Las Vegas Fashion Blogger/Publicist Featured in Groundbreaking Immigration Documentary Airing April 13

Published on Wed, Mar 26, 2014 (1:05 p.m.)

Submitted by Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera America Presents

“Borderland,” Airing Sunday April

13th

at 9pm ET/6pm PT

New Series Explores Issues of Immigration and Border



Control



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NEW YORK – On Sunday, April 13th

Jazeera America, the U.S. cable news channel available in 55

million homes on Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS,

Dish and DirecTV, will debut the four-episode series,

“Borderland,” in which six average Americans retrace the

footsteps of migrants who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

The participants in “Borderland” meet with little in common

except for strong opinions on immigration. The show features

Alison Melder, Republican staffer in the Arkansas State

Legislature; Alex Seel, a Brooklyn-based photographer and

artist; Gary Larsen, who employs migrant workers on his

Washington State asparagus farm; Kishana Holland, a fashion

blogger and publicist from Las Vegas; Lis-Marie Alvarado,

daughter of Nicaraguan immigrants and an activist and

community organizer on behalf of day laborers in Florida, and

Randy Stufflebeam, Vice Chairman of the Constitution Party

which opposes immigration.

“Borderland” begins at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Tucson,

Arizona. The morgue’s freezer shows the consequence of U.S.

immigration policies: over the last 15 years – since Operation

Gatekeeper started fortifying the border near urban centers,

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forcing migrants into deserts and mountains – nearly 6,000 have

died entering the U.S.

In the four episode series, participants will travel to Guatemala;

Chiapas, Mexico; El Salvador and Des Moines, Iowa – among

other locations – to retrace migrants’ journeys north. They will

meet individuals desperate to reach the U.S., and witness the

violence and poverty that drives many to immigrate

illegally. They will see communities working to create better

opportunities for young people, and learn more about the support

system and the perils of the journey north, including riding on top

of the notorious train known as “The Beast.”

Finally, near the end of their trip, the participants in “Borderland”

make the grueling walk across the desert to the U.S border – a

journey that proved fatal to the migrants profiled in the series. It’s

an emotionally and physically draining experience and while the

trek will not prove fatal, their views on the issue of immigration

may not remain the same.

“Borderland” was produced by Australian independent

production company “In Films” in association with Los Angeles-
based Muck Media for Al Jazeera America. To learn more about

the film, visit: www.aljazeera.com/borderland

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