More Cambodian Immigrants In America Getting Deported Under The Trump Administration
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2019
- They had already served time for their crimes. Now with Donald Trump as president, these US permanent residents of Cambodian origin are getting deported, leaving behind loved ones and barred from the country they call home.
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Under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act enacted by ex-President Bill Clinton in 1996, any legal immigrant in the United States who has committed a crime can be deported back to their home countries.
More recently, the number of deportations of Cambodians surged due to Trump's aggressive anti-immigrant policies.
What happens when these immigrants get removed from their families to live in a country they hardly know?
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he lived in America for 37 years and he never applied for citizenship
Yup, zero excuses. I applied for mine immediately I was eligible
Yes indeed. So mind blowing dumb ignorance. His parents stuffed up & so too he, when he reached adulthood. hmmm 🤔👀🙄😐☹️👎.
I’m not sure if you seen other documentaries that came out. You know how many Cambodians applied for citizenship then got deported in the process? Of course not you’re ready to judge and try to use yourself as an example. You did nothing special buddy
@@khmer5591 Before 1989, Green Card doesn’t have expiration date and the stamped on the Green Card says “Permanent Resident.” In 1996 Congress passed the IIRIRA Act and signed by President Clinton which in plain English reversed the word “permanent” to “Temporary.” I, like most Cambodians never ever thought in a million years that the US would expelled or repatriated us back to Cambodia. The only thing that set me apart is I wanted a job and that job required that I’d be a citizens of the US. With that being said, those who judged these deportees haven’t got the slightest ideas what they went through. These kids are a products of an Americans. They don’t know anything about Cambodia and to send them back to a country that they themselves never been to is inhumane. Family separation is a death sentence. Please my Khmer people, stop gamble with you life and get naturalized! 🙏
@@zeroyou3060 They cant become a us citizen after they got out of jail, cant be when you are a felon.
As sad as their situation is, it’s heartening to see that Sothy and Lisa decided to make the best of this and restart in Cambodia. I’m sure with their skill set, they will do well in Cambodia. Good luck!
Agree. It is the best decision in his situation to restart together.
I just said the same thing. I’m so happy that she went there to live their live together. That’s true love, for real.
@@kevinsay2492 I agree. He’s so lucky, she’s so loyal. Bless them all!
Mr. Sothy is my teacher this is shocking
He fooled some White chick to thinking its an exotic vacation lmao
37 years of living there without getting a citizenship hmm... can anyone tell me what are the reasons for that?
@Oliver - Gun charges, and other behaviors, maybe?
Some can even feign ignorance, truly laughable.
Grew up in a ghetto around Americans ..mother and father fresh off the boat dont know any English and has no knowledge of consequence of being an immigrant so their kids just grew feeling just like a regular American and make mistakes
@@khasok82He is no victim. Good people get to stay. Bad people get deported. Excellent plan of action.
Ray doesn't matter if they were brought over as kids or babies. Bad or not shouldnt be deported
You might be able to make something out of yourself there, but I do not recommend being an unlicensed. drug dealer no matter where you live.
I’m Cambodian and it makes me sad to see my people get deported. Throughout this video, the one thing that makes me happy is to see that sothy and his wife were reunited. That’s true love, she left her life here to be with him. God bless you all.
There is no one to blame but themselves. Should have listened to the people who told you to change your ways. Now they expect people to cry and feel sorry for them.
Yeah, dude is crying about taking depression pills. BOO HOO
If you will crime, then they will kick out from there. Bcz that is not your country.
@Heather Larson nigga watch the video
@Heather Larson and you would survive under the Khmer Rouge?? get a brain, read some history, then delete your ignorant comment child.
@@KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza the pfp is a Kpop star it obviously isn't the real person 🤦♀️
@@pew6467 and if you know, well not everyone knows about pop stars
LEARN ENGLISH ....
Now that's true love. God bless them both.
Dang got to be hard being away from family
If you where granted permission to live in the USA, don't screw it up and do illegal things.
*BIGGER BETTER STRONGER*
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My god the media is corrupt. Non-stop pro-"minority" propaganda. The MSM is determined to destroy this country by turning it into a third world hellhole. Not a word from them about the rampant crime wave that follows blacks and Muslims everywhere. Not a word about the trillions of dollars in real estate destroyed by "people of color." Not a word about the inefficiency of businesses who are forced to hire lazy, inept "minorities" to satisfy quotas. Just endless bleeding heart stories designed to inflame the public and make them think we're "bad" if we don't hand over our country, our money and our jobs to the enemy. SICK!
