Deported by the US to Mexico: Life on the Tijuana Border | American Immigration Documentary
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- Every year, over 100,000 Mexicans living in the USA are deported to Mexico. Many of them have grown up and spent decades in America, working, paying taxes, starting families. Some can’t even speak Spanish. In a matter of days, they find themselves torn away from their children and loved ones and escorted across the border. Unable to return home and unable to appeal their deportation.
The border town of Tijuana has become an airlock between two worlds, where the broken lives of migrants end up. For many of these deportees, the only work available is in relocated American call centres. They spend their days answering calls from American consumers, pretending to be working from America, and their evenings looking at the lights from across the border, trying to maintain some some of contact with their families left behind.
Rocio, Richard and Sergio are just three of those affected. We follow them for nearly a year as they struggle to make sense of the situation they are now in and rebuild their lives.
This documentary was first released in 2020.
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I arrived in the US when I was 3 and I got deported when I was 20. Now I am 28 but I do not wish to go back. I only wish to be able to see my family every now and then. I love living here in Mexico city because I feel free and I feel at home 🇲🇽 ❤
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I'm so sorry, that must have been so difficult and it's so cruel. Sending love.
You want to be able to see your family now & then, but aren't they in Mexico?
I like to know what took them so long?
fr this video overdramatizes everything
There is absolutely nothing bad nor wrong in living Mexico ... When at 1st had gotten here " by deportation " yeah I was shocked and lost ... took me a few years to adjust to my new situation, however after the years of humbling my soul and the change of angle of perspective . I saw the value and opportunities this country had to offer ... I used my Electronics studies I had in United states , which I never got the opportunity to use . I started my own repair shop ( computers, televisions. smart phones , consumer electronics etc. ) It was slow and hard at first ... but I now have some sense of value/pride which I was never able to receive in States. So yes ! you can cry all you want about being thrown into a new reality , but at least be grateful you are free and alive.
Good luck mate. God bless......
Buena suerte en tu nueva vida.
You are an example to follow. Unfortunately deportation is a risk all take when they enter the US illegally. In your case you were able to get back on your feet. I encourage you to share your story. Who knows, you may change and save someone’s life. Best luck to you 🍀 in your life. God bless you.
Yes .truth
I am mexican but i was born here thank god. Out of pure curiosity tho is there any tech jobs in Mexico? Is there no big tech companies out there you can work for ?
I lived at the beach in Tijuana a couple of different times, I am from the United States. I rented 2 bedroom apartments for $400 and $600. If these daughters are college educated they can probably afford to pitch in and rent their mom a place. She's living in the worst possible conditions. There are a lot of decent places to live in Tijuana.
Eso es lo Que yo pense porque si les dio buen estudio no pueden alcansar para comprarle una Casa y ponerle aire acondicionado y todas las utilidades la señora reniega del lugar donde vive Pero vive asi por Que Ella quiso. Ubiera construido su Casa en Mexico estuviera vien comoda
Si ese fuera mi caso yo me iría a vivir a Tijuana con mi madre y podría cruzar a trabajar a usa todos los días
You took the words out of my mouth. They making it seem as if Mexico is the worst place to live in when there are plenty of places to choose from, and at very affordable prices.
I would get a third job or whatever I had to do to get my mom or close family member into a better place.. 😢
If my mother lives in Tijuana, I will visit her 3 or 4 times a year,but it's too bad she lives in Vietnam.
I moved to the United States 30 years ago. Legally through a work H1B visa. 10 years later i became a US Citizen. The decision to move was not lack of opportunities in Mexico, but because I met someone on this side and fell in love. Mexico is a great country and has many opportunities. I value my life in the US, but miss some aspects of the Mexican culture. I think people enjoy more family and simple pleasures of life. Always pros and cons. Regardless of where you are, make the best of your life experience.
Very well said, I hope to visit Mexico some day. Happy for you!!
This is a common story amongst many of us here in TJ. All I can say is that I've had to travel through multiple countries as an illegal and have seen what dirt poor really is. I am grateful for Mexico giving me the opportunity to start my life over again. You really need to know what it's like to lose everything to really appreciate anything that you can accomplish because it is only up from there. For all those of you that get deported and want to try a free new life, it is possible. Nomas hay que hecharle ganas and keep your head up. Life and freedom are beautiful.
Same here I got deported in 2009 after living 33 years in the US, now i'm 47 and I work as system engineer and making good money, bought a house and a car got married have a son and happy to be in Guadalajara.
I'm 11 miles inside of America from the T.J. Mexico Border, I've not been into T.J. since January 2006 it's tragic to see those deported after living in the USA for years and decades ect... It's the same ole story the BP don't make the immigration rules they just enforce them and what can poor people do let alone poor countries it's just depressing and so sad of a situation daily.
@@timmyjones1921 God bless you who were deported back to MX, accept it and have a good life. You aren’t sitting around blaming others. If we break Mexican laws, there is a price to pay and believe me MX means business and too bad. The law is the law.
@@luiscarr5288 good story have a couple of neighbors in Ensenada..all deported for some stupid schit.. pot and DUI.. glad to hear that you had skills necessary for success..
@@timmyjones1921 it's funny that all you hear about is illegal crossing, drugs and cartel this cartel that.. nobody ever talks about illegal employers and the millions of easy to get illegal jobs in the US..my neighbor here in Ensenada is making $36 an hour right outside of Temecula..has no work documents and everyone in the crews are wo legal status..all a scam that illegal employers can exploit the system
My mother was granted amnesty from Ronald Reagan so I’m so grateful we never had to navigate the immigration process. She is a U.S. citizen and watching this really reminded me that I am blessed and should never ever take it for granted. May all these people find the strength to adjust to their new reality.
