The Other Side of Immigration is a documentary based on hundreds of interviews of Mexican citizens in a poor, rural area. Many of the people interviewed had entered the US illegally, worked in restaurants and farms for a period of time before returning home. All left Mexico because there are few job opportunities in the area and they needed to provide for their families. While working in the States, they sent home money.
The men interviewed all came back to Mexico because they wanted to be with their families. Many of the men have made multiple trips to the States. The workers discussed the reasons why the economy in Mexico is poor, NAFTA being a main reason. Also discussed was the effect on the family when the husbands and fathers are gone for long periods of time. At the end, the workers were all united in the message that it would be helpful for them to obtain work visas so they could come back to the Mexico during the winter months. None of those interviewed wanted to live in the States permanently. Another theme was that if the US spent the money on helping their local economy by investing in equipment, new technology, etc, the US would not have to spent money on border fences.
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