@@hillarybarrie7548 I'm glad to see there's still some sane people out there. Especially a woman. Here in CA that's very rare.
@@hillarybarrie7548 My God. What's wrong with this comments section? I can understand if we're deporting criminals for things like robbery, assault, money laundering, and other serious crimes. But what kind of conscientious human being wants to exile someone like Sothy (the first man) who was charged with nothing more than intent to distribute marijuana, a relatively harmless substance that's already legal in some states anyway?
So what if he's technically a criminal? Should we go after the 57 million Americans who illegally download music? That's technically a crime worth millions of dollars.
Sothy committed a relatively trivial crime and paid his dues. He's a LEGAL immigrant who pays his taxes. He's a changed family man. I have to question the humanity of anyone so eager to separate a man from his wife and baby for something so insignificant as marijuana possession.
@@jcdenton1635 - Certain ethnic groups are not suited to civilization. They should return to their native land where they can enact their "way of life" and not disrupt ours doing it.
These were nonviolent offenses and neither deportee is a repeat offender. What ever happened to forgiveness and redemption? If these were Europeans getting deported, the callous hypocrites in the comments would be treating them with more compassion.
Very true. People are quick to judge by their skin color. I also don’t know why they keep saying they are illegal. America granted them legal residence. It just so happens the government of Cambodia and America made a deal regarding these “criminals” to deport them. Other Asian countries like Laos and Vietnam do not have the same deal. A lot of the comments here are uneducated and racist.
Thanks for this video
I don't get it! He is a criminal, what's wrong with deporting criminals? Why take your American Residency for granted? Why not work hard and not commit crimes.
gun possession and ATTEMPT to sell marijuana are crimes that are so common, that probably your best friend does it and you wouldn't know about it; if every criminal as such is deported, then a large part of the population would be gone.
@@amazinghannure6440 Gun possession isn't a crime
+Tau S ,, yeah you dont get it dick face , how many smoke pot? Its soon not to be a crime, shut the fuck up asshole
Tau S Because it is a double punishment. Non-immigrant criminals get to stay in America and immigrants get deported. It comes down to government to government agreement to accept and deport “criminals” that already served their time. Not all countries accept their own people back FYI. You may not know the many people who are criminals not native to America are still roaming your local streets. Seems like people here are quick to shame others when it happens.
No margin for error. One crime committed and you can’t stay in the us anymore. What?
Stay strong sothy haven't seen and talk to you in years brother one day I visit you guys stay strong
Can i get an update
As a human being, always set yourself a high level of character. If you do not, one day you have to pay for it. So blame yourself and accept it.
Are comments to be disabled?
I’m sorry to hear that! God bless my people people
Fam checkin in.
It's sad that despite how tight the Cambodian community is, they were not informed about the importance of applying for citizenship. Legal permanent residence is no guarantee as it comes with rules and expectations.
So its everyone's fault that weren't "informed" lmao
Maybe these deportations will make other Cambodians in the US to think twice before committing crimes.
My people has been through hell and back. Still standing in this country till this day and prideful .
Deport
I am feeling sad for him.
But He shouldn't have done felonies if he loves his family .
People are so quick to judge about the man living in the US for 37 years and yet failed to get his citizenship. Did they also know that Trump even deported a Native American woman to Columbia? She was 25 years old and were deported. Also there was a captain of police department that were detained and deported he was an American citizen. Trump and his goons didn’t care. He and his family should be deported back to his mother land of Germany. Oh wait I forgot, his motherlands kicked his grandfather out because like Donald Trump,his grandfather ran away during the First World War came to America made a fortune and tries to go back to Germany and began bribing German government officials and caught as well and was deported back to the US. Donny learned quite well from his grandfather. A draft dodger. I went through similar situation with this man here. You can say I committed a crime, but what crime did I really commit? Here is one example, a white teenage boy rode his bike and slammed into my parked car. When I saw what happened I yelled for him to stop because he broke my left side rear view mirror, but he kept running so I took off and followed him with my car. I caught up to him and he said follow him to his house so that his parents can pay for the damages. When I got to his house, there six police officers waiting for me and arrested me. They took me into custody for threatening to harm a teenager. I showed the officers damages that boy did to my car. The officers asked me why I was going to do with the baseball bat inside the trunk of my vehicle if I didn’t planned on harming the kid. I was charged for possession of a deadly weapon and threatening the teenager. I was released from jail after one week than the immigration picked me up and I was arrested and sent to immigration holding for 1 year. Even when I told the immigration officers that I’m a naturalized citizen. Where is justice? My vehicle was damaged and I was sent to jail. They never paid for the damages.
