"Hope Has No Borders"
A Mexican social activist fearing for his life seeks asylum in the U.S. He finds illegal work on a Vermont dairy farm alongside other undocumented workers. Here he learns that their ambiguous status leaves them vulnerable to the injustice, abuse and cruelty they were escaping from.
Christian de la Cortina
Fernando
Kim Huffman
Dorothy
Sonia Martinez
Carolina
Luis Oliva
Raul
Jorge Martinez Colorado
Pablo
Edison Ruiz
Jorge (cousin)
Fernando Larrañaga
Father
Iliana Donatlán
Luisa (sister)
Marco Ledezma
Male Cop Mexico
A Mexican social activist fearing for his life seeks asylum in the U.S. He finds illegal work on a Vermont dairy farm alongside other undocumented workers. Here he learns that their ambiguous status leaves them vulnerable to the injustice, abuse and cruelty they were escaping from.
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