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The Guestworker
directed by Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 and Charles Thompson; produced by Charles Thompson and Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 53 mins
When President Bush and some members of Congress proposed guest worker programs as part of new immigration reform legislation, it was as though nothing like this had existed before. Yet since 1986, thousands of Mexican men have legally entered the United States to work here, because of the little known H-2A guestw...
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directed by Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 and Charles Thompson; produced by Charles Thompson and Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 53 mins
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When President Bush and some members of Congress proposed guest worker programs as part of new immigration reform legislation, it was as though nothing like this had existed before. Yet since 1986, thousands of Mexican men have legally entered the United States to work here, because of the little known H-2A guestworker program, put in effect during the Reagan years. Filmed on both sides of the border, the documentary chronicles the life of such f...
When President Bush and some members of Congress proposed guest worker programs as part of new immigration reform legislation, it was as though nothing like this had existed before. Yet since 1986, thousands of Mexican men have legally entered the United States to work here, because of the little known H-2A guestworker program, put in effect during the Reagan years. Filmed on both sides of the border, the documentary chronicles the life of such farm- workers while looking at the issues surrounding the program. The film focuses on a 66-year-old Mexican farmer, Candelario Moreno Gonzales, who works on the tobacco, cucumber and pepper fields of the Western Farms in North Carolina . He has made this annual trip for forty years, initially as an undocumented immigrant for which he was jailed three times. Now too old to risk illegal crossings, he has paid as much as a thousand dollars for his bus fare and other costs of participating in the program. Although he is twenty years older than most of his fellow workers, he puts in the same grueling hours with no hope of citizenship and the benefits that go along with it. The film also shows the troubles of his employer, Len Wester, who may loose his farm because of drought. Wester, like many US farmers, is dependent on foreign farm laborers to sustain his farm. Candelario loves his home and family but the deteriorating condition of Mexico's rural economy leave him little choice but to continue his yearly trek. As he says " I need to go as long as I can work. I'm old. The work has worn me down and made me tired. My family needs me at home in Mexico, but I need to be here too." High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Charles Thompson, Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003
Author / Creator
Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003, Charles Thompson
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Farm workers, Migrant life, Immigration laws, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Ethnic Studies, Mexicans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan
produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political...
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produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
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Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, wh...
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, where the students are mainly from privileged, middle class backgrounds. But even here, the underlying feeling is that the United States only cares or acts when its own people are at risk and that many American policies are determined on racial grounds against "black or brown people". In Peshawar, anti-war demonstrators believe that the war on Afghanistan following September 11th, was not justified because the West did not provide proof of the Taliban's culpability. In this part of the world, the spectre of the IMF looms large. Khan notes that as the services provided by the Pakistani government diminish under the pressure of its debts, the vacuum created has been filled by others. The poor turn to religious schools, often breeding grounds for a more intolerant version of Islam. Unsurprisingly, their influence is strongest where poverty is most pronounced. This fascinating and highly resonant report goes a long way towards explaining the problematic nature of the relationship between Islam and the West. It is a schism that developed long before the bombing of Afghanistan, and is likely to take even longer to heal. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Journeyman Pictures
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
International relations, Politics, Religion, Humanities
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Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Whose Children Are These?
directed by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004; produced by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 33 mins
This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although...
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directed by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004; produced by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 33 mins
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This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although none were charged with a terrorist-related crime, nearly 14,000 Muslim men were put into deportation proceedings after 83,000 register...
This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although none were charged with a terrorist-related crime, nearly 14,000 Muslim men were put into deportation proceedings after 83,000 registered.The hardship imposed by this ruling, denounced by the American Civil Liberties Union, can be seen on the lives of the three teenagers profiled. Mohammad, 18, was born in Pakistan, but has lived in the U.S. since the age of seven. A typical American teenager, he faced the possibility of being sent back to a country he scarcely knew. Fortunately, his congressman intervened at the last minute and he was granted permission to stay. Navila,19, from Bangladesh, carries on a futile struggle to save her father who was deported back to the very country from which he had fled. Sixteen-year-old Hagar Youssef, who has dealt with slurs and prejudice because she wears a headscarf, has mobilized groups to combat bias crimes in New York City. She discusses her experiences as well as the ramifications faced by immigrant communities of the Special Registration program. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Demographics, Ethnic groups, Politics, Ethnic Studies
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