Children in no man's land = Niños en tierra de nadie /

People who immigrate to the U.S. do so because they are looking for a better quality of life--risking their own lives, paying any price to survive--even if this means leaving behind their loved ones. Each year there are an estimated 100,000 unaccompanied minors entering the United States, crossing t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Trucios, Robert F. (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Impacto Films (Firm), Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), Fledgling Fund, New Day Films
Other Authors:	Prado, Anayansi (Director, Producer), Benello, Julie Parker (Producer), Ettinger, Wendy (Producer), Helfand, Judith, 1964- (Producer), Valdes-Rochin, Alejandro (Film editor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Spanish English
Language Notes:	In Spanish and English with English and Spanish subtitles; credits and inter titles in parallel English and Spanish.
Published:	[Los Angeles] : Impacto Films, [2008]
Subjects:	Unaccompanied immigrant children > United States. Immigrant children > United States > Social conditions. Return migration > Mexico. Illegal aliens > United States. Illegal aliens > United States > Social conditions. Mexico > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects. United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	People who immigrate to the U.S. do so because they are looking for a better quality of life--risking their own lives, paying any price to survive--even if this means leaving behind their loved ones. Each year there are an estimated 100,000 unaccompanied minors entering the United States, crossing the US/Mexico border alone to reunite with their mothers. These children's journeys illustrate a problem--presented by the mass media as a security crisis--which is really a question about how social policy, the legal system, and economic pressures conspire against men, women, and children trying to create a life with greater opportunities. A strong tool to help people desirous of finding peaceful and fair solutions to the "problem" of undocumented immigration, this film captures a piece of American history as it unfolds amidst misconceptions, confusion, and ultimately, transition.
Item Description:	This disc has been recorded using DVD-R equipment and may not play in all DVD players or drives. Special features: Contact [text feature]. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Editor, Alejandro Valdes-Rochin ; photography, Heather Courtney, Kevin Leadingham, and Anayansi Prado ; original music, Robert F. Trucios ; project advisors, Lyn Goldfarb, Paul Espinosa.