Maybe you are blessed, maybe you are cursed, you will never know.
@@pablerry she is blessed, period!!!
The USA is NOT The BEST PLACE TO LIVE ITS A SEWER NOW, MEXICO IS 10 Times BETTER IN EVERYTHING ‼️‼️‼️
My parents had the same thing done for them, I was born in the us, but for the most part all my family, even extended have not had to worry about deportation
@@eddiearrethat's amazing that they realized the effects of having a baby illegally. It's great that they waited because I'm sure it's made things easier.
The documentary is really very well done. Congradulations! On the other hand this sittuation is really heart breaking. It is a humanity drama. It is like feeling dead while you are alive. The broken family ties are really so heavy to handle. I hope the best for them..
16:16 looks treacherous like a US job
@@coffeepeachesplans ?
its probably only heart breaking if you are latin american and you or some of your family members are illegals.
legal latin americans and most of americans don't like illegal immigration.'
these guys made a choice, all of the males in this documentary got kicked out because they were criminals and that led to unwanted attention on them.
When my brother was serving in Afghanistan, we had to call him and break the news that our mother had been deported to Mexico. Sad, horrible times we were living in.
T- she should have come legally. We did.
Not sad enough for all of y’all to follow her back to Mexico though
@@NewZealandallblacks627 she came in legally 🤡 32 years ago to be exact. She overstayed her visa because it took her 27 years to get an appointment, pendejo.
@@GianVersace so she didn’t reapply before it expired? There were options…did she get an immigration lawyer? Why did she ignore the visa expiration date? My cousin overstayed his and the same but it was his fault because he simply didn’t abide by the rules. 27 yrs…? Makes no sense…sorry about your mom…hope she is able to get back.m
@@NewZealandallblacks627pende@o serás , naco también , you sound exactly like a “latino4trump” lol , nopal en frente pero se quiere crear gabacho porque en SU vida le toco la suerte de entrar legalmente.
This documentary make it seem as there is no poor people in the US or as everyone in Mexico is struggling to make, there is much much to Mexico than what this documentary shows, there's so many many successful people that move back to Mexico from the US
But mexicos poverty rate is much higher than the United states. That's the difference.
wanna see poor? go to any republican state.
@@ChickenMcThiccken So much this.
@@alexcarter8807 not sure if you forgot that there’s homelessness in democratic run cities as well.
Look at the 1930's US mexican american citizens were deported to mexico. theres a whole story about it. The idea still exist that we dont belong here, were in foreign land.
The examples we see in this film are reasons why people should not enter any country illegally and if you are granted some form of legal status, it is very important to pursue citizenship if you wish to stay in the country forever because temporary legal status can be relinquished at any moment.
The migrants that are entering our country today will be subject to the same heartache and they become part of a system that is unstable and is a revolving door that recycles migrants. In my opinion, no matter what you are facing in your country, entering illegally is not worth it. It’s better to take the steps to enter legally and put yourself on a pathway to citizenship than to live your life in constant limbo.
So True.
The more razonable comment I found in all this video. I agree with you.
and they should not have kids in poverty either.
Really ignorant of that suggestion, “take the steps to enter legally “ … it takes a lot of money to do it legally. Why do you think it’s done illegally, duhhhhh?
Really ignorant of that suggestion, “take the steps to enter legally “ … it takes a lot of money to do it legally. Why do you think it’s done illegally, duhhhhh?
I met a guy deported from the U.S in TJ. He worked at my hotel. He has become very happy in TJ and wants to stay. He is very valuable because his English is soooo good.
That lady in TJ, her son is an Army Officer and he cant get her a nice apartment? WTH. I make way less than him and I am sure I can muster enough money to get her into a nicer neighborhood. Must be some ungrateful greedy kids she has.
To all with a struggle keep strong and continue pushing hard. Time's get tuff at points just remain positive and always keep Faith with you. RIP to Sergio's son. Respect to All and be kind.
Don't enter a country illegally if you don't want to face deportation!
7 million have
@@InspirationalGiraffe-eb8hxit’s not judging- All she had to do was get her papers! She did this to herself !
If I want to live in Mexico legally, I need to have residency papers. It’s simple. Dayum
Don’t speak on something you know nothing about or never went through
Including the military veteran, lady? Don't you recognize an American mindset when you come across it? Because the military veteran is more American than the yahoos who stormed the Capitol.
I agree!
I have family in Mexico that live well. One of my aunts is a nurse in Mexico City, the other one an engineer. Yes they have iPhones and cars and their kids graduated from college and yes they have a home.
I live in Merida Mexico, the 2nd safest city in All the Americas, just behind Quebec Canada, a city of 1.4 million people, safer than anywhere in the U.S, no gun violence at all, no narcos either and also no homeless in the streets.
I live very well, big 4 bd house with a nice pool, 2 cars, and lots of pets, my city is getting flooded by expats moving from the US, that are finding a better quality of life.
Mexico está jodido con cojones
Everything is paid off not on credit. Mexico is just like any other country people are wealthy and poor.
I met this dude in Rosarito he said he make good money averaging 65 dollars a day and in good days up to 400 dollars in tip during the summer . I told him do you want to go back to the USA he said fuck no he is doing really good plus he is a tattoo artist and makes money on the side. Mexico has opportunities but you cannot block your self mentally.
That's super good money.
