This fairly autobiographical series, starring Mohammed Amer, is comedy but it is also just very, very real. An Arab guy who doesn't have his green card struggles to stay employed and take care of his family in an America which doesn't want him. He is American, in almost every sense of the word. He has no accent, he speaks Spanish as well as English, and all he wants is to be able to keep his widowed mother under her roof and buy cat food for for his mentally challenged brother. He also has a girlfriend he loves, and jobs he can't keep because of his immigration status. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is easy for this guy. That being said, it's not a downer. Mohammed has an ironic sense of humor and a "one foot forward" mentality. And, of course, there are the challenging issues with moms and aunties. So it has family wrapped up in politics wrapped up in a kinda sweet guy just trying to get by. Highly, highly recommend.
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