Spanish title: Otro lado de la inmigración. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. Special features: interviews; deleted scenes; director commentary.
Summary:
This documentary is based on over 700 interviews with men and women in the Mexican countryside. The film explores why so many people leave small Mexican towns to work in the United States and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind. The audience is encouraged to think about new and creative ways that the U.S. and Mexican governments can work together to solve the problem of undocumented immigration.
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