Let me tell you something, the people that say they don’t want to live in the US is simply because they can’t be there. It’s like some sort of psychological defense mechanism or denial people have, that’s the same as me saying, “I am not interested in a Lamborghini” because in reality I can’t afford it, but the tattoo guy you’re talking about, I can bet you a lot that if he really was able to be in the US, rest assure he would say “fuck yeah” and that is where he will be. Yes Mexico may have it’s opportunities, but not like the US, never, nor its a country that cannot even be compared to the US. Plus Mexico is a dangerous country where several parts of it is run by cartels/gangs and organized crime, and if someone makes “good money” like the tattoo artist, and the gangs find out, and if he lives and makes money in a gang controlled area, he better get ready to pay “taxes” (extortion money) to them, if he doesn’t pay, he risks getting killed. Sorry but that’s the truth about Mexico and parts of Central America.
Of course he doesn't want to come back. If he gets caught he's doing time for crossing. But if he could, he wouldn't be there making $400 instead of $1k a week.
@@dianarendon5845 You are correct because Mexico like Haiti is a narco,fail state with cartels, corrupt cops,bad governance.
65 dalla a day i'm moving there asap
I believe you served in our military and fought for our country you deserve to stay in the United States
Not if he snuck across the border that is a crime. I know you may not respect American law maybe you should be kicked out the country yourself
Wrong wrong wrong, no such thing as immunity for the military immigrants. That's like saying " Just because they're military they get to get away with fraud/ robbery/ Domestic V"
@@SunnyandNova Is Donald Trump your hero?
Donna Grantham he robbed a store to get drug money.
I served on us navy most power ful navy ship
USS new jersey bb62.
I married latina Honduras lady very very poor. I got her papers to immigrate to USA
But stupid us embassy in Honduras even though I served on us navy most powerful ship. I mean nothing. I guess I try to bring my wife legally to USA paid embassy fee for her to be allowed to come with me to USA but embassy said lies that she to sick to immigrate to USA
Which is idiotic
USA has best Dr in world.
Yet embassy said lies she to sick.
She could got care in USA if she too sick..
The Vietnam Vet was 100% real. He kept it real throughout the whole documentary. He admitted all of his own faults and the faults of the system. I was born and raised in Boyle Height. I grew up among first generation Mexican-Americans just like me. I feel somewhat split down the middle but since I was born here in the USA, I'm obligated to be faithful to my country. I love my roots and culture and I have to say, that if you know you're a non US citizen, you should know that you have to WALK A STRAIGHT LINE! It is what it is. Most of the people in this documentary took chances with the lifestyle that they chose and now they're paying the price.
Ur right next thing they thought they were citizens.and started to live there like it was their yard.u build in your home country 1st
Honestly bro you’re 100% accurate on that
I'm glad they are home in the county among their brethren.
Thanks for saying that. I've met tons of paisas while travelling through Mexico, who grew up in the states but never quite got their paperwork right. The vast majority probably would've been able to straighten things out but made bad life decisions, did time in prison and then got deported. As my grandma used to say "play stupid games, win stupid prizes..."
Boyle Heights here too! Born and raised ✌🏼😊
I felt bad after watching this documentary . My blessings and best wishes to all my friends. May god bless you all.
I mean the over dramatization wasn't an accident.
@@felixkazteyanozsi pues valí al tiro que te deportan Feliz???
I hope Richard is successful in his court case. Veterans should be able to return.
They're playing on your emotion millions cross illegally and they could only find two people that actually have a legitimate argument for deserving citizenship if they could find more people to interview they would have it helps spin their narrative but they can't find any more
Mexico has a military. He can serve the Mexican military against the cartels.
@@Melinda_Ross but you do have a problem with other 2? I hope you are not a believer in Christ.
@@Melinda_Ross .....it's not up to you, relax.
@@Melinda_Ross Isn't he the same guy that was deported because he robbed a store for drug money? Yes, he did!!!
why is that lady living in the absolute worst conditions of TJ if she has kids she claims went to college in the US that can rent her somewhere decent. She can do any BS work to take care of her day to day expenses. TJ is chill
Yes that’s true ,,, also she had mentioned to own her business in USA 🇺🇸 ,,, so she can transfer it to Tijuana as well ,,,, May be not as the same at usa 🇺🇸 but at least to start up something ,,, 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ RIGTH ???
Jajajaja FOR REAL!!! There's like a thousand IG pages of all the cool places and stuff to do in TJ. A luxury apt is like $15,000 mxn/$750 USD which is way less than San Diego. This is a propaganda documentary
You can rent a beach house for 600$ a month in TJ.
@@Ben-jd6mu doubt it so cheap, prices are going up there too. The first house I lived there was 1350 dollars, the second 950 dollars it was smaller, both steps from the beach during 2021.
Quite frankly, most Americans don’t have $400 in emergency funds…. Some many silly comments in the thread.
No se preocupe Sra esta en su Mexico y deberia sentirse Orgullosa y todo lo que aprendio en USA pongalo en prepertiva no todo es negativo recuerde de donde viene. Animo !!!
Se le olvidó su pais no tiene amor a su patria 🤣🤦♂️
@@natanaelaquino1428 solo ella sabe por qué no le gusta vivir en mexico
Porque durante esos 31 años que estuvo en USA no trato de arreglar su documentación. Sus hijos pudieron ayudarla como ciudadanos americanos.
Mexico es una prision. No tiene agua corriendo ni caminos pavimentados .
One MUST become a legal resident in order to remain in ANY country, or else. There's a right way, and a WRONG to do anything.
Sounds easy huh?
Most of the people in the video were brought as kids and babies. They didn't have a choice to stay in their home country.
@@armando_perez Damned babies crawling over the border!
@@armando_perezno but their parents did and they could have left at 18 and come back the right way or adjusted their status. There are options starting with not breaking the law
@Whoknowsme007 you sound so ignorant! Most of those kids don't know ANYTHING ABOUT MEXICO! How do you expect them to go back to a country they never been too and start over agian. In order for them to get legalized they would have to spend 10 years in Mexico. But since DACA exist, it gives them somewhat of a status.
