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Starred Review on January 1, 2016 | Multimedia Review
Gr 8 Up—From the minute this documentary begins until the end, viewers are confronted with the question of who has the right to be an American citizen. The film opens and closes with Vanessa Lopez describing her hopes and dreams. Viewers meet three generations of the Lopez family and see them challenge the movement to end "birthright citizenship." It also traces the history of the Fourteenth Amendment through the Dred Scott and the Wong Kim Ark Supreme Court decisions. We meet the descendants of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
