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Graduate student film: undocumented ‘deserve’ to be in US, rips Trump immigration policies

This summer, a UCLA graduate student is creating a film about an undocumented student protesting President Trump “who is also a member of an underground anarchist movement.”

Patricia Vidal Delgado’s “La Leyenda Negra” (“The Black Legend”) features Aleteia, who, after getting scholarships revoked “due to her temporary protected status” proceeds on a path to “exact her vengeance” on the Trump administration.

According to the Daily Bruin, Delgado discussed “issues of documentation, financial aid and personal belonging” with  teachers and students from Compton High School in LA. She says “Not only do undocumented teenagers and their families deserve to feel at home in the country, but they should be allowed to express themselves how they choose without fear of deportation.”

Based on the wording of the article’s first sentence, the film might be Delgado’s actual masters thesis. Article author Sidra Rashid did not respond to multiple inquiries from The College Fix requesting clarification.

From the story:

With characters overtly criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Delgado said the film’s dialogue could be considered combatant [sic]. She is not worried about the repercussions, she said. However, many of her contacts in the film industry felt otherwise – prospective actors felt the script was too political and anti-establishment, and did not want to appear in the film, she said. However, she was able to find people she worked with in the past that were passionate about the message she is trying to convey, such as her producers. …

Graduate student Alicia Herder, a producer for the film, met Delgado during fall quarter as Delgado’s teachers assistant. She said that while lately U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has garnered much attention over its unfair treatment of families, there is still a need for more action, such as talking to politicians and attending rallies. Support has often been spearheaded by teenagers, Herder said, and is depicted in the film through Aleteia’s joining of an underground movement protesting the government.

“It’s so hard for (teenagers) because there’s this stereotype that teenagers want to rebel, that’s it’s just a phase, but … they actually have something really important to say, and adults aren’t listening to them,” Herder said.

Delgado adds that in this era of “tak[ing] away the rights” of undocumented immigrants, it’s “even more vital” to get the word out about relevant issues in order to “spark more kindness and understanding.”

“If it makes people a little more compassionate and a little more sympathetic to the plight of undocumented teenagers […] then my work is done,” she said.

Read the full article.

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