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28 Films about Immigration
Immigration Documentaries
The United States deserves the label "melting pot;" for centuries, immigrants from countries spanning the globe have come to the United States in search of a better life. However, immigration is a deeply divisive political issue. Commentators bemoan our "broken borders," arguing that illegal immigration is threatening the American way of life--by straining public resources, depressing wages, and diluting our culture. Others point to the historic and current contributions to the economy and cultural richness of American life that immigrants bring. These documentaries take a hard look at this enduring political issue.
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Moore Street
A young African immigrant considers her future and unfolding sense of identity as she walks at night along the iconic Moore Street in Dublin, Ireland
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The Golden Cage
Witness the story of 4,000 Circassians, exiled from Eastern Europe and living in Israel, seen through the eyes of a single young man and a single young woman as they try to fulfill their families expectations
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From Hell to Paradise
Renowned pianist Alice Sommer is a 104 years-old and has experienced and witnessed most of the significant events of the 20th century
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The Name My Mother Gave Me
Follow Ethiopian and Russian Israelis who meet at a leadership training program in Israel and go on a journey to self discovery and growth in Ethiopia
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These Are My Names
Ethiopian Jews' multiple names reflect the richness, wisdom and beauty of their culture -- and every name tells a story
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Romantico
Bittersweet doc about Mexican musician who returns home from the San Francisco taqueria circuit
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Los Bastardos
Award winning film about two undocumented Mexican day-laborers in Los Angeles
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Take Out
Authentic and suspenseful revelation of the unseen world of illegal Chinese immigrants in New York City
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In Between Days
A young Korean immigrant's journey toward self-discovery
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Remigration
In a future San Francisco that is entirely upper-class, the city starts a program to bring working-class families back
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Tia and Marco
On the U.S./Mexico border, circumstances lead a border agent to question her loyalty to a biased law
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Falling For Grace
Grace is an ambitious Wall Street banker determined to work her way up the ladder of life and out of working class Chinatown
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9500 Liberty
A culture war erupts over immigration and a community is torn apart
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37 Uses for a Dead Sheep
The Pamir Kirghiz tell their history in a film that is both an ethnographic description and a portrait of a conflict
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On the Line
In his new relationship, Chuck has to worry about injury, deportation, and past lovers
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El Rey De Los Coleaderos
The story of Juan de la Torre, a poor immigrant from Mexico who comes to the United States to make a better life for himself.
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Purple States, Episode 7: B...
Alex and Bert peer across the fence, and hear conflicting views on immigration. What does the border state candidate think?
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Chinatown: Immigrants In Am...
Chinatown: Immigrants in America explores the plight of Chinese immigrants from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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The Journey: The Greek Amer...
The film narrates the Greek immigration to America from 1890 to 1980.
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Passport to Canada
Thousands of immigrants come from Europe to Canada offering strength and skills in exchange for hope and a new life.
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Pok Dong
On April 29th 1992, the L.A. Riots burned one family's American dream to the ground
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Goodbye Hungaria
A documentary love story
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Exiled In America
Five siblings struggle to support their American livelihoods after their mother is deported to Mexico.
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La Caminata
A small town south of the Mexican border decides to take control of their own community and stem the tide of migration to the US
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The Least of These
Activists discover immigrant children are being detained in a former medium-security prison in Texas
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Rights on The Line: Vigilan...
The ugly anti-immigrant politics that lurk behind the Minuteman Project
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Alienated: Undocumented Imm...
A determined young woman from St. Vincent commutes from Brooklyn to New Jersey to work as a nanny for $4 an hour
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Walking the Line
A harrowing view of the chaos along the U.S.-Mexico border
