Spanish slang for the border patrol. Petra frequently worries that La Migra will deport her children, even though they were born in America, and Estrella once runs from a police car that she encounters on…
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Piscador / Piscadora
The Spanish word for “harvester.” In Under the Feet of Jesus, it’s used to describe everyone who works in the fields.
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