Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary

This documentary looks closely at the struggle of aspirational immigrants as they leave their desperate situations in Central America and Mexico in the hopes of creating new lives (or meeting up with their families) in the U. S. Part of the film looks at why these people leave, pointing to extreme poverty and impending dangers at home. The other part follows three groups as they try to cross the border, and also offers a glimpse at the U. S. border patrol officers and Americans who oppose them. …