@@SirFoodie1904 The goon is the person who commit crime. What you experience is yours, it doesn't mean the others don't deserve to be deported. Trump is 1000x better than demented Biden. As much as he tried, Trump still didn't deport as much as Obama did.
@@SirFoodie1904 lmao, Trump this Trump that, its not his fault, its these garbage dude's fault. He should have gotten his citizenship first and second not commit crimes.
I want more about soth and lisa story. Sothy seem like a really good guy. Dude was only selling pot. Which is now legal in the USA. 2 years he probably only had a few oz
Dave Da Man there have been 2 cases now because of pot. Both deportees are not back in America. I think it depends on the charges
He can try apply for a pardon
Im hmong and sad to see all of my southeast Asians brothers get sent back to a country they knew little about. My brother in law is a cambodians as well.
i saw this video yesterday why's it getting suggested again???
I saw a bunch of these videos when Obama was President so I don't know why Trump was named in this video. Don't commit crimes and you'll be fine
No papers no stay.
If you don't want to get deported, obey the law. In Santa Ana, California, all of my illegal Mexican and Guatemalan friends obey all the laws, not out of respect or honestly, but because they don't want to run the risk of deportation.
So basically the Cambodians refugees, have been here way too long...so trump is now like Bye
Last part was so beautiful she is faithful to her husband by flying to Cambodian just to be with him . That’s real love right there .
That's a devoted wife if I have ever seen one. I wish them success in Cambodia
Wow crazy Cambodians in America didn’t apply to get citizenship, our family applied for citizenship in nz when we came here from Cambodia as a refugee. Sad to see them getting deported.
I wish you the best of luck and gods blessed you and ur family brother
They won’t give to you if you’re a criminal person and they also took away your green card and don’t try to apply you will wasting your time and your money.
Before Donald Trump became US President there were Immigration policies or rules that already exist. Those Legal Permanent Residentsshould abide the law because if you commit crime you will be deported and whom are you going to blame. We should be grateful that US opens the door for immigrants so abide the US law.
Hope they could be strong and build their home country and give positive impacts there.
And what the fuck have you done for this country?
What a shame of American government deportation Cambodian refugees back to Cambodai.
Wow so proud to see Khmer living there
Deportation is not fair. We must do thing legally.
Actually, deportation IS the law.
This guy said he didn’t know where Cambodia was on the map, what a damn lie, even my 10 years old Cambodian nephew knows where’s it at on the map.
Hey it's a sad reality but true that some people really dont know where they are from on the map and some cannot speak their own language. I witnessed it first hand and though are they really this dumb but growing up in a different culture life can happen this way!
@@1buddyclubs techanlly their not from their if they wasnt born or raised there
@@Haitiangirl23 yes I couldn't agree more!
Sad 😢
OMG I'm a Cambodian back at the Khmer Rouge my grandmother tried to escape cambodia with her best friend but she was kicked out of the helicopter her friend escape cambodia now living in US now I'm still here.
They shouldn't have kicked her out
Seems to be a pattern here.......CRIME!!!!
The same rant and complaint.
I am black and brown and hence a oppressed minority.
My selfish and criminal activities should be overlooked.
He is no victim!!!
+is privy .. he sold pot dick face, pot will soon be legal, oh and fuck you
bigraviolees you must be one of "them" too
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@@jimmywyatt8351 Yeah I know, it does not make it right either. And a lot of people get away with stuff and think we can be taken advantage of, it upsets me too.
@@bigraviolees it's only legal in store, not on the street corner and not in all states. The mentality of playing the victim is overrated. I don't care who you are, life has consequences! "Play Stupid Games Win Stupid Prizes".
The family are together again.That's what mattered most.😊👍
just out of curiosity... have any European Americans ever been deported?
