I did 12 years in prison from 18-30 Got deported to a city I was a stranger to Worked my ass off now I’m a training director for a big company that has a satellite office here in TJ, I’m married with a 2 year old son, this city gave me a 2nd opportunity at life, love this city. ❤
I'm glad to hear you did that That's great because that's what it's about You learned your lesson You took that and you made a great life That's what these people need to do and congratulations
I know a couple homies that got sent to Tijuana. Spoke both languages perfect. Saved enough money to get to Mazatlan the other Zihuatanejo. With nothing but a backpack each. They both now run bars at top notch all inclusive resorts making mad money. Found love and have kids. Keep y’all heads up. Find the positive find the light. It’s always shinning. Love.
Don't trip dudes i got deported too after 18 years in the usa since i was 6 . Life is great here too i got a new family.Now am a true mexican again,GOD IS GREAT!!
Brother e vivido toda mi vida en usa 🇺🇸 y no tengo papeles y me asusta k me devuelvan es bueno mexico 🇲🇽 I want to back I’m cansado de pensar si un día no vuelvo a casa
How is Guadalajara these days? I spent a couple of months there during the pandemic by marketa San Juan de Dios. Some lovely chicas malas nearby. Malas pero buenas.
Got deported after living in the US for almost all my life (24 years roughly), landed in Juarez worked remotely there for 2 years finished a coding boot camp for web development, met a girl online through a language app and thanks to my remote job skills and better pay I was able to fly to Spain and relocate there to meet her, i now live here in a beautiful beach town , living with her and i am now a year away from becoming a European resident. I guess I can say life gave me a second chance.
@@sierra5713 Alicante, I survive with 1200 dollars. It’s more than enough. But once I get my work permit next month I’m gonna start applying for web dev jobs earning euros.
I was deported in 2011 to Mexico and the last time I was here was when I was 4 years old ,didn’t even know the language. But now I love it here now and I don’t want too go back to the USA .
yeah i was never deported but a family member passed and left me some land so i went back to claim it, turns out cost of living is super cheap in mexico especially if you earn american dollars. since i work in IT i was able to find remote work and ive been living here since 2009 with no reap reason to ever go back. keep in mind this, yes with a advanced degree in america you will make alot of money, *but* you will also loose alot of that in taxes, housing, food, transportation ect ect just general cost of living. now yes we have all those expenses here too but since i work for a company in germany doing IT work the europe is waaay more then the peso so i do more then well for myself here. if you speak english well and are going to go back to mexico trust me the locals know you got a leg up and they are mad about it.
Exactly! He probably assumed that his parents secured U.S citizenship or U.S permanent residency for him when he was a child.He also probably felt that he had citizenship because he served in the US Military .
@@leesenger3094 they didn’t offer to make me a citizen, why would I risk my life for a country that doesn’t want me? So I can make videos complaining? lol I’m sure you have served and I’m sure it paid off for you. Thanks for your input
Having lived in the US since I was 4 years old until i was 22. Never went to Mexico in that time. I was removed from the US under voluntary departure. There seem to be a lot of ignorant people commenting on both sides of the scope. Its been 12 years since I came back to Mexico with my broken Spanish. Mexico is what you make it. If you live your life dreaming and needing to go back to the US you are in for a hard time here. For those that just came back, or will be coming back in the future by their choice or not. Do something with your life. Finish school. With the level of English most people come back with they can find a decent job. Add a higher education to that like a degree Mexico will be alright for you. I came back. Hated it but I picked my ass up and finished school, I sought out higher education and now I live a pretty decent life here. "El perico donde sea es verde."
“El que es perico donde quiera es Verde..Y el que es tarugo donde quiera pierde” You are doing a great job..should be proud of what you have accomplished!!!
This is my dad and my family's story... he was deported in 2008... nothing was ever the same.. our family remains fragmented, there's layers to this... grandma was devastated, my sister has no memories of her dad in the states, parents relationship never recovered... hes still there.. his connection with us is confined to the internet (chats and videos), he could not attend my college graduation and watched it online. The border not only defines geographical boundaries but it has also shaped and defined me... its a grief for a living person that not many people understand, that empty chair at la mesa stays there for years, dejando una huella imborable. Nothing about this path has been easy.
I'll never understand families who stay separated just to keep one foot in the USA. Mexico is never so bad that they can't take the family with them when they get deported.
I’m so sorry i gave birth alone in the hospital because my sons dad was taken at a checkpoint for 🪪 it’s devastating and the ice detainer was something u had not heard of being as an American 🇺🇸 so my question is did you guys get a lawyer? I ended up having to and this was august of 2009 when I experienced the nightmare
@@NotTheExfacts and they are growing the peso and using resources for electricity ⚡️ better than usa 🇺🇸 i learn a lot from Tabasco my husband’s native land in 🇲🇽
@@NotTheEx what’s seen here and in many people’s lived experience including mine is 2 things: the majority of the family is already settled in the US including extended family, and the deportee is the only one in Mexico. So uprooting the entire family especially if they’re not geographically close to Mexico is not easy. 2. some of these cases involve the complex disease of alcoholism. Where folks lose their papers because of DUIs or substance related charges. My family in fact did try the “let’s live in Mex to keep our family approach”. My dad lost his citizenship due to alcoholism and unfortunately us living there with him didn’t make it go away either. He’s paying the ultimate price and I wish I could say 16 years later he’s found sobriety but as u see with the men featured here. They drink to cope with the loneliness and separation.
I Was Deported In 05 I Was Born In Romita,Guanajuato And My Parents Took Me To The US When I Was About 2 Years Old. I Lived My Teen Years In Salinas Ca. I GotcIn Alot Of Trouble Growing Up Even Though I Had My Both Parents With Me. I Did Alot Of Stupid Shit. And Until I Landed In Juvenile Hall In Salinas The Judge Said Enough Is Enough Im Sending You Back Home. Linving Here Since Back In My Rancho And Feel Free I Started Learning Cutting Hair Here In Mexico And Know I Have My Own Barber Shop, Thanks To My Parents Who Supported Me All The Way From Cali🙏🏼
I was 2 years old when when when I was brought to the United States and honestly I didn't think like that like being born in Mexico was the furthest thing from my mind tell me I'm from over the U.S. I never became a US citizen I was at 35 year resident same laws don't apply so any one who not a United States citizen and you're smoking weed or a little bit of anything else you can lose your status fuck suck. the only person I had in Mexico was my brother was one years old he he was brought to the US but he deported 10 years before me about 3 years ago he went missing I tried to do everything I could to try to find him to add insult to injury I was advised to stop. Or else. 😢
They don't want to be together or else THEY WOULD. If one of us has to go, we all have to go, that's all there is to it. If we're gonna be miserable in separate countries, we might as well be miserable TOGETHER in the same country. Family is family, you stay together at ANY cost. No job nor house is worth being separated from your children or spouse. That's not love.
it's the media it same with UK it's made out to be the end of the rainbow where the streets are paved with gold. They are on the contrary not and it's tough to live in UK unless you are earning at least £50-60,000 per year and that's for a single person with no dependents.
Because the place is beautiful but people can be evil, there's this thing call classists, preference over social status, workers treated like crap even by U.S companies that have installed themselves here for cheap labor, made to work 6 days a week 9hrs a day, Sundays through Saturdays, and the day workers mondays through Saturdays, sometimes made to work 20 hrs straight if they tell you to do overtime. We have laws but there's no justice, there is corruption. Sad thing is it can't change because people are afraid to speak up, feel over power. Aside average salary compared to rent is crap, monthly rent is $10,000 when average salary is $4,800 a month, at the most $10,000 if have a higher education. Basic education is expensive regardless of it been public. Etc. etc. It's changing slowly thanks to certain programs but there's still so much injustices, it's like we have rules and laws only as decorations and they try to gaslight or set a group against one when speak up. One is only lucky if one is middle class, rich or a foreigner. Though do have to say at the least I'ved never heard gun shots.
I promise you’ll hate Mexico 6 months in, then you could get used to it. 2 months in you’ll love it. When nothing important is in the U.S… it’s fine but when your life was here… it suck’s
i dont disagree but uh, Gaining citizenship isnt as simple as waiting 5-10 business days for a letter in the mail. Its a long ass process. Uneasonably long in far too many cases. a lot of cases. 11 years and more. Citizenship should be an immigrants first priority and if the government was actually concerned about it, dont you think they would do everythin g possible to make it quick and painless?? Either its not a problem, or they dont care. People can blame Biden, Trump, or whoever but this has been a porblem well before any current or recent administration.
