la frontera
not having the appropriate legal document or license.
undocumented
spanish for border patrol
makeshift
a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
serving as a temporary substitute
what Francisco had to cross to get to California
migrant
in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
pensive
a person who moves from one place to another, especially in hopes of finding work
sharecropper
cultivate
dilapidated
bleak and dry; lacking vegetation
to prepare land for crops or gardening
barren
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
la migra
