Futurestates Tia Amp Marco Itvs

Video Title: (Futurestates Tia Amp Marco Itvs)
Video Duration: 16:11
From: FUTURESTATESTV
Category: Film and Animation
futurestates.tv the year is 2025. all us citizens in good health are now required to serve one year in a government job, placed by lottery in to schools, soup kitchens, highways and borders. tia moran is six months pregnant and finishing her year as a patrol officer on the us-mexico border. her service has taken its toll: after months of grueling work, she no longer empathizes with those who make it over the wall. "english-only" laws have prohibited government employees from learning or speaking spanish, and far fewer mexicans speak english, contributing to an intensified environment on the border. tia is simply relieved that she can now return to new york city where she and her boyfriend will prepare for the birth of their son. on her last night in arizona, tia discovers mexican teen marco — cunning, charming, and speaking perfect english — hiding in her house. waiting overnight for border patrol to pick him up, she is forced to consider her loyalties to closed systems as well as her own humanity. at once a cautionary tale and a story of hope, tia and marco investigates the complexities of immigration through one personal interaction visit the tia amp marco website at futurestates.tv: futurestates.tv educators: get back to the future with your students check out itvs's online series futurestates, short films fusing an exploration of social issues with elements of speculative and science fiction. free companion lesson plans for grades 9-12 now available: futurestates.tv ltbgt...lt bgt
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Sudan And Chad To End Proxy Wars

Video Title: (Sudan And Chad To End Proxy Wars)
Video Duration: 2:04
From: ntdworldnews
Category: News and Politics
sudan and chad agreed on tuesday to end their proxy wars and engage in direct talks and joint development projects to rebuild their war-affected border areas. the chadian president made a surprise visit to khartoum for talks with sudans president on monday, after relations between the african oil producers hit rock bottom. each capital had supported rebels fighting the otheramp39s government. idriss deby, chadian president: i have decided to come to khartoum with an open heart and hands outstretched to my brother omar bashir and the sudanese people to turn a new page in sudanese-chadian relations. he called on the armed chadian opposition groups to participate in chadamp39s elections and win power through the ballot box, not with bullets. idriss deby, chadian president: ampquotfrom here i send an urgent appeal to my brothers in different darfur factions to stop hostilities immediately.ampquot the president invited his sudanese counterpart, who is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes in darfur, to visit chadamp39s capital in the coming days. omar han al-bashir, sudanese president: ampquotwe have overturned the page of our differences and disputes between the two states. from today, our common battle is the realization of peace, security and stability for the affluence of the people of the two states.ampquot sudanese and chadian authorities will keep regular direct contact. bashiramp39s adviser says the two were working to get a joint border patrol force on the ground. the pair is also preparing to build a road between abeche in chad and el-geneina in darfur. a protocol, signed by both sides, states that neither country will host rebel forces from the other side, and insurgents will be encouraged to join electoral or political processes.
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