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202085 minPGdocumentary

America's Forgotten

202085 minPGdocumentary

Illegal immigration to the U.S. incurs substantial human and economic costs, affecting both American communities and migrants.

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Namrata Singh Gujral

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Illegal immigration to the U.S. incurs substantial human and economic costs, affecting both American communities and migrants.

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Namrata Singh Gujral

Namrata Singh Gujraldirector

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Film reveals the staggering human and material cost of illegal immigration to the U.S.A. Documentary is a raw depiction of death, torture and hardship suffered by Americans and foreigners due to illegal immigration.

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