Netflix’s ‘Living Undocumented’ probes plight of migrants. “Living Undocumented,” a new Netflix documentary series, investigates her story and the diversity of migrants caught in the intricate U.S immigration system where uncertainty and pain often battle dreams. The six-episode series that’s now streaming follows the lives of eight families from Latin America, Israel, Laos and Africa who try to live normal lives in the U.S. despite family members’ immigration status. For weeks, film crews follow families as they await immigration decisions and try to celebrate birthdays, bat mitzvahs and family cookouts in Florida, Texas and South Carolina. Families do their best to live in the present while threats of deportation loom because of changing policies and laws. The series comes as Trump is trying to stop the flow of migrants, many of them fleeing violence, from coming to the U.S. through the Mexican border. Co-directors Anna Chai and Aaron Saidman said they wanted to create a series that allowed the immigrants to speak for themselves and in settings where they felt comfortable. “After building trust, they were eager to share their stories,” said Chai, a daughter of immigrants who was exposed to immigration issues in the food industry while working on “The Mind of a Chef,” a popular PBS series.
