Common Ground (2018)
• November 2nd, 2018 • 1h 7min
Documentary
Overview
An internet personality journeys to his hometown on the border between Texas and Mexico to visit family members, only to discover that his family’s immigration story parallels that of people risking everything to immigrate to the U.S. today.
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