I agree. One of the best lines is when the mother of one of the two
immigrants says, in effect, "this place is just like Syria"
(authoritarian, bureaucratic, ...)

Paul Zarembka wrote:
> Here is Buffalo, a film "The Visitor" is showing -- "A college professor
> travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple
> living in his apartment".
>
> Turns out that the professor is an economist and he goes to an economics
> conference in NYC where he also owns an apartment.  At the conference there
> is even a mention of the John Bates Clark award.  Anyway, the young couple
> are immigrants without papers and their plight is dramatized very
> effectively.
>
> The movie is truly excellent and I recommend it.  Paul
-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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