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green carder

noun

Etymology

From green card + -er.

Definitions

  1. A Mexican citizen who has a green card to work in the United States, especially one who…

    A Mexican citizen who has a green card to work in the United States, especially one who lives in Mexico and commutes across the border.

    • The problem of the green carder is not confined to the border area, or to the green-card commuter.
    • Rather, it is the green carder who actually lives in Mexico but who commutes on a daily or seasonal basis to the United States who causes inequities to exist.
    • Manyof the "green carders" returned to their homes south of the border at night.

  2. A United States citizen of Mexican descent who lives in Mexico and commutes across the…

    A United States citizen of Mexican descent who lives in Mexico and commutes across the border.

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