Rising Up: the Alams
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By Konrad Aderer
Produced by Third World Newsreel
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As part of the Homeland security measures, immigrant men from 25, mostly Muslim
countries were required to enroll in a Special Registrationprogram. The result:
no evidence of terror, but some 13,000 people are now being deported mostly for
expired visas. The Alams were among the many families who believed that voluntarily
participating in the Special Registrationwould show their loyalty. Instead, they
face the prospect of breaking up their family, despite a decade of hard work and
the raising of two children. Working with DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving), the
Queens South Asian activist group, the Alams have become activists, organizing to
fight for their right to stay.