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aka "Another Step" and "Desarrollo Economico" (1977-09-02)
About this film
A vivid picture of the exploitation of the Latino working class – from the El Paso/Juarez border to Puerto Rico to New York’s South Bronx. Also a positive look at three Latino cooperatives in New York City and California – a farm, a housing development and a merchants association. This segment treats the nationwide economic situation for Latinos, in particular the Mexico/US border situation and the Puerto Rico/US migration relationship of workers. Filmed in El Paso, Juarez, Salinas Valley, Puerto Rico and New York.
Directors & creators
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Economic development, Labor conditions, Mexican Americans, United States-Mexico border, Child labor, Unemployment, Maquiladoras, Wage disparity, El Paso (Tex.), Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), Industrialization, Migration, RCA Corporation, Poverty, American Dream, Latino history, Inflation, Labor productivity, Border crossings, Foreign investment, Employment, Economic history -- 1970-1990
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