It's easy to blame people. I only imagine how terrible Mexico is for their parents to smuggle their own kids in. I pretty sure the parents wanted better for their own. But they messed up and back to where you were born.
@@kaisersv they loved them so much they failed to legalize them while living in the United States illegally .. the parents put them in that position. It’s their fault it’ll continue to be their fault because they bring them here illegally and they don’t legalize them nor themselves lol gmafb
Falsified enlistment is a crime, he should have got 10yrs in the brig! No sympathy for persons disregarding US LAWS he took a spot from a REAL citizen...
There is no path for foreigners to directly obtain a US citizenship. They must first obtain a green card and hold it for 3-5 years being good permanent residents before getting eligible to apply for a citizenship. While holding a green card, the foreigner must be deported if he/she commits a felony or more serious crime. If these guys didn’t commit felony crime they could have become US citizens and would be still living here. That’s the deal they signed up for when they entered the US military but they broke the deal themselves.
He should have got 10yrs in military prison for falsified enlistment and taking a spot from a REAL Citizen... Deportation is not a crime, but he entered illegally then joined the country probably with a fake SSN#. No sympathy.
No americans politicians don't want that. And serving the military of another country is seen as treason. How would you feel if americans serve another country? They are seen as traitors. In my country you can only serve the military when you have the citizenship.
The grass ain't always greener on the other side. Every city got it's "undesirable" section You can't escape the struggle, you got to survive and overcome it 🙏 Smiles are universal
@talos2373 I'm an American citizen by birth right, Mexican Citizen by blood right. The fent jacks the prices up on your side 🤣 There is definitely no human fecal matter on the streets here 🇲🇽 ##staycation
This is breaking my heart to watch... Jesus Christ that scene with the lady talking to her grand babies on FaceTime got me in tears. I'm a naturalized citizen from the caribbean and I could not imagine my mom having to go back after all these years working, paying taxes and doing the right things. All I can do is pray that the US recognize and fix this.
@kedah2398 I don't understand people like you she broke the law, she knew it when she did it long ago. When you break the law you get separated from family that's just fact whether jailed or deported. People leave Mexico because they want a better life and we have decent lives in America because most people respect the law and they do not in Mexico because the country is corrupt.
@@hockeyplayersnetwork3307 What is there not to understand? Having empaty for a family in a hard situation legal or illegal? You and your kind yap, yap, yap listen you were fortunate to be born here weather you're poor or rich, they're tons of opportunity in this nation, why not live and let live? Pretty soon you're going to be dead, rotting in a box and all the laws and land you're fighting for you can't take with you. While you at it why don't you go tell big Pharma stop selling shit that kills people, tell the FDA the food they selling full of sugar etc... Bet you wouldn't say that but you're the first to thump your Chinese made Trump bible bout thet law and the law... F outta here!
The US is doing the right thing by deporting people who entered the country illegally. We have laws and if you break them, you are subject to the punishment the court deems appropriate. Don't put yourself in that position in the first place. Apply for legal immigration, wait your turn, and come in when you are accepted, it's very simple, really. What's sad is that people make the choices that they do then suffer from them and blame others.
The dye is cast the minute someone decides to illegally enter a country. The US should go after employers who hire non-citizens and end birthright citizenship for children of people illegally in the country. Basically, end the incentives.
I grew up in Chicago all my life from age 1-24 when I was deported. I am now 33 and was able to buy some land and build my own home here near the Laguna of Chapala en Jalisco MX. It's a beautiful country. I wish I had been deported sooner😂
What do you like the most over living in Chicago? I grew up in that area too. Long cold miserable winters, I will never live that north again if I can help it. And IL is stupid expensive just to have place to live. Is it easier down there? God bless
My mother tried to help two people who were deported, we live in Tijuana. My mother found them jobs, she helped them process their documents so they could work. She rent them a room at home, So that they wouldn't live on the street. Everything was fine for a while, one of them left, hedidn't pay rent and he took things that didn't belong to him. The other lived there almost two years before he started using Drugs and trying to hurt my mom. I understand that not everyone is the same, many people are very good but others not so much. And there are people like my mother who try to help and in the end they end up Disappointed.
@@EbK_KJx17 I'm not trying to demonize them, I'm just explaining what happened. People often complain that they don't have opportunities in Mexico and when they do, they waste them.
It’s interesting how so many Hispanic people specially teenagers wave that Mexican flag around and older people always complain about tha united state of America but when people get deported it hits different. Let that be a lesson to all specially those with green . Behave….
As a Mexican myself, I always say the same thing, they are always waving the Mexican flag there but they dont want nothing to do with the real Mexico, all they do is brag about how great they are there in the US.
When I graduated from college, I had the chance to stay and work in the US with an H1B, but I decided to go back to my home country, best decision so far. At first I felt bad because I loved being in the US during college, I had a girlfriend who's a US citizen. I could have married her long ago and become a citizen but I decided not to because I didn't want to live in the States, so I don't regret that I forfeited the opportunity to stay. I think I have a better life right now, than the one I could have had, if I stayed in the States.
Blessed to all our brothers in arms that got deported. We used to adapt and overcome, to live a place where you’re not used to is hard but we never give up, we give it all to achieve our goals. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Americans don't realize that Mexico in many ways is better overall than the US. Everyone acts as if it is some type of curse to be sent to Mexico, but in fact, it is a blessing.
Can you be more specific instead of vague? I am sure you can point out things that are better but let’s be honest, majority of folks if given the choice would definitely stay in the US.
Did you hear her story?? She worked hard to raise her daughters and payed taxes like every citizen and owned a business. You must be a heartless P.O.S!!
My parents are from Mexico and came here legally and followed the rules so they would not get sent back. I have many acquaintances who are undocumented, and they have never randomly had a knock on the door from ICE for no reason. Most undocumented people don't get deported just because - there is always a reason. Our actions have consequences. You are here as an uninvited guest - just follow the rules and stay under the radar. Second, being here illegally IS breaking the law. There is nothing legal about that. Try that in any other country, and you'll go to jail.
Being here illegally is against the law?? WOW, thanks for that genius. It's common sense you dope, that's why there's a border. And what rules are you talking about? Unless you never leave your house, your always at risk. I know you want to sound smart, but your not my friend. Oh, and ICE doesn't need a reason to deport you. 🙄
Sad situation for them but the law has been in place for decades if you’re convicted of a felony you’re getting deported after you complete your sentence‼️💯
I was an immigrant. If you're illegal you're illegal which means can and should be deported no matter if you grew up in the US all your life unless you become a permanent resident via US citizen marriage, etc.
I see a few of these deportados in small towns in Mexico. Most can’t even speak Spanish or Spanish broken Spanish. Most of them have criminal records in the USA. The reason a USA resident green card holder gets deported is that they didn’t apply for citizenship or they didn’t think they could be sent back to their country of birth. It’s all in the small print when you get your green card. It means that you can be sent back if you commit a felony. Many people I know that have a green card but don’t apply for citizenship is because they have committed a crime or dwi . When you apply for citizenship you have to get a background check, pass a test, get interviewed by immigration and go to the ceremony. Some people can’t afford to pay the fee. Some people can’t pass the English language test.
As an immigrant myself, we all know very well if you’re NOT a citizen one day your luck will run out specially if you commit crimes. This people never hear about saving money when the day comes?
@@fairoadiary Actually there's nothing about it that I don't understand. My mom died in 2018 and I buried my dad one month ago. I don't have any brothers or sisters. Please educate me; thank you
I got deorted in 2012, worked my ass off from construction to Uber driver and in real estate, I have a nice big house in playas de tijuana, i live good here, but you must work hard and have a goal in life
👍🏽 family support is a must to make it, it's easy to get lost in filth alcohol depression if you don't have a clear head a hustler can, I met so many guys from LA my ex started tripping using drugs plus down there way to crazy. I loved playaz 🌸👍🏽 I came back, he's deported I had to cut that out. Rest Till Paradise to the Senior for your son 🫂💙🙏🏽 .. Best wishes to everyone. (I haven't been up and down since 2018 🤦🏽)
😂😂😂 look at you, wouldn't have made anything out of your if you weren't deported or you're just lying. Didn't make it America, didn't make it in Mexico, here lying 🤥
I 've lived here in USA. For 24 yrs illegally. i was brought here when i was 14 since then i have tried to be a good citizen i went to school i have been working 2 jobs and paying taxes for 24 yrs. My brother who is a US citizen filed a petition for me to become legal resident and i was told i had to wait 25 yrs for immigration to revise my case. I will be over 50 yrs old when they get to my case. Immigration laws need to be readjusted.
