La Migra By Mora

The setting of this poem takes place in Mexico. Since "La Migra" is Mexican slang for the U.S. border patrol, which implies the immigration theme of the poem. The poem contains some Spanish words because it brings comfort to the people who understand the language, and can relate to the poem. “I grew up bilingual and have no memory of not speaking both beautiful languages. Both my parents were bilingual, so luckily, English and Spanish were part of the rhythm of our home.” Coincidentally, Mora states that she is proud of her language and decides to incorporate it into her poems. The poem is told by two different characters point of view. One can assume that it's between a white male since those are mostly the people who are in border control,