This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #609.
The 1977 PBS feature Alambrista! (1977), the first American feature to look at the migrant labor experience from the point of view of an illegal from Mexico. The word ¡Alambrista! translates Border Patrol slang for "wire jumper," or "fence jumper." An alternate American release titles is "The Illegal."
In 2023, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress deeming it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
This film has a 100% rating based on six critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.