My dad immigrated to America and he waited seven years and did all the proper paperwork got to America when he was 28 and he has been here since he was 63 years old now. People just need to have some patience. He didn’t go up rich. He lived in a very poor community struggled every day, but still did it. Some people are just trying to do with the easy way, but then you’re looking over your shoulder every day, even if you are successful getting into the country.
I have a couple of cousins who've been deported and living in Baja California for several years now. Initially it was very difficult, and they would have done anything to return, but once they accepted their new reality, they were able to adapt and eventually learned to make a decent living down there. They've both said they'd still love to come back to the U.S, BUT only to visit, not to live.
This was very well done. I live in San Diego and go to TJ on a regular basis. I can do that because I also have the SENTRI card which helps cross very fast. This video just reminds me that there are many unfortunate people that I probably run into like in your video. I wish them the best.
@@Lggc2726 my family moved to the US when I was 3 years old I was practically raised in a small town in Arizona. So when I said home town I was referring to where I was raised. No I was not born in Arizona, so would need my passport to visit, which I'm in the process of getting now .
@@FatBoy55294 ahhhhh ok ok, you mean a USA Visa, best of luck to you, visiting other contries with your Mexcian pasport will give you a better opportunity and money in the bank with a credit card.
I'm totally against deporting a Vietnam veteran with an addiction to drugs, that committed a non-violent crime!! Their sacrifice and service warrants expanded consideration.
Watching this makes me tear up. My wife is a DACA recipient. She was brought here as a kid … it wasn’t her fault .. nor her parents .. all they wanted was a better life for their kids… I would do the same thing… everyday I worry what if they remove DACA … they have tried a lot … my wife bust her ass and pays her taxes … she diserves to be here just like all these people…. Were suppose to be a country of freedom and opportunity… this stuff is just sad and I couldn’t imagine that happening to my wife..
Anyone who enters a country illegally, ANY country, is subject to whatever punishment the law determines to be just and fair. You take that chance when you make the decision to come to a country illegally. DACA is bullshit, it only rewards illegal behavior. Parents know damn good and well what risks they are taking with their lives and those of their children. Do the paper work, wait in line like everyone else coming to the US from all over the world, and enter legally when given permission to do so. If you don't, don't blame the US legal system for your bad decisions, we have the right to decide who can be here and who cannot.
This lady that got deported has like 4 kids. An they have her living deep in Tijuana in a shithole. It cost $800 a month to rent a 1 bedroom apartment in a nice building in zona rio. I feel bad for her but at the same time WTH her kids need to do better.
Here is a man that served the USA 🇺🇸 yet USA didn’t take that into consideration???? As a daughter of a USA veteran I find this disgusting !!! Why is the government turning there back on this ? And what is being done to give him full citizenship???
It's so easy to cross, you'd be surprised. I lived in Tijuana and the U.S. for years. This is a great documentary, it's really visceral and emotional. The photography and the editing are fantastic. Well directed. Thank you for sharing. It brought me back to TJ now that I'm so far away from her. Mi querida Tijuana. That don't let me down scene is nothing but brilliant. 😎
So, according to your thinking, if you break the law for so many years in a country that it’s not your country, you expect authorities to look the other way and not enforce the law, only because you can’t understand that the laws are made to enforce them?…how that works?
My mother said these days would come 35 years ago. She preached it so much that she had me preaching it to my friends growing up in the hood of San Diego. My mom completed her ESL classes and got her citizenship in 1990 I remember going to her ceremony. She always told me how proud she was of my achievements and now I tell her that I’m proud of how she took care of business because I have peace that she can’t be deported. So many people spent their years drinking and partying and not doing the leg work.
I don't understand how some of these people were here 20/30 years and in that time they made no attempts to even try and get naturalized? Then they want to cry about being deported when they did nothing wrong? The day they came here illegally was the beginning of the end for them. I know people don't like to hear things like this but it is NOT impossible folks to come here legally. It took my father 5 years to come here legally and many many payments for paperwork to file for the USA and we were not rich in Mexico at all. Then he sent for us 2 years later which was 1973. I feel for them all but the one I feel should be exempt from deportation was the Vet who served. If you serve you should automatically be given citizenship I believe.
When an illegal a person who has no right being in the country goes to the military and serves they are told that they have to fill out forms to get their citizenship but you have to go on a computer fill out the forms and submit them if they don't do that they don't get the citizenship it's not the government's fault it's their fault for not taking the time filling out the paperwork.
Both countries have good and bad things. I’m Mexican-American and after 10 years to live in US I decided to back to México with my gringa family. Now is time to live the Mexican dream. So come on guys México is also a great country to have a good life quality of yo do the right things😊😊
This is what happens when you break the law. The children have to suffer because their parents decided to break the law. It may seem like a dream. But can’t live somewhere illegal for years and not face consequences. I feel bad but every country has laws, his parents put that on him to bare.
The good thing is that the US government is strengthening the Mexican economy by deporting people with skills, especially people with some college education or a trade.
Why would you spend 31 years in the USA AND DONT TRY TO APPLY FOR A GREEN CARD AND BECOME A CITIZEN???? That’s the question of the year!!! And she is planning on returning again??? Uff! It boggles my mind!
I know it is hard for you to comprehend because you are not in her shoes, but coming from immigrant parents, I can tell you that it is almost impossible to get a green card unless you have a lot of money or were born in the USA.
How can anyone feel for someone that came into a country illegally. I don't care if they were here for a long time. That like saying we're not gonna charge a murderer with murder that happened 30 yrs ago. They shouldve kicked his ass out too!!!
These people I really feel for them .. Because America really is they're country ...and your story I can't believe you did not become a US citizen automatic for serving our country ..
@@mariananev-xk8tw Are you pretending to be ignorant or that's your true nature? Are you not aware of the historical systemic murdering and pillaging of Native Americans and other minorities? Recall the segregation where minorities were given inferior "equivalents"? The refusal to hire equally (or better) qualified minorities that were given to whites only. It is not a coincidence that now that racism and discrimination are suppressed that minorities are surpassing whites in many aspects of society, stoking the MAGA movement. "Hispanics" now have a 50% homeownership rate, Asians about 63%, while Caucasians have a 74% rate. The gap is shrinking. Minorities beat whites in sports where they once dominated. Let discrimination further be eliminated and for minorities to build the base of a family history of corporate success and higher education and they will take the corporate suites as well. This is what I mean by "being the best when you eliminate the competition."
The US is good to make money, but life here is tough here. A lot of people depressed, working two jobs etc. In general, people seem happier over there.
As a Mexican-American, this broke my heart and made me cried for these human beings. It’s so sad that they’ve lived pretty much most of their lives in the US and get deported especially the veteran. Very heartbreaking documentary. I’m grateful to be in the US thanks to my parents 💝🙏🏽
What I do not understand is - these ppl have lived 20 to 30 yrs in the US but have never ever taken the time to get the naturalization/papers etc. in order. All this time. Why?
it’s not as easy as saying “ hey us government i’ve been here so long let me apply for citizenship” there is no pathways for people like this unless they have a immediate relative that is a usa citizen to petition for them even then the process is long and hardz
You still have to file paper work .The military does not do it for you. Non-citizens who serve honorably in the U.S. military for at least one year may be eligible for naturalization under special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Other requirements include: Being a lawful permanent resident Filing for naturalization while in service or within six months of service if serving during peacetime Being able to immediately file for naturalization if serving during wartime Meeting certain residence and physical presence requirements in the United States if separated from service more than six months before applying. Eligible foreign-born service members do not need to meet the state-of-residence requirement that civilian applicants must meet, and application fees are waived. Most naturalization applicants must also pass a test on English and Civics (U.S. History and Government). USCIS provides resources to help applicants prepare for the test. For those who serve during peacetime, non-citizens may qualify for naturalization so long as he or she has served honorably in the U.S. military force for at least one year, have legal permanent residency, and file for naturalization while in service or within 6 months of service.
