If this is Sympathizing for ILLEGALS ..I hope people stay home screw this movie if this is a Social/Political statement,and shame on Harrison Ford for taking this role. We have ENOUGH of so called neighbors from the South ,and Below... Movies like this liberal crap make me sick.. Liberals you are a joke.
shareI have no problem with anyone who wants to come from another country to make their life in America. I just want them to do it legally. With the huge amount of illegals pouring into this country, we're being overrun by people who don't pay employment/federal income taxes and who leech off the economy by using up so many charitable services. This isn't about being racist, like lefties want to claim. It's about caring for the future of this country economically. We can't just give and give and give and give. There has to be a limit.
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I don't think it sides one way or the other, if anything I think it's a little tough on illegals and shows some of their plight, which might be extreme but shows that the system is inevitably against themSource:Movie Reviews - Crossing Overhttp://moviereviews.noskram.com/2009/09/movie-reviews-for-crossing-ove r
shareIn my view, the film leaves it up to the viewer to decide with whom to sympathise (or not). I don't think this is an example of "liberal" or "left-wing" filmmaking. That any country needs an immigration policy should be pretty clear. And that the enforcement is tough on individuals is also clear. Harrison Ford's character shows the "human" side of the system: He cares for the people he's dealing with but stops short of corruption.
But the film goes further than that: It shows different attitudes to immigration. The Korean father who has fought hard to bring his family over because he wants a better life for his kids (while his son doesn't agree). The Iranian father who becomes an American but resents the country. The Australian actress who prostitutes herself just to fulfil her dream of making it as a star in the US.
Generally, I always thought it's a bit silly when Americans complain about immigration or immigrants, given that it's a country that is almost entirely made up of immigrants. Again, of course, you need an immigration policy and control immigration. But Mexicans or Iranians or whoever is trying to get to the US in search for a better life really is no different to all those Irish, Italians or Germans who came over only a few generations ago and whose descendants now proudly call themselves Americans.
Liberals aren't a joke, but the fact that you're emotionally invested in this ridiculous film is.
Who's laughing now buddy?
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I would just point out to you that illegal immigration is not a 'liberal' vs. 'conservative' issue. Ronald Reagan was a strong supporter of amnesty. Many Republicans and many business that fund Republicans support amnesty for illegal immigrants of strong moral character, who pay their taxes, and came to this country to work.
Imagine that you could find a job that 5 times what you make right now, but you would have to work without official permission in Canada or Australia. I don't know you- maybe you would or you would not work illegally for 5 times your normal pay- but I can tell you with certainty that many Americans would do so, in a heartbeat. Would this make them bad or immoral people? Add that to the fact that many of these illegal immigrants are escaping an oppressive government, and you can see why it is folly to blame the immigrant for taking what is a very rational economic decision.