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/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "grah" (as in "grant")/
US immigration enforcement, especially ICE and the Border Patrol, in Chicano and migrant community speech. The warning "la migra is coming" is the most feared alert in the neighborhood or the fields.
“Immigration agents showed up at the factory and took several coworkers.”
“If you see immigration enforcement, don't run, stay calm.”
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/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "grah" (as in "grant")/
US immigration enforcement, especially ICE and the Border Patrol, in Chicano and migrant community speech. The warning "la migra is coming" is the most feared alert in the neighborhood or the fields.
“Immigration agents showed up at the factory and took several coworkers.”
“If you see immigration enforcement, don't run, stay calm.”
Llevar una vida de perros
To live a dog's life, grinding through hardship with no comfort and no end in sight. Used in Spain to describe a life marked by constant struggle, financial pressure, and exhaustion with little hope of things improving anytime soon.