The Invisibles – When the dream becomes a nightmare

Marc Silver and Gael Garcia Bernal filmed a series of shorts entitled ‘The Invisibles’. The series gives an inside look at life from the other side of the fence. These are the stories of the families torn apart by the dangers of migration. Part 2: Six Out of Ten Part 3: What Remains Part 4: Goal!

“Amexicano” Lead Actor Will Make Exclusive Announcement at Screening Today

Via Video Conference Carmine Famiglietti Will Make Exclusive Announcement Regarding "Amexicano" Carmine Famiglietti, writer and leading actor of the film "Amexicano",  will make an exclusive announcement today after the free screening of "Amexicano". The audience will be able to communicate with Carmine via video conferencing. Although the story takes place in New York, the story touches on many issues that we deal with here in San Diego, including day laborer relations, separatio...

Immigrants Are U.S. Presents: Spring Valley Posadas

Our new website, www.immigrantsR.us features the video, Spring Valley Posadas, which is the story of how an immigrant family introduced the Mexican Christmas tradition known as the “Posadas” to a  Spring Valley neighborhood, and has since been a unifying celebration for the past 25 years.

Film shows folly of security wall between U.S. and Mexico

By Robert Pore robert.pore@theindependent.com More than 200 people attended a showing of John Carlos Frey's documentary, "The 800 Mile Wall," Wednesday evening at the Grand Theatre. Frey's film, which was released earlier this year, documents the deaths of thousands of people crossing the Mexican border into the U.S. each year and the human rights violations of those people due to policies of the U.S. government. "We want people to know that the United States is in violation of hum...

Immigrant Stories: Life Along the Border

Newly Release Children's Book These stories convey the complexity of life along the U.S. border with Mexico, from the sacrifices that parents make in leaving their home behind for a new life to the separation of mixed-status families. While there are a number of children's books about families from other Latin American countries, these stories focus on families who are crossing or living along the border with Mexico and what the border means to them. Some of the families depicted in...

San Diego Cops Rail Against Student Raid Pamphlets

by Seth Freed Wessler In the face of an increasingly roughshod immigration enforcement system, San Diego Country educators and advocates are taking it upon themselves to protect young non-citizens from deportation. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported this weekend that students and teachers have received illustrated, wallet-sized pamphlets filled with useful information about how to respond to immigration agents and avoid deportation. Predictably, the area...