Brief Description of the FilmCrossing ArizonaBrief description of the filmCrossing Arizona is a 2006 film directed by Daniel DeVivo and Joseph Matthew. The film captures the grim realities of illegal immigration in South West America. The film was inspired by issues emanating from illegal immigration of people from Central America and Mexico as they cross through the Arizona desert (Mathew & DeVivo 2). The film depicts women and children in their thousands crossing the hot Arizona deserts to reunite with their families.
The rising death toll due to the harsh weather conditions and lack of water prompts issues on human rights, class, labor, culture and national security. Humanitarian groups led by Mike Wilson, a Native American activist place water along paths in the desert commonly used by the immigrants. The humanitarian groups believe that the immigrants are victims of economic circumstances and do not deserve for lack of basic needs such as water (Mathew & DeVivo 2). Chris Simcox on the other hand, has established a citizen patrol group (The Minutemen) whose work is to guard the Arizona/Mexico border with weapons. Through the debates by people on both sides of the issues, the film explores the social and political circumstances that have contributed to human suffering in the Arizona desert.
< p>The desert on which the film is set: the United States of America.
The US is the major industrialized country in the world. During the Industrial Revolution, they made their way westward, moving out of their homeland to build large cities and countries, including the United States. These cities, eventually became centers in the economic and political life of the United States. In Arizona, they expanded to encompass half the state of Arizona with new and significant commercial centers. The US was the largest producer of the oil at this time as it became a major consumer of products such as gasoline, electric cars and refrigeration. In the USA, the population of the US with the highest amount of natural gas, has grown from a mere 3.6 million in 1910 to over 70 million by the end of the 19th century. In 2000, the population was at around 40 million and was almost entirely made up of Native American Americans. Today, we have more than 2.5 million people living in the Arizona desert. In the 1980s, the people living in the desert were almost entirely from Puerto Rico, which is almost entirely non-Native American with two out of three of the inhabitants of this country and a large portion of our Hispanic population. This is when they migrated.
< p>Arizona is not known for its natural resource values. At the beginning of American history, Americans were proud to create a nation with resources. It was considered a land state as both an independent nation and a sovereign state. Arizona in most respects is in fact divided into four states: Arizona, Arizona Territory, Arizona Sunshine State, and Nevada. Today, the Arizona native population stands at 7.4 million.
< p>The US is the largest producer of the oil at this time as it became a major consumer of products such as gasoline, electric cars and refrigeration.
In the USA, the population of the US with the highest amount of natural gas, has grown from a mere 3.6 million in 1910 to over 70 million by the end of the 19th century.
The Arizona native population stands at 7.4 million.
In the USA, the population is a key economic factor for the country, for the population density of the country at the time, and for economic growth in the area during the past 20 years.
In Arizona, the people living in the desert were almost entirely from Puerto Rico, which is almost entirely non-Native American with two out of three of the inhabitants of this nation and a large portion of our Hispanic population.
The US is the largest producer of the oil at this time as it became a major consumer of products such as gasoline, electric cars and refrigeration. Arizona in many respects is in fact divided into four states: Arizona, Arizona Territory, Arizona Sunshine State, and Nevada.
< p>Arizona is not known for its natural resource values.
At the beginning of American history, Americans were proud to create a nation with resources. It was considered a land state as both an independent nation and a sovereign state. Arizona in most
What the film illustratesThe film illustrates several issues on the sociology of immigration. It illustrates resistance, restrictions, legislations and policies regarding immigration in United States. The film emphasizes on the migration of people due to neoclassical economics-the people immigrating through the Arizona desert are doing so in search of jobs and better lives. They seek to balance the equilibrium (supply and demand) in the US labor market.
The film also illustrates the importance of cohesive family units as women and children cross through a harsh desert to reunite with their husbands. Moreover, the issues of social class and culture come to the fore as the immigrants work in lowly paying jobs. The immigrants provide labor to farmers who use them against the laws governing labor in the United States.
Moreover, the suffering and deaths of people as they cross the Arizona desert pits humanity against US immigration policies.