Dude Mexico is better then America US now soo why even worry gas is like 2.75 a gallon.. Tacos are cheap women are plenty why you crying LOL. But if you were a vet you should have access to the US without any F questions..Goes to show you the BS loyalty of this country...Its all BS
@@jeffalbillar7625 Indeed, Mexico will never be better than America if Mexico improves, America will sabotage it to avoid competition, and yeah, I said America
@@mariananev-xk8tw Dont have to I have property in Mexico now too!!! Oh and multiple homes in the US. I can be everywhere ...Grabbing my balls I hold a piece of both sucker
My dad was First Nation (US) and my mon was Mexican.....I'm lucky I grew up by the border where everyone (mostly) speak Spanish. I planning to retire in Mexico entirely in 3 years. I might try to work part time remotely, with my current employer for an extra 1-2 years more .... but in Mexico (to increase my investment $) My Spanish is good enough to pass as a Mexican to stangers and not as an American or a "pocho" ~ what ever that means.
Bottom line, it's all about immigrating legally. Don't cry foul after you have had decades to properly apply for citizenship. It's about choices we make. I can't feel sorry for individuals who do not take the initiative to figure these things out. What's funny is that US citizens have moving to Mexico in droves. They move because it's cheaper and live on the beach. This documentary is one sided and does not really address the issues related to illegal immigration.
What does US citizens moving to the beaches of Mexico legally have anything to do with what they did and also because you don't know you're ignorant US citizens cannot own land on the beaches and I believe it's 2 mi inland that that covers there's a company you have to go through and you don't own it You just own the right to it and they can take it back anytime they want so shut the f****** because you don't know what you're talking about
@@Ironage69 That's not totally correct. The tax payer does support them. They use state and federal resources. Free education, health care etc. It's illegal and they should have to pay back resources they get for free.
@@bbbae5968 Not correct all them so called free program money comes from the government, the US Government doesn’t earn money, they collect taxes from the people.
For the honest, hardworking people, not violent criminals that were deported that shouldn't have occurred. There should have been exceptions made especially for the woman who had a business and lived in the US many years and paid taxes. The majority of those in this documentary were in the US nearly 90% of their life, living for more than 25 years that has to count for something! They help build up America only to get booted out, its just not right.
The only problem I have with this personally is if you didn't have your immigration status knowing your a citizen you dont ever stop trying, I dont care if it takes 45 years get your papers in order. Fight for your place in the greatest country on the planet.
These people love to play the victim but if you are just minding your business staying in line why would anyone bother you? Im sure there are cases where really innocent people get picked for deportation too but the great majority have commited some kind of crime or misdemeanor, so don't feel too bad for them.
There is/ are separations even in the US, where greed and corruption within even supposed established families, can cause unimaginable poverty and economic hardship such as divorce, etc. Heartbreak of deliberately separating functional and otherwise healthy and contributing families and causing such suffering and irreparable harm is truly horrendous.
It seems set up to me. Like somehow they are being deported in order to be used a cheap labor for the call centers. It seems is what they promote to them as soon as they get into Mexico, and they take it because it happens to them all of a sudden and they’re in shock and don’t know what they are going to do so it seems to them like a good option. Seems like a way T****g cheap labor, from people who know English, and lived in the United States and can talk to customers on a better conversation level, then someone born and raised in another country that learns textbook English.
I watched the whole documentary. I can feel and understand their frustration. It’s tough. I’m happy the lady was able to return to the U.S. Hopefully the military guy can fight this case. Something I say: “why Tijuana?” The whole country doesn’t look or have to look like that. I feel that Tijuana isn’t a great choice, because they are going to be frustrated everyday of their lives looking at the border line. They should consider Guadalajara, Mexico City or bigger cities.
If these people lived in the United States for OVER 30 yrs Illegally, then there is Absolutely Zero excuse for them not to have gone through the proper legal process to become a naturalized citizen. We are a country of immigrants and always will be. There will also always be a process to become an American. If they can't be bothered to go through the naturalization process within a 30 yrs period, I have zero sympathy
I worked for an immigration attorney for almost a year, when I lived in the RGV in South Texas, the amount of people getting deported because they did something stupid was very high. Lots of them weren't born here and committed a crime that was the impediment for them to fix their status, USCIS is tough with people with criminal records even if they served for our military.
I did 12 years in prison from 18-30
Got deported to a city I was a stranger to
Worked my ass off now I’m a training director for a big company that has a satellite office here in TJ, I’m married with a 2 year old son, this city gave me a 2nd opportunity at life, love this city.
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I'm glad to hear you did that That's great because that's what it's about You learned your lesson You took that and you made a great life That's what these people need to do and congratulations
saludos desde mazatlan, love TJ
Love to hear these success stories… ✌️
Is your company hiring? My brother was deporting couple years ago to Tijuana and he's been struggling.
Keep it going my boi. May you keep getting blessed and your fam as well
I know a couple homies that got sent to Tijuana. Spoke both languages perfect. Saved enough money to get to Mazatlan the other Zihuatanejo. With nothing but a backpack each. They both now run bars at top notch all inclusive resorts making mad money. Found love and have kids. Keep y’all heads up. Find the positive find the light. It’s always shinning. Love.
Way to go ! 😊
When there is nothing else to do, do the best you can and adapt. Love to hear the success!
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@@IamPistoG what resorts
I guess if they wanted they could come back now.
Don't trip dudes i got deported too after 18 years in the usa since i was 6 . Life is great here too i got a new family.Now am a true mexican again,GOD IS GREAT!!
It’s crazy that people walk in heat cross rivers pay lots of money to get to the USA. FOR WHAT. STAY HOME IN YOUR COUNTRY
Yea I met many guys who were deported back to Mexico and enjoying life. Make the best of what you have. Sometimes the simple life is better
And I'm a gringo that became legally Mexican and live in Mexico.
Brother e vivido toda mi vida en usa 🇺🇸 y no tengo papeles y me asusta k me devuelvan es bueno mexico 🇲🇽 I want to back I’m cansado de pensar si un día no vuelvo a casa
@@jtclark877your not afraid their going to deport you back to USA?
it's been six years since i was deported. I just got to Guadalajara 8 days ago. Blessing Blessings to everyone stay strong.
Stay strong bro 🙏🏼
God bless you, brother, on your journey
How is Guadalajara these days? I spent a couple of months there during the pandemic by marketa San Juan de Dios. Some lovely chicas malas nearby. Malas pero buenas.
Guadalajara has a lot of opportunities for bilingual people, good luck
Bro, i live there. If u need something Dm
Got deported after living in the US for almost all my life (24 years roughly), landed in Juarez worked remotely there for 2 years finished a coding boot camp for web development, met a girl online through a language app and thanks to my remote job skills and better pay I was able to fly to Spain and relocate there to meet her, i now live here in a beautiful beach town , living with her and i am now a year away from becoming a European resident. I guess I can say life gave me a second chance.
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What part of spain did you move to? What's your monthly income there?
@@sierra5713 Alicante, I survive with 1200 dollars. It’s more than enough. But once I get my work permit next month I’m gonna start applying for web dev jobs earning euros.
@@sierra5713 something like 2000 to 3000 euro s a month.
For reals how did you did that
That is disgusting that a military vet that fought for our country was deported back to Mexico after living in this country since the age of one.
This happened a lot when Trump was president.
Right!!!
@@tanyaarmendariz4047 don't forget Obama... They used to call him deporter in chief
While Biden lets millions in for free
@@tanyaarmendariz4047 I hope Trump is re-elected.
I was deported in 2011 to Mexico and the last time I was here was when I was 4 years old ,didn’t even know the language. But now I love it here now and I don’t want too go back to the USA .
you can't 🤣
Because you can’t 😅
Thank 😊 God your happy 🎉
yeah i was never deported but a family member passed and left me some land so i went back to claim it, turns out cost of living is super cheap in mexico especially if you earn american dollars. since i work in IT i was able to find remote work and ive been living here since 2009 with no reap reason to ever go back.
keep in mind this, yes with a advanced degree in america you will make alot of money, *but* you will also loose alot of that in taxes, housing, food, transportation ect ect just general cost of living. now yes we have all those expenses here too but since i work for a company in germany doing IT work the europe is waaay more then the peso so i do more then well for myself here. if you speak english well and are going to go back to mexico trust me the locals know you got a leg up and they are mad about it.
