Special Flight
Season 26 Episode 2 | 53mVideo has Closed Captions
The plight of undocumented immigrants at a detention center in Geneva, Switzerland.
The plight of undocumented immigrants at a detention center in Geneva, Switzerland, points up contradictions between compassionate social policies and intractable immigration laws.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Special Flight
Season 26 Episode 2 | 53mVideo has Closed Captions
The plight of undocumented immigrants at a detention center in Geneva, Switzerland, points up contradictions between compassionate social policies and intractable immigration laws.
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Clip: S26 Ep2 | 12m 16s | Special Flight filmmaker Fernand Melgar visits Dia in his home country, Senegal. (12m 16s)
Special Flight: Filmmaker Interview with Fernand Melgar
Clip: S26 Ep2 | 12m 45s | Director Fernand Melgar discusses the immigration system in Switzerland. (12m 45s)
Clip: S26 Ep2 | 11m 2s | Special Flight filmmaker Fernand Melgar visits Geordry in his home country, Cameroon. (11m 2s)
Special Flight: Mr. Pitchou Pleads His Case
Clip: S26 Ep2 | 6m 20s | A man seeking asylum in Switzerland pleads his case to an official. (6m 20s)
Clip: S26 Ep2 | 9m 30s | Special Flight filmmaker Fernand Melgar visits Ragip in his home country, Kosovo. (9m 30s)
Clip: S26 Ep2 | 4m 59s | Mr. Pitchou gets some good news while at the Frambois detention center in Geneva. (4m 59s)
Preview: S26 Ep2 | 1m 59s | The plight of undocumented immigrants at a detention center in Geneva, Switzerland. (1m 59s)
Clip: S26 Ep2 | 8m 28s | Special Flight filmmaker Fernand Melgar visits Wandifa in his home country, Gambia. (8m 28s)
Preview: S26 Ep2 | 30s | Premieres Monday, July 1, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)
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