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7.3 La inmigracion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amenazador | threatening |
| arreglar | to fix |
| la camioneta | truck |
| la ciudadanía | citizenship |
| concede | to give |
| convivir | to coexist |
| correr el riesgo | to run the risk |
| el cruce | crossing |
| dar lugar a | to lead to |
| de acuerdo a | according to |
| desmayarse | to faint |
| desobedecer (desobedezco) | to disobey |
| despreciar | to despise |
| divulgar | to divulge |
| la estructura social | social fabric |
| la exigencia | demand |
| extorsionar | to extort |
| el/la gringo/a | North-American (informal) |
| el/la hispano/a | hispanic person |
| indocumentado | illegal immigrant |
| jugar (juego) al escondite | to play hide and seek |
| el maletero | car boot |
| marginar | to marginalise |
| mojado (espalda mojada) | ‘wetback’ (pej) |
| nacionalizado | naturalized |
| padecer (padezco) | to suffer |
| pedir (pido) | to ask for |
| la pena | sadness |
| poner (pongo) en contacto con | to put in touch with |
| la procedencia social | social background |
| provenir (provengo) | to come form |
| rechazar | to reject |
| el reconocimiento | recognition |
| la red | network |
| restante | remaining |
| el reto | challenge |
| el retorno | the return |
| 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 |
| la subida | rise |
| sumar | to add up to |
| suponer (supongo) | to suppose |
| el temor a | fear of |
| el/la vecino/a | neighbour |