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Unwanted Migrants: Drug Addiction and Race (1992)

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Posted by Dan Weingarten on Feb. 27, 2011

57 min - Documentary - 2945 Views

ondemand.psu.edu

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Tensions mount in Williamsport when residents resist an influx of recovering drug addicts from urban areas. This in-depth documentary follows the resulting controversy, examining dynamics of racial and immigration politics that remain pertinent today.

An older documentary, but relevant and very balanced.

Subject(s): Drugs, Immigration, Race

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