Spanish Vocabulary: Immigration, Rights, and Social Issues
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abogado
lawyer
activistas
activists
ahorrar
to save (money)
amenazar
to threaten
arrestado
arrested
arriba
up; above
asesinar
to murder
asilo
asylum
banda
gang
boda
wedding
buscar
to search for; to look for
callado
quiet; silent
cambiar
to change
capaz
capable
chamba
job (slang)
chévere
cool; awesome (slang)
chicano
Mexican American
ciudadanía
citizenship
coger
to take; to grab
cometer
to commit (a crime)
confiar
to trust
conocido
acquaintance; known person
cruzar
to cross
cruzar la frontera
to cross the border
culpable
guilty
darse cuenta de
to realize
defender
to defend
dejar
to leave; to let
delitos
crimes
deportación
deportation
derechos
rights
despedirse
to say goodbye
detener
to stop; to arrest
discriminación
discrimination
duro
hard; tough
el asilo
asylum
el bienestar
well-being; welfare
el bigote
mustache
el boleto
ticket
el cielo
sky; heaven
el ciudadano
citizen
el compromiso
commitment; promise
el coyote
person who smuggles immigrants across the border
el depósito
deposit
el derecho
right; law
el destino
destiny; destination
el dictador
dictator
el empleo
employment; job
el esfuerzo
effort
el gobierno
government
el lazo
ribbon; tie; bond
el matrimonio
marriage
el obrero
worker; laborer
el padrino
godfather
el refugiado
refugee
el salario
salary; wage
el túnel
tunnel
el valor
courage; value
el vecino
neighbor
el voto
vote
emigrar
to emigrate
emprender
to begin; to undertake
encontrar
to find
enojarse
to get angry
esconderse
to hide
Estados Unidos
United States
estadounidense
American (U.S.)
extrañar
to miss (someone)
extranjero
foreigner
fuerte
strong
huir
to flee
igualdad
equality
ilegal
illegal
imparable
unstoppable
indocumentado
undocumented
injusticia
injustice
injusto
unfair; unjust
inmigrante
immigrant
justo
fair; just
la alimentación
food; nutrition
la asociación
association; organization
La Bestia
"The Beast" (freight train used by migrants)
la caja
box
la cárcel
jail; prison
la comunidad
community
la constitución
constitution
la cruzada
crusade; campaign
la desigualdad
inequality
la desobediencia civil
civil disobedience
la dirección
address; direction
la discriminación
discrimination
la esclavitud
slavery
la expresión
expression; freedom of expression
la frontera
border
la igualdad
equality
la justicia
justice
la ley
law
la libertad
freedom
la lucha
struggle; fight
la luna
moon