If you didn’t commit a felony, it was probably some bad, you would still be in the USA
If you served in the U.S. Military as a non-Citizen, you should be granted immediate U.S. Citizenship.
Exactly! He probably assumed that his parents secured U.S citizenship or U.S permanent residency for him when he was a child.He also probably felt that he had citizenship because he served in the US Military .
A deal that should have been worked out and finilized BEFORE serving someone else’s country.
@@Gudgurl28 So says someone whom has not served I’m sure
@@leesenger3094 they didn’t offer to make me a citizen, why would I risk my life for a country that doesn’t want me? So I can make videos complaining? lol I’m sure you have served and I’m sure it paid off for you. Thanks for your input
@@Gudgurl28don’t wanna hear that. The United States knew he wasn’t a citizen and still let him served. They should’ve naturalized him
Well done documentary.
Having lived in the US since I was 4 years old until i was 22. Never went to Mexico in that time. I was removed from the US under voluntary departure. There seem to be a lot of ignorant people commenting on both sides of the scope. Its been 12 years since I came back to Mexico with my broken Spanish. Mexico is what you make it. If you live your life dreaming and needing to go back to the US you are in for a hard time here. For those that just came back, or will be coming back in the future by their choice or not. Do something with your life. Finish school. With the level of English most people come back with they can find a decent job. Add a higher education to that like a degree Mexico will be alright for you. I came back. Hated it but I picked my ass up and finished school, I sought out higher education and now I live a pretty decent life here. "El perico donde sea es verde."
Exactly !!! take action instead of complaining. That's not going to solve your situation.
Awww God bless you
Congrats bro
“El que es perico donde quiera es Verde..Y el que es tarugo donde quiera pierde” You are doing a great job..should be proud of what you have accomplished!!!
This is my dad and my family's story... he was deported in 2008... nothing was ever the same.. our family remains fragmented, there's layers to this... grandma was devastated, my sister has no memories of her dad in the states, parents relationship never recovered... hes still there.. his connection with us is confined to the internet (chats and videos), he could not attend my college graduation and watched it online. The border not only defines geographical boundaries but it has also shaped and defined me... its a grief for a living person that not many people understand, that empty chair at la mesa stays there for years, dejando una huella imborable. Nothing about this path has been easy.
My father was deported in 2013. I feel your pain it's a wound that never heals.
I'll never understand families who stay separated just to keep one foot in the USA. Mexico is never so bad that they can't take the family with them when they get deported.
I’m so sorry i gave birth alone in the hospital because my sons dad was taken at a checkpoint for 🪪 it’s devastating and the ice detainer was something u had not heard of being as an American 🇺🇸 so my question is did you guys get a lawyer? I ended up having to and this was august of 2009 when I experienced the nightmare
@@NotTheExfacts and they are growing the peso and using resources for electricity ⚡️ better than usa 🇺🇸 i learn a lot from Tabasco my husband’s native land in 🇲🇽
@@NotTheEx what’s seen here and in many people’s lived experience including mine is 2 things: the majority of the family is already settled in the US including extended family, and the deportee is the only one in Mexico. So uprooting the entire family especially if they’re not geographically close to Mexico is not easy. 2. some of these cases involve the complex disease of alcoholism. Where folks lose their papers because of DUIs or substance related charges. My family in fact did try the “let’s live in Mex to keep our family approach”. My dad lost his citizenship due to alcoholism and unfortunately us living there with him didn’t make it go away either. He’s paying the ultimate price and I wish I could say 16 years later he’s found sobriety but as u see with the men featured here. They drink to cope with the loneliness and separation.
I Was Deported In 05 I Was Born In Romita,Guanajuato And My Parents Took Me To The US When I Was About 2 Years Old. I Lived My Teen Years In Salinas Ca. I GotcIn Alot Of Trouble Growing Up Even Though I Had My Both Parents With Me. I Did Alot Of Stupid Shit. And Until I Landed In Juvenile Hall In Salinas The Judge Said Enough Is Enough Im Sending You Back Home. Linving Here Since Back In My Rancho And Feel Free I Started Learning Cutting Hair Here In Mexico And Know I Have My Own Barber Shop, Thanks To My Parents Who Supported Me All The Way From Cali🙏🏼
Family is everything bless up
Whenever I become rich..I will help you out brother...
I was 2 years old when when when I was brought to the United States and honestly I didn't think like that like being born in Mexico was the furthest thing from my mind tell me I'm from over the U.S. I never became a US citizen I was at 35 year resident same laws don't apply so any one who not a United States citizen and you're smoking weed or a little bit of anything else you can lose your status fuck suck. the only person I had in Mexico was my brother was one years old he he was brought to the US but he deported 10 years before me about 3 years ago he went missing I tried to do everything I could to try to find him to add insult to injury I was advised to stop. Or else. 😢
The Salad Bowl. Shit was the craziest city in the country back in the 90’s.
I been there 😵
I never gave up
Got my case vacated
And now im going back legally
GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸 🙏
Bravo!!! Por fin termine de verlo todo y es la 4ta vez que me obligo a eacribir un comentario. Grande documental!!! Bravo
My heart goes out to every person separated from their family members, I hope things get better for them. God bless.
Amen amen 🙏
They don't want to be together or else THEY WOULD. If one of us has to go, we all have to go, that's all there is to it. If we're gonna be miserable in separate countries, we might as well be miserable TOGETHER in the same country. Family is family, you stay together at ANY cost. No job nor house is worth being separated from your children or spouse. That's not love.
Why do they make Mexico feel like the worst place wen it's beautiful
5 month old bot.
it's the media it same with UK it's made out to be the end of the rainbow where the streets are paved with gold. They are on the contrary not and it's tough to live in UK unless you are earning at least £50-60,000 per year and that's for a single person with no dependents.
Because the place is beautiful but people can be evil, there's this thing call classists, preference over social status, workers treated like crap even by U.S companies that have installed themselves here for cheap labor, made to work 6 days a week 9hrs a day, Sundays through Saturdays, and the day workers mondays through Saturdays, sometimes made to work 20 hrs straight if they tell you to do overtime. We have laws but there's no justice, there is corruption. Sad thing is it can't change because people are afraid to speak up, feel over power. Aside average salary compared to rent is crap, monthly rent is $10,000 when average salary is $4,800 a month, at the most $10,000 if have a higher education. Basic education is expensive regardless of it been public. Etc. etc. It's changing slowly thanks to certain programs but there's still so much injustices, it's like we have rules and laws only as decorations and they try to gaslight or set a group against one when speak up. One is only lucky if one is middle class, rich or a foreigner. Though do have to say at the least I'ved never heard gun shots.
I promise you’ll hate Mexico 6 months in, then you could get used to it. 2 months in you’ll love it. When nothing important is in the U.S… it’s fine but when your life was here… it suck’s
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Once you come to the USA with a green card your PRIORITY SHOULD BE GETTING YOUR CITIZENSHIP!!
i dont disagree but uh, Gaining citizenship isnt as simple as waiting 5-10 business days for a letter in the mail. Its a long ass process. Uneasonably long in far too many cases. a lot of cases. 11 years and more. Citizenship should be an immigrants first priority and if the government was actually concerned about it, dont you think they would do everythin g possible to make it quick and painless?? Either its not a problem, or they dont care. People can blame Biden, Trump, or whoever but this has been a porblem well before any current or recent administration.
Very true because if you get a DUI or go to jail they will take it away and deported your ass.
A lot of these people come here as children because their parents bring them here illegally. I blame the parents.
It's easy to blame people. I only imagine how terrible Mexico is for their parents to smuggle their own kids in. I pretty sure the parents wanted better for their own. But they messed up and back to where you were born.
@@deniser45and who do we blame
For your beauty
Blame them for what? Parents took their kids with them because they love them , don't you understand that?
@@kaisersv they loved them so much they failed to legalize them while living in the United States illegally .. the parents put them in that position. It’s their fault it’ll continue to be their fault because they bring them here illegally and they don’t legalize them nor themselves lol gmafb
Yeah, but imagine this: you're come to America when 5, deported at 35, haven't done a thing with your life IN AMERICA 😂😂 joke
Not for nothing but serving your country should get you IMMEDIIMMEDIATE citizenship
I think that the US government should had helped him and granted him citizenship for serving our country. This disturbs me how he was deported.
