Immigration documentary seeks issue from all corners

“Illegal immigration is a problem that can’t be ignored, and neither can “Crossing Arizona,” a penetrating, in-depth film on the ugly issue.

Documentarian Joseph Mathew, 40, who also made “The Last Season: The Life and Demolition of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium” (2002), boldly and daringly searches out all corners of the debate. In looking for answers, Mathew cites the weak Mexican economy, exploitative U.S. employers and fat-cat consumers who profit, often unknowingly, off the slave labor.

The film’s most bombastic, and not entirely fair, accusation is that America’s Border Patrol is responsible for the surge in deaths of the illegal crossers. With the most safe and popular crossing routes sealed off, illegal immigrants had to take their chances in the unforgiving open desert, with no roads or food. The film says there have been more than 1,000 verified border-crossing deaths since 1995.”

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