I Was Born in Mexico, But...

Vintage, archival footage illustrates the story of a young woman born in Mexico but raised in the U.S. Her journey is all-American, up to and including the discrimination she suffers and the bigotry directed her way. “The stress level is very high,” says the narrator, who is never shown and whose identity is never revealed, as she describes the opportunities unavailable to her and the constant fear of deportation, all due to the place of her birth and the rules of citizenship. Director Corey Ohama calls the question: What makes someone an American?

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