Refugees in our backyard
By: produced, directed, written and edited by Georges Nahitchevansky and Helen Pollack Sultan
Contributors: Weaver, Sigourney, 1949-; First Run/Icarus Films
Publisher: First Run/Icarus Films
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 58
Subjects: Refugees; Illegal aliens
Description: "Focuses on the controversies created by the arrival of so many undocumented aliens into the U.S. With sections detailing the dangers of the journey north, State Department policies, and the hardships faced by those who succeed in becoming illegal aliens, Refugees in our Backyard thoroughhly investigates the impact of civil strife on Central America, and the enormous obstacles its people face as they attempt to escape into the United States."--Container.
Notes: Narrator: Sigourney Weaver.

Red Ribbon Winner, 1991 American Film & Video Festival.

1992 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Books/Nonprint Materials.