Sender

“Coming to America, to clean” was written by Ana Maria Corona and represents an edited translation of an account of a Mexican illegal immigrant called Antonia.

The fact that the story uses Antonia’s point of view suggests that Corona is trying to encourage readers to empathise with the immigrant’s situation. As the text was published in Harper’s Magazine, known to promote liberal opinions, this suggests that Corona supports Antonia and other immigrants and expects her readers to do the same.

The fact that Corona keeps some Spanish words in the translation of the account suggests she is a skilled sender who knows how to use language to give Antonia’s story more authenticity. It also suggests that Corona is a talented translator and recognises that there are certain words that are more powerful in the original language, as they do not have a precisely equ...