Migration
The Changing Language of Refuge
The approach of the U.S. to those who seek asylum within its borders has changed over time, its definitions and rules reshaped by ideologies from racial hierarchy to Cold War anticommunism — with major legal consequences for those affected as well as significant influence on how Americans perceive and welcome them.
From Guatemala to the Border
After years of struggling to make ends meet for his family in rural Guatemala, and with poverty and gang violence on the rise, Norvin made a decision: He was going to embark on the migrant trail to the United States. New Lines presents a short film about his journey.