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Examine the past 30 years, as a second wave of Cubans and hundreds of thousands Salvadorans, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans flee to the U.S., creating a debate over undocumented immigrants that leads to calls for tightened borders, English-only laws and efforts to brand the undocumented as a drain on p...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Latino Americans (Television program).
Other Authors: Bratt, Benjamin, 1963- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), [2013]
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > History.
Hispanic Americans > Influence.
Noncitizens > United States.
Cuba > Emigration and immigration.
Central America > Emigration and immigration.
Emigration and immigration law.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Histoire.
Hispanic Americans.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Online media.
Documentary films.
History.
Internet videos.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Examine the past 30 years, as a second wave of Cubans and hundreds of thousands Salvadorans, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans flee to the U.S., creating a debate over undocumented immigrants that leads to calls for tightened borders, English-only laws and efforts to brand the undocumented as a drain on public resources. Simultaneously, the Latino influence is booming in business, sports, media, politics and entertainment. Latino Americans become the largest and youngest growing sector of the American population.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as an episode of the television mini-series, Latino Americans in 2013.
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 min.) : sound, color