She is the Patroness of Exiles... who spends her days selling canned memories
while listening to the Puerto Ricans complain
that it would be cheaper to fly to San Juan
than to buy a pound of Bustelo coffee here,
and to Cubans perfecting their speech
of a “glorious return” to Havana...
to Mexicans who pass through, talking lyrically
of dólares to be made in El Norte—

The Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Mexicans in the passage help to create the image that
the woman who runs the deli speaks many languages.
people often come to the deli to complain.
people come to the deli to honor their mothers.
Latin American culture is very diverse.