Profiles of undocumented immigrants in New York
A Degree of Hope
Jean Roberts is a mechanical engineering student at the top of his class, but as an undocumented Haitian immigrant, he may never get to work in America. 
Mi Familia Americana
Apostolia Pentogenis examines the life of an undocumented Mexican worker whose children are growing up American.
Illegal Mom
With one foot in New York and one back in Mexico, Glarifina struggles to raise her American children under the threat of deportation.
Dream Defender
As a 22 year-old law student, Kamal defended his Moroccan family in a deportation case. More than two years later, their case is unresolved. 
Modern Day Slave
Eleven year-old Given Kapecha thought he was coming to America from Zambia to earn money for his struggling family. Instead, he became a child slave.
Waiting on a Future
In China, Mike was a budding scholar and a promising businessman but in America, he’s just another waiter.
American Dream Deferred
Andrei stowed away in the trunk of a car on a freight ship to New York. Now, 14 years later, jaded and disillusioned he awaits deportation to his native Bulgaria.   
Mimi does Manhattan
Blogger by day, stripper by night, Mimi Feo struggles to make it big in New York without a visa.

 

Rich Girl, Poor Girl
A fiercely ambitious Mexican woman, Maria fights to improve the condition of her undocumented coworkers in New York.

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