That not how it works just because you are from Mexico and join the US military don't make you a citizen
Falsified enlistment is a crime, he should have got 10yrs in the brig! No sympathy for persons disregarding US LAWS he took a spot from a REAL citizen...
There is no path for foreigners to directly obtain a US citizenship. They must first obtain a green card and hold it for 3-5 years being good permanent residents before getting eligible to apply for a citizenship. While holding a green card, the foreigner must be deported if he/she commits a felony or more serious crime. If these guys didn’t commit felony crime they could have become US citizens and would be still living here. That’s the deal they signed up for when they entered the US military but they broke the deal themselves.
@@Niakammueller I think he meant it should automatically qualify you for citizenship.
Brilliantly crafted vid thanks
anyone that fights for this country deserves to stay
He should have got 10yrs in military prison for falsified enlistment and taking a spot from a REAL Citizen... Deportation is not a crime, but he entered illegally then joined the country probably with a fake SSN#. No sympathy.
Not really
That’s the way it was. That’s how we fought the civil war.
No americans politicians don't want that. And serving the military of another country is seen as treason. How would you feel if americans serve another country? They are seen as traitors. In my country you can only serve the military when you have the citizenship.
I am an immigrant n a war vet and I don’t agreed. Commit crimes and found out
The grass ain't always greener on the other side.
Every city got it's "undesirable" section
You can't escape the struggle, you got to survive and overcome it 🙏
Smiles are universal
Your grass will be cheaper on your side GOOD RIDDANCE!
@talos2373
I'm an American citizen by birth right,
Mexican Citizen by blood right. The fent jacks the prices up on your side 🤣
There is definitely no human fecal matter on the streets here 🇲🇽
##staycation
This is breaking my heart to watch... Jesus Christ that scene with the lady talking to her grand babies on FaceTime got me in tears. I'm a naturalized citizen from the caribbean and I could not imagine my mom having to go back after all these years working, paying taxes and doing the right things. All I can do is pray that the US recognize and fix this.
@kedah2398 I don't understand people like you she broke the law, she knew it when she did it long ago. When you break the law you get separated from family that's just fact whether jailed or deported. People leave Mexico because they want a better life and we have decent lives in America because most people respect the law and they do not in Mexico because the country is corrupt.
@@hockeyplayersnetwork3307 What is there not to understand? Having empaty for a family in a hard situation legal or illegal? You and your kind yap, yap, yap listen you were fortunate to be born here weather you're poor or rich, they're tons of opportunity in this nation, why not live and let live? Pretty soon you're going to be dead, rotting in a box and all the laws and land you're fighting for you can't take with you. While you at it why don't you go tell big Pharma stop selling shit that kills people, tell the FDA the food they selling full of sugar etc... Bet you wouldn't say that but you're the first to thump your Chinese made Trump bible bout thet law and the law... F outta here!
The US is doing the right thing by deporting people who entered the country illegally. We have laws and if you break them, you are subject to the punishment the court deems appropriate. Don't put yourself in that position in the first place. Apply for legal immigration, wait your turn, and come in when you are accepted, it's very simple, really. What's sad is that people make the choices that they do then suffer from them and blame others.
The dye is cast the minute someone decides to illegally enter a country. The US should go after employers who hire non-citizens and end birthright citizenship for children of people illegally in the country. Basically, end the incentives.
Stay strong brothers, México will be with arms open for everyone ALWAYS! Welcome back! ❤😢
I grew up in Chicago all my life from age 1-24 when I was deported. I am now 33 and was able to buy some land and build my own home here near the Laguna of Chapala en Jalisco MX. It's a beautiful country. I wish I had been deported sooner😂
😂😂😂 so happy for you
You don’t have another choice 😂
What do you like the most over living in Chicago? I grew up in that area too. Long cold miserable winters, I will never live that north again if I can help it. And IL is stupid expensive just to have place to live. Is it easier down there? God bless
@@TruthTeller8888fucking troll callese alv
My mother tried to help two people who were deported, we live in Tijuana. My mother found them jobs, she helped them process their documents so they could work. She rent them a room at home, So that they wouldn't live on the street. Everything was fine for a while, one of them left, hedidn't pay rent and he took things that didn't belong to him. The other lived there almost two years before he started using Drugs and trying to hurt my mom. I understand that not everyone is the same, many people are very good but others not so much. And there are people like my mother who try to help and in the end they end up Disappointed.
sorry to hear that, that is sad, they should be ashamed of themselves
@@susansparanormalpennsylvan81 thank you, it was very scary he held my mom at gunpoint. She's ok now, it was two months ago.
Thank you for sharing saludos desde queretaro.
Why are you trying to demonize them being immigrants though? People do drugs Mexicans and Americans has nothing to do with the immigration status
@@EbK_KJx17 I'm not trying to demonize them, I'm just explaining what happened. People often complain that they don't have opportunities in Mexico and when they do, they waste them.
It’s interesting how so many Hispanic people specially teenagers wave that Mexican flag around and older people always complain about tha united state of America but when people get deported it hits different. Let that be a lesson to all specially those with green . Behave….
Do you say the same thing when other nations waive their flag in America?
*especially
They don’t get food stamps and a free check in Mexico .
As a Mexican myself, I always say the same thing, they are always waving the Mexican flag there but they dont want nothing to do with the real Mexico, all they do is brag about how great they are there in the US.
A green card isn’t citizenship, and most folks don’t realize that. So they mess up, and they’re back.
Great documentary. Thanks for the upload.
There are many expatriates from America who prefer Mexico over America these days. Rejection may be a blessing.
Expats, have dollar in the bank and other nationalities are free to roam Mexico without worrying ( unless they are in Mexico for diferente reason ).
When I graduated from college, I had the chance to stay and work in the US with an H1B, but I decided to go back to my home country, best decision so far. At first I felt bad because I loved being in the US during college, I had a girlfriend who's a US citizen. I could have married her long ago and become a citizen but I decided not to because I didn't want to live in the States, so I don't regret that I forfeited the opportunity to stay. I think I have a better life right now, than the one I could have had, if I stayed in the States.
You're lying to not only yourself, but everyone who reads that crap.
@@willankhatter it's not a lie. There's a world out there, and opportunities can be far better than the ones you can find in the US.
@@lrzero1362 I thought we were talking about Mexico, but you're talking about the world, no fvcks given...
Blessed to all our brothers in arms that got deported. We used to adapt and overcome, to live a place where you’re not used to is hard but we never give up, we give it all to achieve our goals. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Americans don't realize that Mexico in many ways is better overall than the US. Everyone acts as if it is some type of curse to be sent to Mexico, but in fact, it is a blessing.
Can you be more specific instead of vague? I am sure you can point out things that are better but let’s be honest, majority of folks if given the choice would definitely stay in the US.
stop, spreading fake news, colonizer
Americans aren't stupid. We understand what's going on in the world. And we do not want to be in Mexico LOL
Yea stop crossing the boarder thinking US is better
Then don’t come here anymore!
I feel so bad for the lady who’s alone, I hope they can fix papers and get her back with her family
Was she here illegally? And if so, did she think she would get away with it?
Did you hear her story?? She worked hard to raise her daughters and payed taxes like every citizen and owned a business. You must be a heartless P.O.S!!
She’s back in the US now thank god 🙏
My parents are from Mexico and came here legally and followed the rules so they would not get sent back. I have many acquaintances who are undocumented, and they have never randomly had a knock on the door from ICE for no reason. Most undocumented people don't get deported just because - there is always a reason. Our actions have consequences. You are here as an uninvited guest - just follow the rules and stay under the radar. Second, being here illegally IS breaking the law. There is nothing legal about that. Try that in any other country, and you'll go to jail.
Thank you!
You're right. Many illegal immigrants think they have rights to stay in The US, but not they were fault at begin.
Being here illegally is against the law?? WOW, thanks for that genius. It's common sense you dope, that's why there's a border. And what rules are you talking about? Unless you never leave your house, your always at risk. I know you want to sound smart, but your not my friend. Oh, and ICE doesn't need a reason to deport you. 🙄
Most of them came to the US as children, they had no other choice.
No one should go, stay in a country illegally, period. If you do so you must be deported, it doesn’t matter how many years!
