Films included in Films on Demand that you can assign your students to watch in class or as part of an assignment.
Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program (2010)
Shedding light on the current debate over immigration reform and the use of “guest workers” in American agriculture...
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A Walled America (2006)
Using voices from both sides of the illegal immigration debate, this documentary examines the prevalence of vigilante groups that patrol the U.S. border and looks at the rising power of anti-immigration lobbyists.
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Mexican Migrant Farm Laborers Immigrate to the United States ca. 1950
Short clips (1:17) of Mexican migrant farm laborers from the WPA Film Library.
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Movers and Company: Fighting for Farmworkers (2013)
Despite miracles of agricultural progress and innovation over the decades, the harsh lives and working conditions of migrant laborers have changed very little...
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El Contrato: The Contract (2003)
Mexican citizens working in the United States and Canada can face difficult conditions, even when they are employed legally...
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The San Miguel Gate and Issues in US Immigration Policy: Dan Rather Reports on Immigration (2013)
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