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...
second wall n.— «Mr Tsao pointed out that in addition to the stress of having to pass the exam, there is the financial hurdle: naturalisation currently costs $US400 ($A506) to complete, and may rise to $US800 under current proposals. His...
anchor baby n.— «Stein contends undocumented aliens should not be allowed to benefit because they have children born in this country. Turning a blind eye to such issues, Stein asserted, encourages immigrant families to conceive...
anchor baby n. a child born of an immigrant in the United States, said to be a device by which a family can find legal foothold in the US, since those children are automatically allowed to choose American citizenship. Also anchor child, a very young...
ditch the line v.— «If the American people were not concerned about people who ditched the line, and jumped in front of people who waited for years, you would have an immigration bill.» —“The O’Reilly Factor: Immigration...
frequent flyer n.— «The claimants enter Canada as refugees and leave Canada afterwards to return again as refugees using phoney names, immigration officials said. The multiple claimants have been dubbed “frequent flyers” by...