So you dont supports vets who served? w o w
Sad situation for them but the law has been in place for decades if you’re convicted of a felony you’re getting deported after you complete your sentence‼️💯
Let's deport trump to Scotland. He has been convicted of felonies and after he serves his time we can deport him.
No shit why wouldn't you
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I was an immigrant. If you're illegal you're illegal which means can and should be deported no matter if you grew up in the US all your life unless you become a permanent resident via US citizen marriage, etc.
I see a few of these deportados in small towns in Mexico. Most can’t even speak Spanish or Spanish broken Spanish. Most of them have criminal records in the USA. The reason a USA resident green card holder gets deported is that they didn’t apply for citizenship or they didn’t think they could be sent back to their country of birth. It’s all in the small print when you get your green card. It means that you can be sent back if you commit a felony. Many people I know that have a green card but don’t apply for citizenship is because they have committed a crime or dwi . When you apply for citizenship you have to get a background check, pass a test, get interviewed by immigration and go to the ceremony. Some people can’t afford to pay the fee. Some people can’t pass the English language test.
All of those things are their problems . They want to have their cake and eat it too
@@txJoJo55where’s your empathy karen?
@@fairoadiary Many of these people hate blacks
Ha! Ha! Things here now in USA are where in my job l am having to learn Spanish to help customers and to keep being frustrated
@@txJoJo55agree … why we need to go check story of everyone .. want to live here .. make yourself legal.. its not out of the world..
As an immigrant myself, we all know very well if you’re NOT a citizen one day your luck will run out specially if you commit crimes. This people never hear about saving money when the day comes?
They play the victim card once over here. But when their in the state's they feel unstoppable..😂
Tijuana ain’t pretty but yes Mexico like Guadalajara Oaxaca DF are beautiful 🤩
Tijuana is wonderful just like colombia..despite its downs theres always a bright side
get a taco for 30 cents, a beer for nothing and your chicks for free. I'm sorry. WTF is your problem
@@gigi9301what part of “separation from your family” do you not understand?
@@fairoadiary Actually there's nothing about it that I don't understand. My mom died in 2018 and I buried my dad one month ago. I don't have any brothers or sisters. Please educate me; thank you
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I got deorted in 2012, worked my ass off from construction to Uber driver and in real estate, I have a nice big house in playas de tijuana, i live good here, but you must work hard and have a goal in life
👍🏽 family support is a must to make it, it's easy to get lost in filth alcohol depression if you don't have a clear head a hustler can, I met so many guys from LA my ex started tripping using drugs plus down there way to crazy. I loved playaz 🌸👍🏽 I came back, he's deported I had to cut that out. Rest Till Paradise to the Senior for your son 🫂💙🙏🏽 .. Best wishes to everyone. (I haven't been up and down since 2018 🤦🏽)
There’s Uber there ? Can u Uber in Mexico
😂😂😂 look at you, wouldn't have made anything out of your if you weren't deported or you're just lying. Didn't make it America, didn't make it in Mexico, here lying 🤥
@@PandaHead602😂😅😢Almost everything is in Mexico 🇲🇽
I 've lived here in USA. For 24 yrs illegally. i was brought here when i was 14 since then i have tried to be a good citizen i went to school i have been working 2 jobs and paying taxes for 24 yrs. My brother who is a US citizen filed a petition for me to become legal resident and i was told i had to wait 25 yrs for immigration to revise my case. I will be over 50 yrs old when they get to my case. Immigration laws need to be readjusted.
Go back.
@@Zimmytimmy I will wait for immigration come and take me lol.
@@TiroArribaZacatecas what’s your name and address so I can call them.
@@TiroArribaZacatecas😅
@@TiroArribaZacatecasgood luck to you!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
My dad immigrated to America and he waited seven years and did all the proper paperwork got to America when he was 28 and he has been here since he was 63 years old now. People just need to have some patience. He didn’t go up rich. He lived in a very poor community struggled every day, but still did it. Some people are just trying to do with the easy way, but then you’re looking over your shoulder every day, even if you are successful getting into the country.
Lol
@@eboyd2478 I know it’s hilarious
Yup I had to do it thr right way and it worked out ppl just want hand outs
@@eboyd2478 I don’t know why it’s funny to you. Sorry my dad did not break the law.
Haha
I have a couple of cousins who've been deported and living in Baja California for several years now. Initially it was very difficult, and they would have done anything to return, but once they accepted their new reality, they were able to adapt and eventually learned to make a decent living down there. They've both said they'd still love to come back to the U.S, BUT only to visit, not to live.
This was very well done. I live in San Diego and go to TJ on a regular basis. I can do that because I also have the SENTRI card which helps cross very fast. This video just reminds me that there are many unfortunate people that I probably run into like in your video. I wish them the best.
Everyone, this guy right here is what privilege looks like.
Everyone, this guy right here is what privilege looks like.
You say that because you know me right?!
Everyone look, this is the definition of an IDIOT that thinks he knows everyone or everything!
Que chulada viejones. Les deseo lo mejor en sus vidas. A mi me toco vivir lo mismo en el 2010 en Juarez
I got deported 10 years ago. I now own my own home, I also have a real I.D. I love my life and now I hope to get my passport to go visit my hometown.
Why would you need your passport to visit your home town??? If you're in Mexico, you can travel with just your ID. Animo.
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@@Lggc2726 my family moved to the US when I was 3 years old I was practically raised in a small town in Arizona. So when I said home town I was referring to where I was raised. No I was not born in Arizona, so would need my passport to visit, which I'm in the process of getting now
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@@FatBoy55294 ahhhhh ok ok, you mean a USA Visa, best of luck to you, visiting other contries with your Mexcian pasport will give you a better opportunity and money in the bank with a credit card.
@@FatBoy55294 ahhh ok, got confused as you said passport you need a VISA to enter the US.
I'm totally against deporting a Vietnam veteran with an addiction to drugs, that committed a non-violent crime!! Their sacrifice and service warrants expanded consideration.
@joeykitty2892 Crime is crime Sir.
Usa is not the land it used to be. Everything is expensive and life is harder now. You can make a living somewhere else dont be afraid
Watching this makes me tear up. My wife is a DACA recipient. She was brought here as a kid … it wasn’t her fault .. nor her parents .. all they wanted was a better life for their kids… I would do the same thing… everyday I worry what if they remove DACA … they have tried a lot … my wife bust her ass and pays her taxes … she diserves to be here just like all these people…. Were suppose to be a country of freedom and opportunity… this stuff is just sad and I couldn’t imagine that happening to my wife..
Anyone who enters a country illegally, ANY country, is subject to whatever punishment the law determines to be just and fair. You take that chance when you make the decision to come to a country illegally. DACA is bullshit, it only rewards illegal behavior. Parents know damn good and well what risks they are taking with their lives and those of their children. Do the paper work, wait in line like everyone else coming to the US from all over the world, and enter legally when given permission to do so. If you don't, don't blame the US legal system for your bad decisions, we have the right to decide who can be here and who cannot.
Former DACA recipient here, have you started the naturalization process?
@@1234567890oscar I have not yet what is that?
@@joshbelton2689 get her the greencard!
This is why we need to love THE USA 🇺🇸 AND FOLLOW RULES TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE WE ONLY HAVE 1 life
This lady that got deported has like 4 kids. An they have her living deep in Tijuana in a shithole. It cost $800 a month to rent a 1 bedroom apartment in a nice building in zona rio. I feel bad for her but at the same time WTH her kids need to do better.
Tiene usted toda la razón! La familia de esa mujer no pueden ayudarle para pagar algo mejor. Pero andan manejando una buena SUV!
I was thinking the same thing! If my mom was deported I'd make sure she's in a safe, clean apartment.
Here is a man that served the USA 🇺🇸 yet USA didn’t take that into consideration???? As a daughter of a USA veteran I find this disgusting !!! Why is the government turning there back on this ? And what is being done to give him full citizenship???
It's so easy to cross, you'd be surprised. I lived in Tijuana and the U.S. for years. This is a great documentary, it's really visceral and emotional. The photography and the editing are fantastic. Well directed. Thank you for sharing. It brought me back to TJ now that I'm so far away from her. Mi querida Tijuana. That don't let me down scene is nothing but brilliant. 😎
So, according to your thinking, if you break the law for so many years in a country that it’s not your country, you expect authorities to look the other way and not enforce the law, only because you can’t understand that the laws are made to enforce them?…how that works?