,..got a little further in the documentary, Richard is saying, “ he’ll probably never hear his nieces and nephews say, uncle Richie” my thought is, so if he lives the rest of his days in Mexico, his family never plan to visit ? , they can go back and forth across the border if they are legal…now, that what’s sad, he can’t go to them but they won’t come to him, sad.
They are so blind and think being here is the only option
Just like the old in the USA put in elderly homes and left alone and forgotten by their families. I saw it, I owned one.
These people think it is a free for all to enter any country they choose. I dont have sympathy for people here illegally, i really dont. I also dont have sympathy for families separated via ICE, they knew the risks when entering yet still did it. Not only that they put their children in danger in order to cross and will now race a lifetime of struggles. They wont be able to get a real job, go to school, travel or anything. Is that really the life these people want? Always worried about ICE? You cannot tell me that is better then where they come from.
He was a druggie and a thief, who in the right mind will bring their kids to some one with that record, he did this to himself.
Great movies guys
Thanks, and thank you.
From Haiti.
This doc made me cry 😢 I couldn’t imagine my mom being sent away. Prayers for all these family 🙏🏻
Come here legally
@@bdavi2269 came here illegally ✌🏻
@@bdavi2269how does someone come here legally? Enlighten us.
@@GianVersace apply for asylum at port of entry would be a good place to start. Obviously,you’re not that stupid.
It's not unfair if you didn't enter the country of the USA fairly like the people who applied legally and went through the process.
Some did do it legally but their work visas expired
@ThejayL0456 Expiration means over.
@@ThejeffJr8 so what? Reapply. If you get denied then oh well it is what it is. That is life it’s not meant to be fair or conform to you.
@@ThejeffJr8 so they entered legally but stayed illegally. Tomato tomato. It's the same. Either way they felt they were above the law and theyre now paying the price.
@DuckierSpoon1718 I am not sure if you know how the systems works regarding joining the military as a illegal..it's a pathway to citizenship, but if you commit crimes, especially felony, your chances of deportation are high. Which they should be.
I got deported in 2003 i was 23 back then,, now im 42 i have a motorcycle shop and doing good,it was a struggle at first,but Mexico has been good to me,i live in Rosarito near tijuana,i have never look back,only forward,home is where you make it,and Mexico is my home,and i thank god for it,all i can say to the new deportes,to stay positive and don't look back,and the more important thing is stop thinking you are better than the rest of the people here cause if you look around we all the same as anny body else we all mexican nationals.
Instead tell your people to stop making gangs and be productive for the progress of america
@@coleslaw7evencommented10ye2 gangs where there before me an you my friend i didnt make any gangs.
@@coleslaw7evencommented10ye2 =example of a person who thinks hes better😄
@@slowmojo9355 so you think what im suggesting is wrong????
@@coleslaw7evencommented10ye2 Okay pilgrim. Our people are from this continent, get back on your ship and gtfo if you don't like it.
beautiful doc.
It’s really hard being an immigrant in the US, any wrong move gets you a one way ticket to your country, even tough living in the US is the only life you were raised in. Life is un fair, but being in the USA is a blessing and is a privilege, hopefully one day I get to return to the country that raised me 😢
Excellent Documentary. !!! Well Done!
Tijuana, Mexico has some real nice places, high rise luxury condos for half the price than across the border in Southern California. Its actually the 2nd largest city after Mexico City, many people from all over the country travel to live and work there, its not as bad living there, this documentary makes it look like hell for entitled undocumented individuals from the USA. Actually I know a few people who were deported living better in Mexico than in the USA, they were able to bring their savings from their old jobs, buy a car in Mexico, get jobs as Uber Drivers, Factory Managers or construction company managers and are living better without having to work as much as they did in the USA, where a lot of wages are eaten up in taxes. A Mexican Passport still gets you visa free travel to Canada, South America and Europe to be a tourist, so its not like your trap in the same country in deplorable conditions.
It is still very difficult, im a us citizen cross to work, if im not in mexico i live in my van w my two kids homeless, it is very painful to know there is no stability, music blasting no laws to quiet it down and i suffer from anxiety so the city is very loud and i have panic attacks, i left California because my husband was deported only for him to leave me there… but now i cant leave because even though i have a job it is not enough money
Lol. Those high rise condos are mostly owned by rich Americans, not by Mexicans. You hardly make the same wage in Mexico as you would in the United States.
Keep your head up NN! 😢
@@NN-ws7cq maybe you should put those kids needs 1st. How old are they?
@@NN-ws7cq why didn't you try to rebuilt your life in Mexico
How is it possible this lady put all her kids to college and now they are not helping her have a better living condition in TJ. And in the US she cooked Mexican food but now in México she doesn’t know how to cook and her daughter tells her to CZcams how to make Mexican food 😒
You heard wrong.. Her sister is the one who told the other sister to get a cooking recipe off of youtube. Because the first sister told her mom that she misses her cooking
Very well done short film. Makes me pause and count my blessings. I wish Richard and the others peace and a way to legally enter and reunite with their families.
Go through the naturalization process the way everyone else does. Pull a number and wait your turn.
Go back. 😊
Take your families with you. Problem solved
Nope
Why was she deported?
It took 20 years to get a visa from brother to sister petition approved. My parents waited and went through the process legally. It was tough for 1st generation immigrant to start a new life but they did it for us. Always grateful for my parents' sacrifices and the opportunity this country has given us.
The mom and her two daughter’s are like “ this is not good enough for me”, but why not helping her out with renting a better house? During job interview, Mom’s had a pretty bad English ( she had an “ accent when speaking Spanish 😂) and I honestly wouldn’t hire her just because of her “ I had my own business “ attitude 😂
Horrible attitude I thought as well.
