La Linea

La linea- literally translates as “the line,” refers to the border

*a factory, most of those in Mexico are located along the border with the United States so that they may import materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing and then "re-export" the assembled or manufactured product, sometimes back to the originating country. The term maquiladora, in the Spanish language, refers to the practice of millers charging a maquila, or "miller's portion" for processing other people's grain.

**A curandero (or curandera for a female) is a traditional folk healer, a doctor or shaman in Latin America, who is dedicated to curing physical or spiritual illnesses.

***FTA- (Free Trade Agreement) though it is clear she is referring to NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) for the context of the song.

+Chivi is a kind of impure salt that needs to be sifted before it can be used.