Thursday, July 9, 2009

Seba Kurtis' 700 Miles

Seba Kurtis' series 700 Miles is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of Hispanic immigration to the United States. As Kurtis explains in his statement:

"There are currently 45million Hispanics working or living in the USA, (particularly from Mexico) of which 12 million are suspected illegal. This diluting of their race breeds insecurity in some American citizens, fearful of the face of America being changed. An anti-immigrant crusade has developed to prevent illegal aliens from crossing the southern border. In 2006 President Bush authorized the fencing of 700miles of the US-Mexico border of the states of California, Texas and Arizona. This $2.2 billion project is yet to materialize, but has been compared to the Berlin Wall. Patriotic Americans have given up their free time to become vigilantes “Minutemen”, who secure the border themselves and report any infiltration to border police from 24hour video cameras in their own home"


From "700 Miles"
© Seba Kurtis



From "700 Miles"
© Seba Kurtis



From "700 Miles"
© Seba Kurtis



From "700 Miles"
© Seba Kurtis



From "700 Miles"
© Seba Kurtis