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 form
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
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