The immigration debate continues to burn hot and furious in the United States, but the issues within - fear of the Other, jobs being taken away, the age-old desire to be somewhere else and be better- have reflections worldwide, including here in Malaysia. In four episodes, this series takes a look at what it means to be an immigrant and cross borders and bureaucracies to make that happen. Starting at the very beginning: the arrival. This episode was originally broadcasted on 6th October 2015.

The other installments of The Pendatang Cometh series can be found here:



1) Episode 2: Hard Work and Economics

2) Episode 3: Pushback

3) Episode 4: Identity

The immigration debate continues to burn hot and furious in the United States, but the issues within - fear of the Other, jobs being taken away, the age-old desire to be somewhere else and be better- have reflections worldwide, including here in Malaysia. In four episodes, this series takes a look at what it means to be an immigrant and cross borders and bureaucracies to make that happen. Starting at the very beginning: the arrival.&nbsp;This episode was originally broadcasted on&nbsp;6th October 2015. The other installments of The Pendatang Cometh series can be found here: 1) <a href="the-pendatang-cometh-hard-work-and-economics.html">Episode 2: Hard Work and Economics</a> 2) <a href="the-pendatang-cometh-pushback.html">Episode 3: Pushback</a> 3) <a href="the-pendatang-cometh-identity.html">Episode 4: Identity</a>

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