Analysis Of The Poem Legal Alien By Pat Mora

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I think that the strongest message on immigration was in the poem “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora. “Legal Alien” really shows how hard it is for people that are bi cultural. One of the quotes in “Legal Alien” is “drafting memos in smoothly in English, and ordering fluently at a Mexican restaurant.” It talks about how they can do anything in English or Spanish, which seems like it would make things easier, but I think it would throw off people that are full English or full Spanish. People would wonder if they are English or Spanish and would look at them strangely. Another quote was about the -. She says that it makes her feel like they have no home and they are not welcome. It means that they are not one or the other. They want to have only one

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