foundation shadow lives usa
Jon Lowenstein
Documenting the largest transnational migration in world history.
During the past decade, millions of Latin American migrants have left their homes and risked death on the perilous journey to the United States in search of a chance to live the ‘American Dream.’ Once here, many of these migrants face economic exploitation, live under the increasing specter of criminality and confront a right-wing political movement dedicated to their removal from American society. Despite these obstacles, these resilient immigrants have contributed greatly to the economy and are transforming American culture in communities across the nation. How the world’s wealthiest nation integrates the estimated 11 million undocumented Latino immigrants in their midst will define the future of this country for decades.
The project Shadow Lives seeks to depict humane stories that serve as an anti-venom to this type of radical, reactionary climate consistently promulgated by anti-immigration advocates.
