigratorio

wave of immigrants

igualdad f de oportunidades

equality of opportunity

indocumentados mpl

persons lacking correct papers

inmigracion f

immigration ´

inmigracion f ilegal

illegal immigration ´

inmigrante mf clandestino/a

illegal immigrant

inmigrante fm economico/a ´

migrant worker

inmigrar

to immigrate

inmigrar en los pa´ıses ricos

to emigrate to rich countries

ley f de extranjer´ıa

immigration laws

Migra f R1 M

North American immigration police

morrina f

homesickness ˜

naturalizar

to naturalize

nostalgia f

homesickness

pa´ıs m de acogida

host country

pa´ıs m de destino

host country

patera f

small power boat (used for ferrying illegal immigrants)

permiso m de residencia

residence permit

pol´ıtica f de inmigracion´

immigration policy

preso m pol´ıtico

political prisoner

pueblos mpl deshabitados

abandoned towns/villages

rechazar en la frontera

to turn back at the frontier

refugiado m pol´ıtico

political refugee

refugiarse en una embajada

to take shelter in an embassy

regresar a su pa´ıs de origen M

to send back to the country of origin

regularizar su situacion´

to regularize her situation

relaciones fpl raciales

race relations

repatriacion f

repatriation ´

repatriar a los extranjeros

to repatriate foreigners

(los) sin papeles R1

persons lacking correct papers

sociedad f multinacional

multiracial society

sociedad f plurietnica

multiracial society ´

solicitar ciudadan´ıa americana

to request American citizenship

solicitar nacionalidad britanica ´

to request British nationality

temporero m

seasonal worker

tolerar a los extranjeros

to tolerate foreigners

trabajador m inmigrante

migrant worker

traficantes mpl de mano de obra

(illegal) traders in foreign labor