@@armandomejia2224 I honestly think that she’s racist towards any Hispano or Latino.
You meant "Daughters", without an apostrophe. Don't judge others because English is their second language, she wouldn't hire you either 🥴 🤣
@@laloca5338 Thanks for the correction 😉
You sound like a charm. Bless your heart.
My deepest condolences to Sergio and his wife. May your son rest in eternal peace where the is no pain, only joy.
I like the fact that theses documentaries are made however no attempt to teach them the truth about how they arrived to their bad situation
Great video very informative 👍
I was born in Mex, lived all my life in US, I joined USCG and was able to get my citizenship through them, very blessed!
👍🏻👍🏻💯💯
It is unfortunate for the guy in the home call center. He is very professional and very good at what he does. What amazes me is that there are so many American who chose to go down to Mexico to live and work even if it is temporary, and here we have some people who can't seem to adapt to Mexico's environment. This is why no one should get so attached to one place only. Expand your horizons and find a way of being productive in the country you have been deported to. Ultimately, it is your home country.
It’s easy for Americans to get by in Mexico because they either live off of their SSI (in USD) or work remotely making USD. USD goes a LOT farther there, that’s why they went there, Americans in Mexico typically would be living in poverty if they were in America, but can get by reasonably well on USD in Mexico. Versus Mexicans who are deported and earning pesos and therefore barely able to get by.
You are correct, home sweet home, no place like home, they should make their homeland great again.
The only reason it was sad was because she's separated from.her family.
The American is generating US currency. They are working in the US, and cross back to Mexico to live. Or as previously stated in the above comment. They work from home for american companies, and paid American wages. Mexicans minimum wage is $207.44 pesos=$10.93 in US dollars. Per day.
Not per hour. Per day. California minimum wage per hour, is higher than the minimum wage in tijuana for a full day. California minimum wage is $15. 50 cents. Per hour. The American can pack his bag, and head back home to visit loved ones at his/her choosing. Can attend weddings, babyshowers, birthdays, graduations, medical emergencies of loved ones. Simply live, and participate in human activities with loved ones. The deported can not. The American call center companies the Mexican works for, gets paid in Mexican wages. Having to deal with the mental conundrum; that what you do for a living in a full day. Amounts to less than the amount of money you made in an hour just a border away. And not have a loved one who's arms you can embrace to try to piece it together. Average rent for a 1bedroom apt. Is 5,871 pesos. The minimum wage doesn't cover that rent. Because with minimum wage you make $5,796 pesos per month= $305 us dollars. Meanwhile the American companies outsourcing Mexican employees take job openings from the US to Mexico for cheap labor. What they pay an American is not what they pay a Mexican for the same job. So now the Mexican isn't wanted in the US but also the US citizen has a better life in his own homeland. It amazes me how much so many Mexicans want to expand their horizons and find a way to be productive in a country they have to migrate to. Ultimately it is earth, and they are human.
@@KILITZI 👏🏽 Well said Kiki, & let’s not forget the HUGE influx of American expats, especially retirees who live “cheaply” in Mexico (because they can’t afford to live in America) and raise the cost of living for Mexicans by being an unfair competition for housing… who btw Mexico and Mexicans welcome WHILE the US builds walls to keep Mexicans out.
Please give an update on all of these people's stories. Thanks 🙏😁❤️
Years of living a dangerous life and being on the wrong side of the law has taught me that a tough man knows when and how to get out of a situation, but a smart man never gets himself into one.
Smart people are tough and tough people are smart for whatever that's worth
I work in Voxcentrix and I'm in the documentary for about a minute but just wanted to say that I totally loved the work that you did on this video!
Which one are you? Charlie?
@@carolstrong8313 the call center supervisor, the one that said to the agent "make me cry" lol
@@CarlosReyes-lt5gd Yes! That’s you!
Does he still work there?
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ACTS 2:38 “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
This is a great watch.
Does anyone know what happened to Richard? Was he able to get an attorney and make it back home?
another great documentary
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed.
For a nationality that loves their country so much and have their flags all over it's kind of weird making out like their country is also the worst place to go to. Being split from families is one thing but making out like your country is horrible after representing it so much is a oxymoron
Talk about cognitive dissonance
Mexico isn’t bad the media paints it that way
@@noskpain2792 lol
Did those three people fly the Mexican flag, or are you protecting what a large group of people do?
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ACTS 2:38 “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Very profound. And heartbreaking.
She said she lived in the US for 31 years. Went undetected for long. So many like her, make it here, have babies and think they will be ok without their papers. She had 31 years to correct her situation. And a shame that parents did this to these children.
Damn, I mean I left the US too but god damn. If you are always lamenting on what was then you will never move forward. I adapted after a few months and it is hard at first but this makes it sound like it's the end of the world when you come back. I can't say I am super successful but I am happy and content with the accomplishments I have made.
It's sad but also most of the homies that worked on call centers in TJ have records ! I know this firsthand do it's a hard situation
You will develop new skills, and change your mentality to adapt to your surroundings. It is always challenging in the beginning, but as long as you don’t give up you will make it.
2:40 WOW "im in limbo" thats literally how I feel, im at the border in Tamaulipas, although I have gotten used to the life here and made good friends, I still feel that emptiness inside like I dont belong sometimes, like im missing something. I always tell people I feel like im in limbo and my life in the U.S. was just a past life that never existed. I have friends that work for Cartel and its just a whole different ball game out here, ive learned to adapt but sometimes I just miss home...
Stay there with your cartel friends.
