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In pictures: the human face of US immigration

Platon
Photographer and Founder, People's Portfolio

This collaboration between The People’s Portfolio and Human Rights Watch highlights immigrants whose stories illustrate the destructive impact of deportations on families. The project puts a human face to provisions in the Immigration Reform Bill that recently passed in the United States senate.

Platon is a photographer whose portraits have appeared in the world’s most influential magazines, including over 25 TIME Magazine covers. He is participating in the cultural programme of Davos 2015.

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