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In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexican border as part of the war on drugs shot and killed Esequiel Hernández Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, the 18 year old was, in fact, a U.S. citizen tending his family's goats with a .22 rifle. He became the first American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings. | Read the full synopsis » |
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Premiered: July 8, 2008 at 10PM | Check for Rebroadcasts |
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TWO VIEWS OF THE BORDERThe Border Film Project handed out 600 disposable cameras to two groups on opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexican border — undocumented migrants crossing the desert and citizen volunteers trying to stop them. » |
A WALL AT THE BORDERSince the making of The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández, the communities on the banks of the Rio Grande have felt the effects of the Secure Fence Act and a depressed local economy. » |
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Posted July 7, 2008
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