@@ireneg9742 I actually do like it here though, I have the option to move down south where there is less Cartel presence but I prefer where I’m at 😊
I’m a USA citizen and I choose to live in Tijuana. I wouldn’t even say it’s not that bad, I prefer it here
Because rent in San Diego is expensive.
Being a human is a beautiful blessing .. no matter how many times the storm kicks us down , you never give up ... don't be judgemental to others if you don't understand the truth 💯
Thanks!
Wow....quel documentaire, merci!
This was hard to watch. I hope the best for theses people.
It’s a sad reality I live in south Texas and travel to Alaska for work a few months out of the year and when I return after the summer at least 10 families I had gotten to know well we’re gone. Many would call me that they got deported. My heart breaks for them😭😢
Can you imagine did she just say she was 31 years in the United States and doesn't speak a word of English yet and has never become a US citizen and wonders why she's back in her Homeland some people unbelievable..🙄
Shush lady!
I said the same thing you know what happens some people get too comfortable cause they feel like they don’t have learn English cause everyone around speak Spanish 31 years is a long not to understand English that’s ridiculous you know some type of English.What are just sitting around she got too comfortable
I noticed that too. I thought that was very odd.
But we have to remember that she had her own business 😂
@@strongtowerman9661 31 years and not speak no English is lazy to me
47:00... I felt that. I am a 30yr old Hispanic US Citizen living in Texas and it's sad that an idea I thought was mostly in my head, was repeated so closely by someone else on something so randomly presented to me by the algorithm. Dude's not wrong.
This is a beautiful presentation but so saddening and depressing.
Lovely video
I feel bad for the lady living alone without her daughter and grandkids. Praying for your family. My question is, if these undocumented people want to live and stay in the US, how come they don't embrace the language and culture. It's like they want the benefits of being here but have no loyalty to America
I personally know someone who came here (illegally) since they were little and able to achieve two college degrees through the DACA program and now works as a very respectable professional. Said person still does not want to identify as an American, not even Mexican-American. She said it with such contempt too. That’s crazy to me because they love the benefits of living in the US and make a living here but don’t want anything to do with being an American.
Not speaking the language is not a matter of loyalty, thing is that the older you are the more difficult it is to learn a new language. With 12hr work days and tending to kids it's hard. I know people that have been here 40 some years and understand it but can't speak it, because they hang around people and places that speak their language and get comfortable and never learn. Sad I know but true.
I don't think it's about lack of loyalty for the US but lack of education. Speaking from experience, a lot of the immigrants that come here illegally come from a working class background and many of them never finished primary school in their countries of origin, some of them can't even understand what they read in Spanish! I work customer service and help many people in Spanish, there are times when I have to simplify my language so that they can understand what I'm telling them. Can you imagine these people who can barely communicate in Spanish are going to be able to be fully fluent in English? I have an elderly relative who only completed the third grade but at least she's able to understand spoken English and can more or less communicate but she can't read or write English and this after 40 years of living here. It's even more difficult in a city like Los Angeles where you can go all over the city all day and never need to speak English. However, those who have completed middle school and high school in their countries of origin can and do learn to speak English. And the children of these migrants (brought over and born here) grow up speaking English as their primary language.
@@qgwueirbtbyo I think that's a Mexican quirk, some of them have think they're above everyone else. They look down on the rest of Latin Americans. I was discriminated by Mexicans when I was going to school in the late 80s, at that time the majority of Latinos in school were of Mexican origin.
It is not good for the US to have people living here that are loyal to another country.
Beautiful documentary. God bless Richard
Speechless 😢
I’m half and half on this one, my parents came here legally and worked on farms and laundry mats..we all gained citizenship the legal route and none of us ever got into wreckless behavior let alone smoking drinking drugs etc, always followed the law. I never asked my parents to pay a single penny for college, if I didn’t have enough for the semester I would shave off some classes for next semester. Me and my sister till today don’t understand the meaning of college savings plans, we are in our 40s…we always believed you work your own butt off from the moment you can get a job legally.
I respect what you said. Though my parents were well off and we lived in a rich neighborhood relatively speaking, I worked 40-60 hours for 7 years to put myself through college. Never took one penny from anyone. There is a pride in doing that. My co-workers from Watts and East LA were amazed a guy from Palos Verdes was working like that. It is about self respect.
How did you gain it "the legal route"? You don't get that working in a laundry mat unless other family members petitioned for you.
@@luperamos7307 are you okay?
@@eastcoastguy7914 I'd just like to know what you are referring to and how that applies to those people. Being from the Hispanic community myself I am quite familiar with how most Hispanics come here and later obtain residency.
@@luperamos7307 What I sensed in you was more anger than curiosity.
Why this lady is living in that situation??? Her kids don't have money to rent for her a decent apartment in different place ???
To be fair it had only been three months at the time of the documentary. They might have been saving. We don't know..
great work. broke my heart.
Breaking our country too.
I’m calling the immigration on you 👮🕵️
This is so heartbreaking, especially after living in the USA for so long 💔
But why? She was knowingly there illegally and knew the consequences, she made the choice to have kids there and stay, she had 31 years to get that fixed. You get kicked out of my county to!
I am married to a Mexican citizen for 20 years . He came in to the USA undocumented, I petitioned for him and traveled to Mexico for 2 and half years . I spent a lot of money commuting back and forth . He was denied his fiancé visa I 130 because he had entered in illegally. The government on either side does not care about the hardship of families because separation does not arise to what a hardship constitutes above the normal hardships . Ultimately he returned again to the United States after his visa was denied . This time he has been gone for almost 9 years of his 10 year bar .
I have seen a few do that, even in the service. However illegal is illegal. My wife told me about a friend of a friend got pregnant by an illigal immigrant. She was from Japan visiting the US and he a Mexican immigrant in New York. Now her kid will most likely get bullied in Japan, and has a father that will be deported if there is a crack down.... I am sure he was ok with the risks....love sucks.
