9500 Liberty documents the first and possibly only time in U.S. history that an Arizona-style immigration law was actually implemented — then captures the grassroots opposition that led to its repeal.
Racial tension and threats of violence erupt when
Prince William County, Virginia adopts a law requiring the police to question people who appear to be undocumented immigrants. Supporters of the law ride a wave of hysteria to an election victory. But many reconsider when the local economy feels the impact of a sudden exodus of workers, consumers, and business owners. Despite fears of reprisal, a group of concerned citizens launches a “virtual resistance” using social media, setting up a final showdown with the law’s ferocious advocates.
The film will be shown on Monday November 14, 4-6:30pm at the University Hall Amphitheater.
This is an important issue. So many people are ignorant and afraid regarding immigration. They forget that they too come from families that in most cases have also been immigrants to this country and suffered similar prejudices. The present anti-immigrant sentiment is scary. Go back to your roots, ask your elders what it was like for them to come to this country. Rather than buy into how they were different, consider how the context was similar and the dominant groups saw them exactly the same and treated them similarly- We have to find points of connection people.
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