| A | B |
|---|
| el/la inmigrante | immigrant |
| el/la emigrante | emigrant |
| el inmigrante legal | legal immigrant |
| el inmigrante ilegal | illegal immigrant |
| inmigrar | to immigrate |
| emigrar | to emigrate |
| ilegalmente | illegally |
| legalmente | legally |
| legalizar | to legalize |
| ser un ilegal | to be an illegal |
| ser un indocumentado | to be undocumented |
| la tasa de inmigración | immigration rate |
| la patera | small boat carrying illegal immigrants |
| hacinado | piled up |
| clandestino | secret |
| tráfico de inmigrantes ilegales | illegal transportation of immigrants across borders |
| el delito | crime |
| el coyote | US citizen helping illegal Mexican immigrants to cross the border |
| la frontera | border |
| la aduana | customs |
| la costa | coast |
| el permiso de residencia | residency permit |
| DNI | National identity document of Spain |
| la visa | visa (allows people to enter a country legally) |
| la oficina de inmigración | immigration office |
| deportar a alguien | to deport someone |
| ser deportado | to be deported |
| la carta de deportación | deportation letter |
| el consulado | consulate |
| la embajada | embassy |
| el documento de nacionalidad | citizenship papers |
| obtener la ciudadanía española | to obtain Spanish citizenship |
| petición de nacionalidad | application for citizenship |
| pedir la nacionalidad | to apply for citizenship |
| rellenar un formulario | to fill out a form |
| cumplir los requisitos | to fulfill the requirements |
| el extranjero, la extranjera | foreigner |
| la ley de extranjería | law that regulates the entrance and residence of foreigners in a new country |
