RSS Feeds  New film boosts immigration fight  Friday -
4/12/2013, 6:38pm  ET  Associated Press   Guggenheim directed Al
Gore's film on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," and
2010's "Waiting for Superman," on the wretched state of the
nation's public schools.  His new effort, "The Dream is Now,"
tells the stories of immigrant youths here illegally who are
eager to succeed in America but can't because they lack legal
status.  Jose is trained as a mechanical engineer, but working
as a construction laborer because he can't get a job in his
chosen profession.  Ola hopes to become a surgical oncologist,
but fears deportation even as she pursues her studies.  The
30-minute film was screened at the Capitol for members of the
House and Senate earlier this week and it will be shown on
college campuses and elsewhere in coming weeks.  "My hope is
that people will watch this film, it'll open their minds about
what's really at stake in immigration reform," Guggenheim said
in an interview with The Associated Press. "Y