Glosario: Nostalgia...
     
  1. kafkiana = Kafkaesque.  A situation of great and mortifying absurdity.  See Franz Kakfa
  2. cuenta atrás = countdown
  3. al pie de la letra = to the letter of the law, strictly
  4. en regla = in order
  5. angustia = angst, suffering
  6. plazo = deadline
  7. aplazamiento = delay, extension
  8. suponer = to imply, to amount to (supone = implies, amounts to)
  9. espada de Damocles = Damocles's sword.  An impending unavoidable threat
  10. cometido = commited (cometer = to comit)
  11. delitos = crimes
  12. lleven años = have spent years (llevar años = to spend years [doing something or at a place])
  13. regularizar = formalize, to put in order
  14. dada = given (dado-a/s)
  15. países de origen = countries of origin, native countries
  16. batallando = fighting (batallar = to carry out a battle, to fight)
  17. embajadas = embassies
  18. Tal es = Such is
  19. ha hecho colas interminables = has stood in endless lines (hacer cola = to stand in line)
  20. capataz = foreman
  21. bien porque...  o... = because either...  or...
  22. visados temporales = temporary visas
  23. caducado = expired ( caducar = to expire, to run out)
  24. pisado = stepped (pisar = to step or set foot on)
  25. suelo norteamericano = American soil
  26. ser sorprendidos = being caught (sorprender = to surprise, to catch someone in the act)
  27. parlamentarios = legislators
  28. empresarial = related to business (empresa = business, company, firm, etc.)
  29. inquieto = worried
  30. prórroga = delay, extension
  31. partidario = s/he who sides with one cause or another (partido = group, band, association)
  32. liderados = led (lider = leader)
  33. tejano = Texan
  34. no dan su brazo a torcer = do not give up (no dar mi [tu, su, nuestro, su] brazo a torcer = not to give up)
  35. permanezca = remain (permanecer = to remain)
  36. tramitando = transacting (tramitar = to transact, file papers or documents, etc.)
  37. papeleo = paper work
  38. descubierto = discovered (descubrir = to discover)
  39. expulsado = expelled (expulsar = to expel)
  40. deportados = deported (deport)

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