'The Dream Is Now' Aims To Show Young Immigrants' Positive Contributions To The Nation

'The Dream Is Now' Aims To Change
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 09: Director Davis Guggenheim speaks onstage at 'From The Sky Down' Press Conference during 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 09: Director Davis Guggenheim speaks onstage at 'From The Sky Down' Press Conference during 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

He's taken on global warming and the sorry state of public education. Next up is a broken immigration system.

“An Inconvenient Truth” and “Waiting for ‘Superman’ ” filmmaker Davis Guggenheim wants to convince America that young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally — or overstayed visas — as kids should be able to become citizens.

“To be part of this movement right now and to help get this done is a personal satisfaction for me,” said Guggenheim. “I believe that a documentary can really do a lot to change things.”

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