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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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Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Turnaround, 1 of 2, Crisis on the Border: Part One
directed by Angel Manuel Soto, 1983- and Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT, in The Turnaround, 1 of 2 (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2017), 7 mins
As President Trump continues on his promise to build a wall dividing Mexico and the United States, the existing border between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico has already created a crisis.
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directed by Angel Manuel Soto, 1983- and Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT, in The Turnaround, 1 of 2 (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2017), 7 mins
Description
As President Trump continues on his promise to build a wall dividing Mexico and the United States, the existing border between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico has already created a crisis.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
360VR
Contributor
Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT
Author / Creator
Angel Manuel Soto, 1983-, Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
RYOT
Series
The Turnaround
Topic / Theme
Humanitarian aid, Crossing borders, Immigration and emigration
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Oath Inc
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The Turnaround, 2 of 2, Crisis on the Border: Part Two
directed by Angel Manuel Soto, 1983- and Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT, in The Turnaround, 2 of 2 (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2017), 11 mins
Border Patrol is using the desert as a weapon against migrants attempting to cross the border from Mexico to the US.
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directed by Angel Manuel Soto, 1983- and Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT, in The Turnaround, 2 of 2 (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2017), 11 mins
Description
Border Patrol is using the desert as a weapon against migrants attempting to cross the border from Mexico to the US.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
360VR
Contributor
Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT
Author / Creator
Angel Manuel Soto, 1983-, Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
RYOT
Series
The Turnaround
Topic / Theme
Humanitarian aid, Immigration and emigration, Crossing borders
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2107 Oath Inc
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