Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law

1 January 2009

Living on the Border

Karl W. Hoffman

A multimedia film documenting what happened on the American Mexican border.

"After 9-11 this country changed.

Once the shock of the World Trade Center attacks transformed into anger an paranoia the demand for action became our government answer to reelection. It was only a matter of time before the newly formed Home Land Security would be getting around to immigration and the need for reform. Actually, this was itself about due, except from the start, goals and results became clouded and a situation developed by tightening of border security as a reaction, not a plan and became a runaway train."

2009, 95 min.

Photo credit: Karl W. Hoffman.

See online : Living on the Border

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