Wetback follows undocumented migrant workers from their home in Nicaragua across Central America and Mexico to the U.S.-Mexican border, meeting many other migrants along the way. They encounter gangs, vigilantes, corrupt law enforcement, physical danger, and safe havens in their attempt to be among the 10% of migrants who actually make it all the way into North America. The migrants, those who aid them, and those who turn them back all give their own perspectives on how this vast, illegal system trafficking in cheap labor and dreams actually functions, and what its terrible costs and perils are.
Immediately following the screening join us for a panel discussion including North Carolina Rep. Paul Luebke (D), 2011 SAF Fellow Nandini Kumar, and SAF Advocacy and Organizing Director, Nadeen Bir.
Cosponsored by Student Action with Farmworkers and BorderWork(s).
January 24, 2012 7:00 pm
Free and open to the public, with free drinks and popcorn and free parking
The Garage, Smith Warehouse, 114 S. Buchanan St. (map)
92 minutes
In Spanish and English with English subtitles