migra
n.— «“People were lured, they were herded by coyotes, hunted by the migras (slang for immigration officers), lured into traps, devoured by labor,” Santa Ana said. “They are beasts of burden, and we have to ferret them out.”» —“Immigration debate gets down to language” by Juan Castillo Austin American-Statesman (Texas) Dec. 26, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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