Capitulo 7
la estabilidad stability
la reforma migratoria immigration reform
las remesas remittances
el riesgo risk
la falta (de) lack (of)
la guerra civil civil war
la inestabilidad instability
la política politics; policy
el desarraigo uprooting
el (la) emigrante emigrant, migrant
la frontera border
el país receptor host country
el centro de acogida detainment center
cruzar to cross
el (la) inmigrante immigrant
el (la) refugiado(a) refugee
arriesgar(se) to risk; to put yourself at risk
asegurar to ensure
desarraigar(se) to uproot (oneself)
emigrar to emigrate
detener (ie) to detain
exiliar(se) to exile (oneself)
huir to flee
inmigrar to immigrate
la barrera barrier
el crisol melting pot
el desafío challenge
hacerse ciudadano(a) to become a citizen
el orgullo pride
aculturar(se) to expose to a different culture, to become exposed to a different culture
la adaptación adjustment, adaptation
la doble nacionalidad dual nationality
enriquecer to enrich
la enseñanza bilingüe bilingual education
la identidad identity
criarse to grow up
el (la) cuñado(a) brother-in-law; sister-in-law
el matrimonio marriage; married couple
la nuera daughter-in-law
relacionarse (con) to mix (with), to hang out (with)
el (la) suegro(a) father-in-law; mother-in-law
el yerno son-in-law
merecer to deserve
notar to notice
proveer to provide
sobrevivir to survive
aprovecharse (de) to take advantage (of)
destacarse to excel
imaginarse to imagine
mantener to support (financially)
superarse to improve oneself
el albergue para los desamparados homeless shelter
comprometerse to commit; to get engaged
el hogar de ancianos nursing home
el orfanato orphanage
la organización no gubernamental (ONG) non-governmental organization (NGO)
el servicio comunitario community service
el viaje misionero mission trip
el (la) voluntario(a) volunteer
apuntarse to sign up
construir to construct, to build
el incendio fire
la inundación flood
repartir to distribute
rescatar to rescue
el terremoto earthquake
apoyar to support
carecer (de) to be lacking
comprometido(a) committed; engaged
el compromiso commitment
involucrarse to get involved
brindar to offer, to give
la clase de ciudadanía civics class
devolver (ue) to give back
la solidaridad solidarity