A lecture by author and journalist Kari Lydersen about immigration from Latin America to the United States, examining its causes and impacts. Lydersen looks at trade policies such as NAFTA, FTAA, and PPP, and their impact on immigration. we see fishermen sadly leaving the sea in Oaxaca, young women toiling in toxic conditions in maquilas at the border, immigrants bravely and successfully fighting for their rights in the U.S. The lecture took place on November 15, 2005 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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