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I hope his wife and kids can move to Cambodia
Don’t be dumb just be humble to live in U S of A now you going to Cambodia on a holiday to think bout it
You just have a green card,.. Not citizenship
Get a US lawyer to vacate that marijuana charge due to the change in law. Apply to re-enter America.
If an immigrant commits a drug crime in Cambodia you get five years to life in prison. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time or have money and a great lawyer like jussie smollett.
how come they didn't apply for citizenship?
A lot of these clown, specially southeast Asians that are into crime, and gangs are not patriotic and won't assimilate into American culture and think they are untouchables till they find out the game is over.
Sad very sad to see the united state deportation Cambodain Americans back to Cambodai separate their kids and wife. This is world power country.
Deportation should be illegal. Separating anyone from their family is inhuman. If they served time, they reformed, they deserve a second chance. Cambodia accepting deportation is at fault. Everything is about money. United States should be a country to unite people not separate them from their country and their family. How evil to
send any human being to a place they never been to and have no one or no place to go to for help. Bottom line we need to ban deportation. It doesn’t make any sense.
Lisa is a real one
Those who cross Mexican borders as a child without legal documents should be same as these people. Should be the same.
Why do they take so long to apply for citizenship? There is no forgiving if you break the laws. Lots of immigrants live here that do not commit crimes or get in trouble.
You immigrants vote or voted for this monster, DT. You get your rightfully deserved reward. 0 Tolerance and a one way ticket home.
Immigrants can't vote
Been deported since 2002 to Cambodia
Law is the law .Don't complain
How many Cambodain people live in USA?
God bless my people people .
No Pity.....They Messed up
Thank god my father apply for citizenship. When we come to America.
That’s a special woman.
Cool
Serve prison time and get deported back to the Motherland. No sympathy.
Title is miss leading the trade agreement was signed in 2002 Way before Trump.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP SO MUCH!!!Make American clean again!
hehe im from cambodia now i live at cambodia
I support this cause!!!
ATC members unite !!
Americans for the Tolerance of Criminals.
We have a Take Home a Felon for the weekend program.
See your local prison for details.
+solobacpacking,,, you fux elected a criminal potus
Except these are former convicts , not criminals birdbrain
@@helloly - a criminal is a criminal whether time served or not moron. look it up.
@@solobackpacking Yeah say that to all your white and black folks in USA who served time MORON. I was arrested and let out too...I AIN'T no dam criminal anymore. I PRAY karma gets you one day your ass gets arrested and you received the same treatment of everyone calling you forever a criminal after you're released. I PRAY.
@@solobackpacking I pray to the gods and hell this bitch solobackpecking gets arrested and be labeled a criminal for the rest of his moronic life. SO BE IT. When u get arrested THINK OF THIS COMMENT HAHAHAHA
This is a sweet video
Illegal is illegal.
Good, for decades ICE has been ignoring Asian & Arab illegals & finally that free ride is coming to an end.
Go back to Europe you white colonizers you stole this land from native Americans
Go President Trump clean the swamp rats 🐀
Now Trump's gone and white girls love asian masters, bye bye hahahaha
Unfair?
It's completely ludicrous to believe you can exist here, un-documented, and it be ok.
A lot of playing on emotion here, but the law is unphased.
Get your shit in order. If you want it bad enough, go back, and apply. Those are the rules.
Oh JOHN....GUN POSSESSION? BAD CHOICE! Won’t be seeing you either!
That's a good wife bong stay bless
He should a done his paper work. something I am guilty of also,I put that kind of stuff off. It's to bad they don't go by individual cases. This is a case he should be able to stay.
Escape from the brutality of Khmer Rouge yet at last trapped in Trump's policy
Just don't break the law !
These Cambodians only have residence they are not citizens so they can be Deported from the U.S..all illegals with residence status can and will be Deported
Deport all the gangster. I don’t feel sorry for you. You knew what you did was wrong and you still do it
Back in 1986, I was standing in a room with a bunch of other Cambodians (and Mexicans) with our hands on our hearts saying the pledge of allegiance. Everyone walked out of that room as an American citizen.
They tell you straight up when you enter this country as a refugee, you have permanent residence and the right to work but you are not granted all the rights of an American citizen unless you become one. I know plenty of people who never bothered getting citizenship because they either didn't want to pay the fees or they were too lazy to study for it.
