You can hide and run, but you can’t get away because I have a jeep.” (Mora 1) Symbolically, the badge means border patrol has authority over the Mexican woman. The sunglasses indicate they have the ability to watch her in the blazing sun. The jeep conveys that they can move faster to catch anyone because unlike the immigrants, the patrol officer is not on foot. Stanza I ends with “I can touch you wherever I want but don’t complain too much because I’ve got boots and kick-if I have to, and I have handcuffs. Oh, and a gun.” (Mora 1) Boots, kick, and handcuffs signify that border patrol has power and legal protection from doing what they want with the crossing immigrants and a gun to even shoot if the patrol officer
You can hide and run, but you can’t get away because I have a jeep.” (Mora 1) Symbolically, the badge means border patrol has authority over the Mexican woman. The sunglasses indicate they have the ability to watch her in the blazing sun. The jeep conveys that they can move faster to catch anyone because unlike the immigrants, the patrol officer is not on foot. Stanza I ends with “I can touch you wherever I want but don’t complain too much because I’ve got boots and kick-if I have to, and I have handcuffs. Oh, and a gun.” (Mora 1) Boots, kick, and handcuffs signify that border patrol has power and legal protection from doing what they want with the crossing immigrants and a gun to even shoot if the patrol officer