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'Spare Parts' Finds Increased Relevance Amid Immigration Debate

Published January 16, 2015 at 1:26 PM PST

Spare Parts is a new movie about a team of undocumented high school students who beat the Ivy League in a prestigious engineering contest. It's based on a true story, and comes at a time when Congress is debating the repeal of several protections for undocumented U.S. residents.

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