KCPT Series Premiere
3-Part Series
Parts 1 & 2 Air July 26 at 8pm
Part 3 Airs August 9 at 9pm
Immigration is a national issue this election year, but it plays out daily in the lives of people in communities across the country. HOMELAND travels to small towns and big cities that are dealing with immigration; towns such as tiny Monett, Missouri, where immigrants fuel the poultry processing industry.
While Missouri is not a state typically associated with immigration reform, as it has no international borders, immigrants face the same issues as those in the gateway states (those bordering Mexico and Canada). In the documentary series Homeland: Immigration in America, immigrants of Missouri are used as an example of immigrant experience all over the country. Sometimes tragic, sometimes joyous, HOMELAND is a dynamic, inspired 3-part series exploring one of the most important public policy debates of our time.
The first hour of the series, “Jobs,” surveys the spectrum of immigrant jobs and the complex maze of rules, regulations, caps and quotas. Part two, “Enforcement,” cuts through the rhetoric to explore the struggle to enforce inconsistent immigration policies. In the final episode “Refugees,” we hear stories that illustrate the factors that can lead refugees to a life of stability and success or to isolation, welfare and homelessness.
