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Example sentences for: migra

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Migra is short for the Spanish word immigración, and has become an important and viable character in the vocabulary and culture of Chicanos and Mexicanos alike.
Raids by la migra are commonplace and have been depicted in films, novels, jokes, and verbal narratives for many years.
In recent years la migra has acquired a much more sinister image as individual abuses are shown on television evening news programs.
Native-born Chicano children have played a game of “la migra chasing the Mexican,” similar to the “cowboys and Indians” games of earlier generations.
La migra is an abbreviated and slang term for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and the Border Patrol.