Ruben Navarrette, Jr., a two-time Harvard graduate, syndicated columnist, CNN contributor and an expert on this debate who appears in the film states, “We have a broken border, and we know that. But we also have a broken dialogue.”
Facts and opinions documenting both sides of this volatile issue are presented as the documentary delves into the history, reasons and the rise of state sponsored anti-immigration laws and their effects. Former White House cabinet member Henry Cisneros, multi-award winning writer of “Sesame Street” Luis Santeiro, and multi-award winning actor Esai Morales are among of the interviewees. Citizens, professionals, business owners and experts, tell their stories inter-woven with those of lawmakers like Oklahoma’s State Representative Randy Terrill, who fashioned America’s first state omnibus anti-immigration law and precursor to Arizona’s SB-1070.
“This is a film that gets to the heart of the immigration issue”, noted Marisa Treviño, publisher of Latina Lista. “The film exposes the interesting way hate and prejudice has rooted themselves so deeply within our democracy, that people can't even see it.”
Acclaimed producer/director, George Adams says, “This is a highly emotional issue; we need to be honest with ourselves as a nation as to how we got here, what we need and want as a country before we can achieve real solutions. If I can get people to react in a positive and productive way when addressing the immigration issue, then the film will be successful.”
Panic Nation is produced by the multi-award-winning production team of George Adams and Klaudia Kovacs whose film Torn from the Flag , circa 2007, about the fall of Communism and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was viewed by scores of people around the world. Their film was screened at 17 festivals in five countries, garnering eight different awards.
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