How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I'm like, she's tall, pretty, scar over here, beautiful accent. I'm telling him about you too, so he can look for y'all, but all the old man wants to know is about Fatima's accent, what country. The painkillers, man, messing me up— I tell him where she's from. His eyes bug. Is she legal, he ask me. (41.10)
Jimmi recounts how he accidentally ratted Fatima out. He feels badly about it, but his tale notes how easy it is for illegal immigrants to be deported. Why? People are hunting them down, as though they are animals needing to be captured.