Bill Clinton opened up the floodgates for deportation and the first deportees started leaving nearly 20 years ago. These people were in the country for 20 years and never bothered getting citizenship. After the first wave of deportees in 2002, they understood the importance of getting citizenship, yet here we are 18 years later for a grand total of 38 years and thousands upon thousands of them still have not applied for citizenship. At some point they're going to have to stop blaming everyone else and take responsibility for their own actions or lack thereof.
This is why I don't sympathize with these people. What kind of person you are if after so many years you don't bother getting citizenship? Not a very useful person for society if you can't even bother with such an important thing.
@@canuck21 you sound mad ignorant my dude
@@AyeYoBoxingWithMadiba Tell me how I'm ignorant. Explain your logic.
@@canuck21 my parents immigrated from Africa to the US in the 90s. My parents worked honestly, broke no laws and have been successful. Last year they became US citizens despite being in the country for about 30yrs. Becoming a US citizen is not Simple my dude.
The history of Cambodians in America has been rough one. Imagine escaping a genocide to come to a foreign country and then living in ghettos where it’s a hostile environment. This is how gangs in America are usually started…
These guys that have been deported committed crimes and served time, but some of these guys have been reformed and changed their lives. Why be so judgmental about a situation you don’t know about?
@@AyeYoBoxingWithMadiba My family were also immigrants. We started our lives from scratch too. I have relatives in the US and they're US citizens. It didn't take them 30 years to get their citizenship. I'm of Vietnamese descent and Vietnamese situation is not that different from the Cambodians. Some Vietnamese are being deported too for the same reason as in this video and I don't sympathize with them either because I know plenty who have succeeded by working hard instead of being lazy and going the criminal route. It's possible to start from scratch and remain productive citizens. I don't know why it took your parents that long to get their citizenship, but at least they didn't brake the law and have become successful. Your parents are the type of people who deserves to be in the US. They add something positive to society, not so much with these people.
come legal
Well shit just aint fair sometimes.
The law deported them.
@Mr. deepaps he sold pot. Don't see how that ISNT a crime. Also illegally moving into any other country will get your deported, so he ain't a special cookie in this case.
They committed crime they got sent bad. Too freaking bad.
Carlo Gambino never did get a U.S Citizenship.He died an Italian.....;)))))))
Maybe to avoid getting deported just do not commit a crime.
Considering that here in Singapore we have an online falsehood law which is very broad, I doubt you can live anywhere in the world without committing at least one small crime that you get away with. :X
@@GreatChicken2 The guy in the video is a drugsdealer. I rest my case
@@Kenhraim really? We execute drug dealers here and you call us harsh!
@@GreatChicken2 Don't deal drugs then
So you nevet had a traffic violation? If so deport your ass back to whatever shithole you came from.
This seems more like feelings rather than what's right is right. The producer should be ashamed for slinging this shit around....... it will not solve anything, only cause people to be more misinformed about the law.
Deported cause most of them has been convicted of a crime. They mess up their life. I don’t feel sorry for them. 2 sides to every pancake.
People in the comments are acting like the US are throwing people out of the country for no reason. If you aren't a citizen then you can be deported for committing an offense. These laws apply to literally almost any country, Singapore included. Literally all of these people have some kind of convictions. My parents are Malaysian immigrants to US but somehow didn't commit any crimes past a speeding ticket and yet are still here...... I wonder why?
If you illegally enter than bye !
@@marcusmagice This has nothing to do with illegal entry. Most of these people entered he US legally, the problem is they didn't behave.
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I don’t give a s*^^%. They can stay in their own countries
GOOODDD
Hi sothy it me chhom
I'm glad this is happening. American citizens need to have jobs, education opportunities and housing.
qolspony a lot of Americans are fuckn lazy
Judgmental people out there. Sorry that people made mistakes for not being a U.S. citizen, but there are many Americans who killed their own kind who are able to stay in the United States and committed more crimes. Are able to stay in the states vs an immigrant who did not kill any one but served their full term in prison and now having to face deportation. It is unfair. I have seen many families suffered. Every situations are different. People need to stop judging. No one is perfect. And Unless you have gone threw the same situations as these people , then you truly know how they feel. My daughter will probably never see her grandfather. We will have to live with it and deal with it. But I believed in karma. Those who judge another human being due to their privilege. I pray to god that one day you know how it feels to be separated from a love one.