Namrata Singh Gujral understood the media narrative regarding illegal immigration. Now, she knows the rest of the story. The actress turned director created “America’s Forgotten” after stumbling across the story of young Gurupreet Kaur, a 6-year-old Indian girl who died of heat stroke while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
The girl’s parents claimed they were “desperate” and had little choice but to bring her with them to America for a better life. Gujral wanted to find out for herself. She started digging into the girl’s story, eager for fresh details about the family and its desperate state.
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