If you're here illegally just because you live here for 10 years undercover it doesn't make you a citizen automatically get in line
The only criminals that get rewarded for breaking the law it’s fkn disgusting
True and well said Donna 👍
Exactly. Do it legally. They know the consequences so stop crying and get busy
@@mr.willywinker4u849 I agree with you... LEGALLY. 👍
It's a good point. They want to say all I did was work and never got into trouble, but they broke the law by coming illegaly in thr first place. If they have been productive citizens though maybe have them pay a fine?
I broke the law in California & was deported to jail, I lost my job, I lost my home (rental), I lost everything!..........I had to suck it-up! I had no choice, I made some terrible choices! Not attempting to be unkind but living outside the law has consequences! I got away but my so called crime partner dropped a dime on me. Was pissed for quite some time (6-Yr. term) Was finally able to shake this revenge off my mind. I knew I’d be back on a new term if I went through with my plan. He told once, he’d tell again. I came to the conclusion (Truth) I chose to take this risk/gamble and I lost. Even if I could say ,”I was desperate & in need !” I was! but it didn’t change the fact I broke the law. I played I paid!.......... I submit , I learned my lesson!..........The law that took my freedom (more like, “my choice that took my freedom”) is the very thing that changed my ways!..........Of course, I would be RE-miss if I didn’t give God The honor and glory for helping me see that my sinful ways was living outside of His (God) laws.........I Thank God everyday!........ Living outside Gods order will always have repercussions!.... 🙏
34:14 nice violin sync
As an 100% Mexican woman you gotta do it legally. You just have to.
Stfu fukin sell out wannabe gringa and I’m 100% sure your parent’s are 100% mojados who crossed illegally to the US and if it wasn’t for them you wouldn’t have been a citizen in the states
@@MercilessTwinGloks I will never STFU!!! IF LEGAL THEN THIS DOESNT HAPPEN. MERRY CHRISTMAS😘 call me names I can you names too. GROOMER!
I DONT. CARE IF U DO IT RIGHT ..
DONT COME
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@@GEVINCHYGAMEZ didn’t your ancestors come to the US illegally?
@@valeriadperezgomez9815 They went through Ellis Island to be in Anerica legally.
I will keep everyone on this video in my daily prayers. I wish them peace and happiness and reunited with their families again.
Praying for you bro. Make the best of it. You can help your country do better. You learned much in America. Help your people make Mexico better. That is the problem. They never want to go back to help their people and their countries.
The struggle to live in the US isn't easy, you have to earn your keep. You have to WORK to earn a living. Nothing is free in the US. To be born or grow up in the US and for whatever reason get deported back to Mexico despite living in the US for X amount of years, is not an easy transition. Everyone is going to have an opinion, but the fact is, the struggle is different for everyone. Moving or being forced to another country, state or city will always be a scary situation esp when you are alone and leaving your immediate family behind. 🙏
A FEW PEOPLE DO HAVE IT EASY. THEY GET VERY LUCKY. THEY DON'T WORK, LIVE OFF WELFARE AND THEIR STORY KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF BECAUSE THE NEW GENERATIONS IN THEIR FAMILY GO ON HAVING MORE KIDS. THE CHAIN KEEPS GOING ON.
Of course all of this is if you are struggling and don't make enough income and have kids. I agree that it's hard to transition back to living in Mexico and I feel sad knowing they miss their families. No, living in the US isn't easy, living itself is not easy. However, there is a lot of free things in the US that you don't have to work for. Food because there's food stamps and WIC. Housing because there's section 8. Daycare they have programs where you're only responsible to pay very little. They give you free phone service free internet and free lunch for your kids at school.
@@judycarrasco and that's why A LOT of mojados come to the USA, all this free stuff needs to stop. There's another issue that nobody seems to point out, many of these undocumented people claim they're Mexican when they are from Central or South America they're so slick wanting to get deported across the border instead of being shipped back to their country, not fair to people from Mexico because when they're deported they become a burden to Mexico.
No one gets deported for being born in the US hun-
Are we supposed to feel sorry for these people for the bad choices they made? Nah, I’m good.
No one asked you to feel bad or watch documentary either
Yes that’s how it is. We worked hard for centuries to build a country that works. They don’t want to do that so they come here to steal what we built. Instead of staying there and building their own country.
Nope. If they want to be here do it legally.
@@mr.willywinker4u849 I agree with you. However, can you explain to me what process someone that was brought to the US as a child can go though to gain legal residency? If you know of a way everyone would love to hear it
@@jerrymylove1754who built it? Immigrants did
Matatan.🤔.
Ribirin HS,
Excellent documentary very well done,
I often would visit Rosarito for a weekend and bumped into an ex-coworker from back in the day finding out he was going tru this deportation experience. I felt bad for him and others I met while visiting. They do odd jobs like security, parking attendant, selling trinkets/stuff etc. Their English is good but their personal stories are compelling.
Wow and the family let her to live in those conditions, guess they can”t help her🤔
You're right. There're some neighborhoods in Tijuana that rival neighborhoods in Beverly Hills and La Jolla.
First off this is really well done. One must follow the laws of whatever country they are in. Including Americans in Mexico. You can feel for these people yet still understand and respect rule of law. Why have a border to begin with if you don’t?.
I don't feel bad for the people on the video.
How can that woman still speak spanish and have a hard time talking in English, she been living in America for 31 yrs?🤯
@@joy7218 same as European Americans who haven't learned anything about the native tribes and their language of this land🤷♂️
@@kuetlachtli619 And the people they call natives to America aren't the real natives. They came from another part of the world.
