alambrista n.— «For years, he’s answered requests by community groups to tell of his early adventures in the 1950s—how he labored, among other things, as a gardener and a trash collector; how he returned to California over and over; and...
alambrista n.— «The feelings of the line jumpers—the alambristas—are reflected in the words of Julian Terrones Segura, 36 and newly arrived from his native village in Guerrero.» —“Thousands of Mexicans Illegally Cross U.S. Border...
la migra n.— «Maybe my water bottle will last and I will come to some place like San Bernardino, or to Los Angeles, and become lost there, from la migra—that is our name for the immigration.» —“Thousands of Mexicans Illegally Cross U...
la migra n.— «The Border Patrol, la migra to the aliens, is desperately seeking to boost its $533-million budget by $41 million.» —“Nightly Ritual: Checker game on U.S. border with people as the pieces” by Ivor...
la migra n.— «Alerts, often false, about “la migra” checkpoints (Spanish slang for immigration officials) have become as common as traffic reports on Spanish-language radio.» —“Border Patrol Makes In-Country...
hocho
n.— «Hochos <—- Hotdog in Spanish “slang.”» —“Just for the hell of it” by Lupe Galvan Pita baby’s Blog (Visalia, California) May 16, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)