Dying to Get In (Documentary Trailer)
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Undocumented Immigration Along the Mexico/U.S. Border. An award-winning film by Brett Tolley. Purchase the full-length 40 minute DVD at http://www.amazon.com/Dying-Get-Film-... The U.S./Mexican border is one of the world's best laboratories for learning the effects of globalization. As a global community it is our responsibility to understand the relationships between developed and developing countries. Moving into a 21st century of global trade, global travel, and global communication, we are all personally connected to the world's population. The clothes we wear, the food we eat, and the air we breathe connect us with individuals around the world; a majority of whom live in poverty and do not earn enough money to support their families. Undocumented immigration is merely one of the aforementioned effects of globalization. Along the U.S./Mexican border since 1994 the number of deaths in the Southern Arizona desert has continued to increase until in the summer of 2005 it reached a record high. Many of these deaths occurred from dehydration. The larger context behind our country's undocumented population shows that trade policies and economic sanctions do not allow people to stay on their land. Two years following the signature of NAFTA in 1994 over 1 million Mexican farmers were displaced because of U.S. cheap corn. As we move into a global world it is vitally important that we take on global responsibility. This film deals specifically with border crossing and the people who cross. It is through their stories that we can gain a greater understanding.
| Credits: | Directed by Brett Tolley and distributed by Mooncusser Films, LLC. |
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| URL: | http://www.MooncusserFilms.com |
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