@@bjmartin6684 based on the European ideology and they say they back it with science. The only problem with science is that it's only true until a new truth is found. Being that no one wants to look past the Clovis period in the Americas should tell you that there is more history and science that could debunk what Europeans want people to think. Imagine finding out that life was created in the Americas, it would make people question reg history and biblical history. In life always question what your told.
@@kuetlachtli619 👏🏽
I hope the best that all yall are reunited with your families here in America.
Love the sound of Spanish,a nice language to listen to.
All vets who served our country should be able to get back in the US period
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Disagree. There are US vets all over the world. Especially in the Philipines. Many people lie to get in the service. This fellow was lied to by his parents though....tough situation.
Disagree ! Not even veterans deserve a blank check. And I am also a veteran.
That was my wife's worst fear. She just got her citizenship what a relief. She totally behaved herself in the meantime
I guess she can let loose and do crime now that she is legal.
Wish they would’ve been able to send her back
@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 no she was more of a citizen than you'll ever be
@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 whata hear some really great news? This year will be the first year she can vote. We both will be voting for democrats for the rest of our lives including our kids. She's been educating her coworkers about what dirtbags the Republicans truly are. I'm so proud of her.
@@walter6873 still won’t make a difference
Pretty dope documentary
Lived in San Diego, Ca. and i went to Tijuana, severas times. Mexicans are very hard-working, friendly, cordial, attentive, and trustworthy people...they arent migrants...they have the door open to the USA, whenever they want, cause they feel it as their country. They go to the USA to work and return to their home in Tijuana until the next day, and so on, every day. Now, I moved to Fl.cause my husband. When I can, I will return. I hope so.
I was taken to California at the age of 10 months of age , lived in California for 27yrs till ice deported me for the 1st time back to mexico , lost everything too . Its hard out here for a person to start over from nothing! No friends no family..
I've been saving up to open up an animal shelter in northern sonora, once after i get deported. Its going to be a life changing experience.
You don't need to get deported to fulfill your dreams, go back with pride ready to conquer your place in your nation.
BPO industry is also big in the Philippines. I'm happy for these people at least they have jobs. I wish the best for them and it also helps the economy.
I am married to a Filipina and know the slight intonations in English. It always catches them off guard when I say "so what is the weather like in the Philippines today".
Super interesting
Thank you to the creators of this short film/documentary for sharing these stories with us. In reading through the comments it is apparent that the least empathetic people are those who do not understand the complexities of immigration, let alone illegal immigration. Wishing Richard Avila, Rocio Rebollar, and Sergio Baez the absolute best. May you find peace, strength, and hope on whatever side of the border you find yourself. My prayers go out to you.
Maybe people should stay in their county of origin and try to make social and political improvements there.
The parents who stole into the USA without legal standing are at fault.
PS, why to Mexicans, Central and South Americans throw garbage all over the place?
Come here legally or don’t come here at all….if you can’t come here legally means we don’t want you! Public charges ….yuck
Great Doc, wow feel sorry for Sergio could not even attend his own son funeral. Glad for Rocio though she is one of those good people that deserves to stay; worked hard for her family had her own business, never got in trouble with the law, I am Glad for her 👍❤️. Pura Vida
The only case here who was really an unjust deportation is the veteran’s case, but the rest like Sergio and the other lady were just people who failed to go through the immigration process, therefore by not doing that, you face a consequence called deportation, so I’m sorry no sympathy for them, they failed to do what they had to do, the only one I felt sympathy towards was for the veteran, veterans fought for the country therefore he deserves a reprieve, but the other two just have to face the consequence of their own failure…pura vida.
@@dianarendon5845you sound like a charm. Bless your heart, bigot. What did YOU do to ‘deserve’ your American citizenship?
@@GianVersace First of all I was born in the US, second, what makes these illegal you’re defending deserving of being in the country? Either you do things legally or stay out. US is a nation of laws, if you can’t follow them you are not deserving of being here, simple as that. Actually the veteran guy is even much more deserving of the American citizenship than you and me (that I was born here) because he fought for this country and risked his life for it. If I’m a bigot then you’re a jackass...so bless your ignorant liberal bleeding heart, ackass.
@@GianVersace perhaps she was born in the United States.That makes her a citizen who is entitled to voice her opinion on illegal immigration.
This is what happens when you (or your family) force your way, ILLEGALLY, into another country without the proper and legal methods...it's like you are cutting in a long line of people who are patiently and legally coming into the country. When you break the country's law and commit a crime by ILLEGALLY sneaking into the country, you should definitely expect to be deported back. And if you want to stay and live in that country you need to do it legally like the millions of legal immigrants!
This is true but on the other hand most people are not familiar with laws even in their own country let alone a new one and even after living in the same place many years everyone need help to have a life they deserve
Everyone came illegal except the Africans
THIS IS SO HEART BREAKING.
I don't feel bad for him, these people are very hateful to people. I have seen them be so evil to people I'm numb to them.
Everytime they get deported they need to bring back ,5 people and the Government will stop deporting people who are here from no fault of their own. God bless you 😉
This paint Tijuana so gloomy. I’m puertorican, so I have papers. After living in the states decades I visited Tijuana and really loved it, stayed. But I was never felt at home in the USA. No back in PR for the rest of my life. I’m a vet too. Sad to see Ritchie going through this
American are running to live in TJ
In fact the USA is not your country and never will. This is why the government has to grant you independence and get rid of you.
Your still living in Mexico?
@@legendsneverdie2232 there is a big "serbian" diaspora in mexico city
2,000+ homicides in Tijuana so far this year. 😆 great place!
Did they just say the first caller social security number in the video 😔👍❤️. Pura Vida