Analysis Of La Migra By Pat Mora

The poem “La Migra” was written by Pat Mora in 1993, it is divided into two stanzas for two different points of view. They both depict a boy and girl playing a game in which they take turns being a border patrol officer and an illegal immigrant crossing the border. Throughout the poem some dangers faced by immigrants are indirectly referenced. The poem does a great job at explaining the scenario of illegal border crossing from the views of children as well as from two different perspectives, someone in power and the victim- the maid crossing over the border. Illegal immigration is seen as the worst thing in American culture from the perspective of racist Americans, however those people fail to take into account the obstacles and the dangers faced everyday by migrants

In “The Outer Border” the author of the article explains “Although much goes unclaimed border officials have been abusing their power when handling immigrants… (Altman)” With this statement Altman expresses that border security officials have been ultimately crossing the line as some would say, when they come into contact with migrants. “I can touch you wherever I want, but don’t complain too much because I’ve got boots and kick- if I have to, and I have handcuffs too. (Mays,1216)” Through this statement Pat Mora brings to light the raping of Mexican women when crossing the border, by border security. In the article “The Border Violence against Illegal Immigrants” there is a claim that reads, “The Agent is suspected of raping the three, who included a mother and her 14 year old daughter… (Houston)” This claim supports the lines that are stated above because it forms an example explaining what Mora states in La