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40 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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agreement
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el acuerdo
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fence
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la barda
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shack
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la casucha
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scapegoat
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el chivo expiatorio
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growth
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el crecimiento
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border
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la frontera
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hole
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el hoyo
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illegal immigrants
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los indocumentados
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factory built in a developing country to assemble parts
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la maquiladora
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ditch
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la zanja
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raid, when indocumented workers are collected to be deported
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la redada
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risk
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el riesgo
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resources
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los recursos
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someone who helps someone else cross the border
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el pollero, el coyote
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fence
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la barda, la cerca, la reja, la valla
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Immigration patrol
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La migra
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a negative term for an illegal immigrant
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el mojado, el espalda mojada
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to reach
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alcanzar
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to lack
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carecer
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to sneak in, to get through
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colarse
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to stick out
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destacar
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to scratch
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escarbar
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to turn on (car engine)
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prender
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to fly over
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sobre volar
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to guard
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vigilar
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migrate
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migrar
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immigrate, move into
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inmigrar
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emmigrate, to move out of
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emigrar
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squatting, crouching
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agachado
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hidden, crouching
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agazapado
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atrocious, cruel, inhuman
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atroz
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downcast
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cabizbajo
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desperate
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desesperado
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papered, conceited
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engreído
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standing
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parado
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calm, peaceful
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sosegado
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at the top of one's voice
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a voz en cuello
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to risk one's neck
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jugar el pellejo
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just in case
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por si las moscas
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without mincing words
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sin pelos en la lengua
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