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Documentary "Crossing Arizona" Sheds Light on Immigration Debate

"Crossing Arizona" puts a human face on the hotly debated issues of illegal immigration and security on the US/Mexico border. Heightened security in California and Texas has pushed illegal border-cros

Crossing Arizona puts a human face on the hotly debated issues of illegal immigration and border security on the US/Mexico border. Heightened security in California and Texas has pushed illegal border-crossers into the treacherous Arizona desert in unprecedented numbers -- an estimated 4,500 a day. Documentary filmmaker Dan DeVivo examines the crisis through the eyes of those directly affected by it.

They include frustrated ranchers who go out day after day to repair cut fences and pick up the trash that endangers their livestock and livelihoods. Humanitarian groups who place water stations in the desert in an attempt to save lives. Political activists who rally against anti-migrant ballot initiatives and try to counter rampant fear-mongering.

Farmers who depend on the illegal work force face each day with the fear that they may lose their workers to a border patrol sweep -- and the Minutemen, an armed citizen patrol group who are taking border security into their own hands.

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Guest

  • Dan DeVivo , director/producer of Crossing Arizona.