Waubonsee Community College

Out of status, by Pia Sawhney and Sanjna N. Singh

eng

videorecording

For College; Adult audiences

Out of status

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747798455

by Pia Sawhney and Sanjna N. Singh

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In post 9/11 America, civil liberties have been curtailed in the name of national security, and immigrants were separated from their families when laws changed quickly, and were enforced selectively. Before, there was an implicit understanding between the INS and immigrant communities that people who had applications pending to legalize their status could reside in the country until an application was approved. After 9/11, and for South Asians and Arabs, the rule changed. The Muslim community, today, is alone among the vast immigrant population to face such targeted enforcement. Out of Status follows four families whose lives were permanently altered

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