Esperanza Rising Vocabulary

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What is immigration?

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Moving to a new country to live there permanently.

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Migrant

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A person who moves from place to place for work, often in farming.

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Deportation

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Being forced to leave a country.

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Repatriation

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Being sent back to one's home country, often by the government.

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Vineyard

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A place where grapes are grown.

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Foreman

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A person who supervises workers.

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Strikers

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People who refuse to work as a protest.

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Provisions

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Supplies, especially food and necessary items.

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Poverty

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The state of being very poor.

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Despair

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A feeling of hopelessness.