'I've seen that before.' “It’s a jaguar, senora. » The expression on his face changed from curiosity to horror. “You’re one of those, one of those soldiers, aren’t you?” » She let go of his arm, grabbed his shirt and started to turn yellow. “Maton!” Murderer! Maton! (160) The jaguar tattoo is a cultural symbol in Guatemalan and means danger and fear. But people are no longer afraid of tattoos, tattoos become a mark that makes victims discover that he is a killer in Guatemala. In his country, tattooing is a sign of privilege, you could kill people without being punished. But now he couldn't hurt people in the United States, and he was just a normal immigrant here. Tattooing takes on a new meaning in the United States and changes it forever. Latin American immigrants also bring their own culture to the new country. In Tobar's other book, Translation Nation, Tobar meets Flocelo Aguirre, founder of the local Latin soccer league, in Dalton, Tobar.