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Playlist: Immigration Specials

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Getting to—and staying in—America.

American Dreamer from Long Haul Productions and Latino USA follows Sam, a high school graduate, saxophone player and college hopeful who grew up in the United States but is undocumented.

Here Comes Los Suns from National Radio Project features Nation Magazine sports writer David Zirin humorously telling how the Pheonix Suns took a stand against their state’s anti-immigrant bill SB1070.

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American Dreamer: Sam's Story

From Long Haul Productions | 00:59:00

Every year, an estimated 65,000 undocumented students graduate from American high schools. Raised entirely in American culture, they finish high school only to find themselves in a peculiarly American limbo. "American Dreamer: Sam's Story" is a first-person longitudinal radio documentary sharing the experience of one of these kids.

BackStory - Aliens from... Inner Space? Outsiders in America

From BackStory with the American History Guys | 00:53:53

Americans have always feared "alien" invasions, especially those by other earthlings.

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HV- Crossing Borders

From Hearing Voices | Part of the HearingVoices- Specials series | 00:53:57

A Tale of Two Countries, from Mexico to US

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Crossing East - Asian American History series (Series)

Produced by Dmae Roberts

Peabody award-winning series of eight news-friendly one-hour documentaries on the many waves of Asian immigration. Hosted by George Takei and Margaret Cho.

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Raising Cane: Hawaii's Plantation Labor

From Dmae Roberts | Part of the Crossing East - Asian American History series series | 00:24:42

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Thanksgiving story

From Holly Kernan | 00:05:51

A refugee remembers his first Thanksgiving

Immigrants and Jobs

From Carnegie Council | Part of the Global Ethics Corner series | 00:01:30

A Colombian immigrant was recently denied her investor's visa, forcing her to shut down her U.S. company and fire her six employees. Does immigration help or hurt American workers?

Day Laborers

From World Vision Report | Part of the Stories from the World Vision Report series | 00:05:31

Arizona’s new immigration law has focused attention on immigration once again. Since debate on the controversial law began, there have been reports of immigrants leaving the state and going back home. The same thing’s happening in California, but there, it’s because people are having a hard time finding jobs in the current shaky economy. Daysha Eaton reports.