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Features
: Busted Borders
"This is music that I've created." by
The Editors
In this video, Walter talks about his love for creating music.
In video 4, Walter talks about how soccer has helped him cope with his immigration issues.
In video 3, Walter talks about the difficulties of facing an uncertain future.
In video 2, Walter talks more about how he did not know he was undocumented until he was applying for college.
In video 1, Walter explains how he was caught by ICE and detained for twenty day.
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With the help of a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, BustedHalo.com began covering the issue of immigration in a unique way. Instead of contributing to the glut of coverage about immigration, BustedHalo is featuring stories by immigrants themselves about the issue. We distributed Flip video cameras to undocumented individuals and agencies across the country and asked them to start video blogging for a period of at least three months.
Busted Borders is an attempt to use the web’s unfiltered nature to move the immigration debate away from abstractions and statistics. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, we hope to give a personal glimpse into the humanity of these strangers in our midst. For reasons of safety, some of the participants have opted to keep their last names and locations secret.
Busted Borders is an ongoing project and we are still in its early stages. If you or someone you know is interested in participating please contact us at borders@bustedhalo.com.
Busted Borders Producer: Bill McGarvey; Project coordinator: Mirlande Jeanlouis.
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November 17th, 2009
"This is music that I've created."
In this video, Walter talks about his love for creating music.
In video 4, Walter talks about how soccer has helped him cope with his immigration issues.
In video 3, Walter talks about the difficulties ...
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November 11th, 2009
"Soccer is a way to escape."
In this video, Walter talks about how soccer has helped him cope with his immigration issues.
In video 3, Walter talks about the difficulties of facing an uncertain future.
In video 2, Walter talks ...
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November 3rd, 2009
"My family has been trying to fix the issue."
In this video, Walter talks about the difficulties of facing an uncertain future.
In video 2, Walter talks more about how he did not know he was undocumented until he was applying for college.
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October 20th, 2009
"I have no desire to be in this country."
In this final episode, Prerna talks about the repercussions of leaving Fiji and why she continues to stay and work in the U.S.
In video six, Prerna discusses the fallout with her family, community and ...
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October 20th, 2009
"I was so numb that I couldn't even cry."
In this sixth video, Prerna discusses the fallout with her family, community and school as a result of her new relationship.
In video five, Prerna discusses her first love while growing up in Fiji.
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October 15th, 2009
"We fell in love with each other."
In this fifth video, Prerna discusses her first love while growing up in Fiji.
In video four, Prerna talks about her experience biking from Los Angeles to Berkeley, CA.
In video three, Prerna's family is ...
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October 6th, 2009
"You can't spell dream without drama"
In this fourth video, Prerna talks about her experience biking from Los Angeles to Berkeley, CA.
In video three, Prerna's family is trying to avoid foreclosure on their home.
In video two, Prerna becomes an ...
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October 2nd, 2009
"We don't want to lose our home"
In this third video, Prerna's family is trying to avoid foreclosure on their home.
In video two, Prerna becomes an activist, a blogger and a volunteer.
In video one, we learn how Prerna, Fijian student, ...
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September 28th, 2009
"I'm just one person, of so many more."
An undocumented student becomes an activist, a blogger and a volunteer.
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September 22nd, 2009
"Saying goodbye"
In this fourth and final video, 24 hours before their move to Mexico, Nicole and the kids say goodbye.
In video one, Nicole explained how her husband was barred from returning to the United States. ...
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