Join NDN President Simon Rosenberg and film makers Annabel Park and Eric Byler for a special screening of 9500 Liberty, a new film that examines the political intrigue and socio-economic impacts of one of the most infamous immigration battles ever conducted at the local level, which led to a virtual grassroots network of activists on both sides of the issue.

In July 2007, Prince William County, VA became ground zero in America's explosive battle over immigration policy when elected officials adopted a local ordinance requiring police officers to question individuals that they considered to be "probably" undocumented. In the battleground county of a key battleground state, the "Immigration Resolution" became the central issue in a local election held one year before the 2008 Presidential Election.

Because it is likely that immigration legislation will be introduced this fall, this film –scheduled to premiere on October 1st - will provide an invaluable tool for moderates and progressives on this issue through unprecedented access to the inner workings of the anti-immigrant lobby and its strategic approach to electoral politics. The film also reveals the social and economic fallout when local governments resort to harsh immigration enforcement measures.

"9500 Liberty makes it clear that when we, as a nation of immigrants, debate the immigration issue, we are defining our very identity as Americans." - John Grisham