Plot Synopsis

HOMELAND: IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA presents the story of new immigrants who find themselves walking a fine line between access to and expulsion from the American dream. It's also a story of American citizens who wonder if legal and illegal immigrants threaten their way of life. These intertwined and complex issues may have a significant effect on the choices people make when they go to the polls in November. HOMELAND reveals the complex economic, political, personal and cultural dilemmas that are often portrayed as simple choices of right or wrong, legal or illegal. Immigration is not just a short-term border state issue; it is a national and local issue with long-term consequences for communities and the nation as a whole. The first two hours of HOMELAND: IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA are part of PBS's primetime schedule; the final hour aired at various times and was not scheduled during primetime.