FILM: Documented by Jose Antonio Vargas

[magnetic_pole]

In 1993, when he was 12 years old, Jose Antonio Vargas moved from Manila, where he lived with his mother, to Mountain View, California, where he joined his grandparents. As he discovered when he went to get his driver's license for the first time, however, Vargas had arrived without papers. Both his grandparents were naturalized US citizens, but

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[magnetic_pole]

Oh, thanks! I totally didn't catch that.

And you recognized him from the article, too, didn't you? I'd both read the initial article and the Time magazine cover story, and so I knew the name. He's done a great job getting his story out there and helping change the way the media approaches the issue.

Hope you enjoy it! M.

[mindabbles]

I remember the article as well. Can't wait to watch it. Another common theme is incarceration and the treatment that both immigrants and LGBTQ people are subjected to once they are incarcerated. Thanks for the rec!

[magnetic_pole]

Another common theme is incarceration and the treatment that both immigrants and LGBTQ people are subjected to once they are incarcerated.

Very, very true. And on that same theme, I recently also saw a powerful story about the double jeopardy of incarceration as an immigrant subject to deportation, Cambodian Son. I think you'd enjoy both. M.