Arlo Guthrie, "Deportee"

This video is meant to demonstrate by music + images that the immigration problem isn't new, but has a long history. This video takes no political position concerning immigrants or immigration, but is meant to honor Woody's song, Arlo's singing, and the many immigrants who have worked, suffered, been deported, etc.
This is just a slide show using Woody Guthrie's classic song as sung by his son Arlo and public domain (I believe) images; hopefully this will not violate any Fair Use copyright guidelines. All music performed by Arlo Guthrie, video/music collage edited/created by Dulcimerea.

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[weckalini]

The problem is not immigrants, legal or illegal, workers & consumers. It's Republicans!

[Joe Welling]

Best take I heard about this song is that it's the epitome of what folk songs do: they give people back their names. Woody heard the story of the plane wreck on the radio, but the story ended saying, they were "just deportees"--so dismissively. So Woody named them: Juan, Rosalita, and the others. He made them people by giving them back their names.

[Chris Terrence]

Great song, great truth. Such a shame that this situation doesn't get better. Sad commentary, but true.

[Clint Burhans]

Listen to the Talking Heads "Give Me back My Name." Names carry great power, which is why prisoners (and students) are given numbers.

[lovergirl970]

Lov it

[lovergirl970]

I grew up listening to this music i 33 it

[Lynett Durgin]

One of my favorite songs I grew up singing. Man's inhumanity to man, it's such a sad thing.

[CHANCHOFACE]

People are individual human beings no matter where they were born. everyone is equal in the end so why not honor that truth while we are still walking this land.(which is owned by nobody)

[Steve Goddard]

Hi Kelly. Nice to find you here. Have always loved this song. Interviewed Arlo in 1988: a special - and proud - moment. He is one of your national treasures. And something about all his material touches me at that other level.

[tony f]

Thanks for posting there are just a few of us that see other people as human beings, Damm i need to fix my guitar so i can sing along

[paula colahan-sederstrom]

The 65th anniversary of the crash is this coming Monday January 28, 2013

[TheYippyhippie]

Why did men create borders in the first place? Maybe it was to hold on to women?

Look at your world today and thank your god for bloody borders!