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These Undocumented Teens Outsmarted MIT—and Still Cant Get Real Jobs in America

Mandatory Viewing

In ‘Underwater Dreams,’ undocumented Mexican teens beat MIT in a robotics contest but gradually have their lives destroyed by cruel laws.

Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter
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Underwater Dreams Film
Jonathan Alter

Jonathan Alter

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