La Migra Pat Mora

The poem “La Migra” by Pat Mora shows the reader the circumstances of the struggle of the mexican immigrant versus the government border patrol. It is told through children playing a game. In the first stanza, one child is playing as a border patrolman. The child has a badge and gun and chases the other child, playing the mexican maid. He says that he could do whatever he wants and the maid can do nothing about it. The view point in the second stanza then switches to the mexican maid. The patrolman’s jeep has broken down, he is now stuck in the desert in the hot sun. The maid knows the desert and where to find water, and she laughs as her and the other immigrants tease about them having water, but the patrolman cannot understand them. The poems themes like its childlike tone and the changing of the points of view.

The tone of the story shows shows a sort of playfulness, while the actual story is serious, to the point of life and death.The poem sounds like children playing. There is a child playing the border patrolman, he has a badge, sunglasses, a jeep, handcuffs, and a gun. All of these shows the authority he has over her, and will use any …show more content…
It is told through children playing a game. In the first stanza, one child is playing as a border patrolman. The child has a badge and gun and chases the other child, playing the mexican maid. He says that he could do whatever he wants and the maid can do nothing about it. The point of view in the second stanza then switches to the mexican maid. The patrolman’s jeep has broken down, he is now stuck in the desert in the hot sun. The maid knows the desert and where to find water, and she laughs as her and the other immigrants tease about them having water, but the patrolman cannot understand them. The poems has themes like its childlike tone and the changing of the points of