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Building the American Dream
Across Texas an unstoppable construction boom drives urban sprawl and luxury high-rises. Its dirty secret: abuse of immigrant labor. The film captures a turning point as a movement forms to fight widespread construction industry injustices. A story of courage, resilience and community, the film reveals shocking truths about the hardworking immigrants who build the American Dream.
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Residents and nonprofit attorneys fight corrupt landlords for the fundamental human right to a home.
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Meet the new generation behind the largest Latino voter registration mobilization in Texas history.
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Meet the Mambo Legends Orchestra, keeping the sounds of the great Afro-Cuban bandleaders alive.
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Meet a Salvadoran-American family caught up in the contentious fight over immigration policy.
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Follow the story of the first undocumented attorney to argue a case before the Supreme Court.