34+ Legal Alien Poem Images. This idea is first conveyed in the title itself, a juxtaposition of contrary ideas. She is fluent in both, english and in spanish.
Why do you think the author imcludes this spanish phrase in the poem legal alien?
Humans develop a deep connections with the places they settle in and the need to feel we belong to a place, to a unit or group. In her poem legal alien, pat mora uses voice to convey the theme that sometimes people who are technically a part of two cultures end up feeling alienated by both. An american citizen established by law, but at the same time this person feels like an illegal alien because of how some people treat her. Please click on one of the following links for permissions and reprint rights information