18 The U.S. in Latin America and immigration since the 1960s

Documentary: Harvest of Empire, classic documentary on the link between U.S. policy in Latin American and Latino immigration to the U.S. Could pick and choose parts on specific countries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gW84cAN2Pw

Hollywood Movie: Romero, classic 1989 Raul Julia movie on El Salvador. Would need context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEAUxgkb7Ac

Hollywood Movie: El Norte, classic 1984 movie on immigration – not open source, but not expensive to rent. A bit dated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a1psuBiUmc

Secondary Source Text: Dana Frank on consequences of U.S. support for 2009 coup in Honduras: https://jacobin.com/2018/11/long-honduran-night-dana-frank-us-honduras-juan-orlando-hernandez

Secondary Source Text: Vice article on roots of immigration over last ten years: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvnyzq/central-america-atrocities-caused-immigration-crisis

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