That's how democrats teach them to think as long as you don't get caught you can get away with being here illegally.
what is scary having a call center in other countries you'll never if the private info given will be safe and not used fraudulently.
B.S.
Even if the information never leaves the country you still never know if it's secure.
That can happen here just as easily as it can happen anywhere else.
Lmao 😂 if anyone wanted your information and you were truly concerned you would not own a cell phone.
Your SSN is nothing anymore! They got illegals handling your loans... LOL
I was born in San Diego, CA. Retired in Nevada as a corrections officer. Now in San Antonio. I love Mexico 🇲🇽. I love this video.
U still living in Mexico 😂😂😂
I was raised in San Carlos, Sonora., take a look in google, there are some pics... saludos !
All that time and didn’t get real naturalization in the US this is what happens people Please stop 🛑
My mother said these days would come 35 years ago. She preached it so much that she had me preaching it to my friends growing up in the hood of San Diego. My mom completed her ESL classes and got her citizenship in 1990 I remember going to her ceremony. She always told me how proud she was of my achievements and now I tell her that I’m proud of how she took care of business because I have peace that she can’t be deported. So many people spent their years drinking and partying and not doing the leg work.
You are!!!, all of us uncle Richie !!!! Stay strong brother. Keep your head up.
One thing that was wrong was not doing what you needed to do in America
Working in a call center would destroy my soul.
I don't understand how some of these people were here 20/30 years and in that time they made no attempts to even try and get naturalized? Then they want to cry about being deported when they did nothing wrong? The day they came here illegally was the beginning of the end for them. I know people don't like to hear things like this but it is NOT impossible folks to come here legally. It took my father 5 years to come here legally and many many payments for paperwork to file for the USA and we were not rich in Mexico at all. Then he sent for us 2 years later which was 1973. I feel for them all but the one I feel should be exempt from deportation was the Vet who served. If you serve you should automatically be given citizenship I believe.
At least. Get their legal residence."
When an illegal a person who has no right being in the country goes to the military and serves they are told that they have to fill out forms to get their citizenship but you have to go on a computer fill out the forms and submit them if they don't do that they don't get the citizenship it's not the government's fault it's their fault for not taking the time filling out the paperwork.
Some people come here as children and have no choice but to go with their parents.
@@cerberus3426that’s their own problem
@cerberus3426 Then shame on their parents for not doing it the right way and creating more problems for them.
I like the Vet. He seems very good at his job, and I hope he stays strong.
I had to stop watching these types of videos they were too sad, But I’m happy to know a lot of those deported are happy and have jobs and families ❤
Both countries have good and bad things. I’m Mexican-American and after 10 years to live in US I decided to back to México with my gringa family. Now is time to live the Mexican dream. So come on guys México is also a great country to have a good life quality of yo do the right things😊😊
Did they just share a SS number? That illegal.
omg
They shared most of it, but not all 9 digits
This is what happens when you break the law. The children have to suffer because their parents decided to break the law. It may seem like a dream. But can’t live somewhere illegal for years and not face consequences. I feel bad but every country has laws, his parents put that on him to bare.
I can’t judge.
Sad but true. Well said.
Exactly
The good thing is that the US government is strengthening the Mexican economy by deporting people with skills, especially people with some college education or a trade.
Good ! We don’t need them .
@@arizonarider6998 That's why you're crying about inflation. But I wouldn't expect a simpleton to understand economics.
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@@TruthTeller8888 Ridicule is the hallmark of defeat.
Why would you spend 31 years in the USA AND DONT TRY TO APPLY FOR A GREEN CARD AND BECOME A CITIZEN???? That’s the question of the year!!! And she is planning on returning again??? Uff! It boggles my mind!
Yeah that’s crazy.
I know it is hard for you to comprehend because you are not in her shoes, but coming from immigrant parents, I can tell you that it is almost impossible to get a green card unless you have a lot of money or were born in the USA.
@@mariotrejo9902THIS.
What a helluva way to start the documentary. That’s scary
How can anyone feel for someone that came into a country illegally. I don't care if they were here for a long time. That like saying we're not gonna charge a murderer with murder that happened 30 yrs ago.
They shouldve kicked his ass out too!!!
That's what native Americans ( indigenous people of the land) been saying for millennial...buttercup
@randymoran67 It wasn't the United States when the Natives had it.
@@randymoran67we weren't illegal😂😂😂😂 buttercup
The ending killed me. Knowing your son died and not being able to attend his funeral. I hope he's in a better place. stay strong!
These people I really feel for them ..
Because America really is they're country ...and your story I can't believe you did not become a US citizen automatic for serving our country ..
It breaks my heart to see the pain of these individuals.
They are crying because they are going back to their homeland. America is truly the best!
When you eliminate the competition, you're the best by default.
@@josercarcamo👍🏾
@@josercarcamoElliminate 😂.? What's holding you back.? Impotence, cowardness 😊.?
@@mariananev-xk8tw Are you pretending to be ignorant or that's your true nature? Are you not aware of the historical systemic murdering and pillaging of Native Americans and other minorities? Recall the segregation where minorities were given inferior "equivalents"? The refusal to hire equally (or better) qualified minorities that were given to whites only. It is not a coincidence that now that racism and discrimination are suppressed that minorities are surpassing whites in many aspects of society, stoking the MAGA movement. "Hispanics" now have a 50% homeownership rate, Asians about 63%, while Caucasians have a 74% rate. The gap is shrinking. Minorities beat whites in sports where they once dominated. Let discrimination further be eliminated and for minorities to build the base of a family history of corporate success and higher education and they will take the corporate suites as well. This is what I mean by "being the best when you eliminate the competition."
The US is good to make money, but life here is tough here. A lot of people depressed, working two jobs etc.
In general, people seem happier over there.
As a Mexican-American, this broke my heart and made me cried for these human beings. It’s so sad that they’ve lived pretty much most of their lives in the US and get deported especially the veteran. Very heartbreaking documentary. I’m grateful to be in the US thanks to my parents 💝🙏🏽
What I do not understand is - these ppl have lived 20 to 30 yrs in the US but have never ever taken the time to get the naturalization/papers etc. in order. All this time.
Why?
it’s not as easy as saying “ hey us government i’ve been here so long let me apply for citizenship” there is no pathways for people like this unless they have a immediate relative that is a usa citizen to petition for them even then the process is long and hardz
Next time I call a center call I'm gonna be like; hey homes !!! Hey foo don't fool me dog .
You still have to file paper work .The military does not do it for you. Non-citizens who serve honorably in the U.S. military for at least one year may be eligible for naturalization under special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Other requirements include:
Being a lawful permanent resident
Filing for naturalization while in service or within six months of service if serving during peacetime
Being able to immediately file for naturalization if serving during wartime
Meeting certain residence and physical presence requirements in the United States if separated from service more than six months before applying. Eligible foreign-born service members do not need to meet the state-of-residence requirement that civilian applicants must meet, and application fees are waived. Most naturalization applicants must also pass a test on English and Civics (U.S. History and Government). USCIS provides resources to help applicants prepare for the test. For those who serve during peacetime, non-citizens may qualify for naturalization so long as he or she has served honorably in the U.S. military force for at least one year, have legal permanent residency, and file for naturalization while in service or within 6 months of service.
Mom telling her daughter to move because the trailer truck is not going to let her go. hahaha classic mom moment. 🤣🤣🤣
Dude Mexico is better then America US now soo why even worry gas is like 2.75 a gallon.. Tacos are cheap women are plenty why you crying LOL. But if you were a vet you should have access to the US without any F questions..Goes to show you the BS loyalty of this country...Its all BS
Mexico will never be better than America.
And yeah, I said America.
@@jeffalbillar7625 Indeed, Mexico will never be better than America if Mexico improves, America will sabotage it to avoid competition, and yeah, I said America
@@jeffalbillar7625 SouthWest is Mexico dummy Yes In America North Mexican land...and Native land...
Move there, then. 😊
@@mariananev-xk8tw Dont have to I have property in Mexico now too!!! Oh and multiple homes in the US. I can be everywhere ...Grabbing my balls I hold a piece of both sucker
sorry man , that is hard , hope you will be okay , head up from Dnmark
Can't feel sorry for people who didn't obey the laws. They took a risk & lost.
Nobody is gonna talk about how that ladies social security number was vocally said on the video for everyone too hear 😂😂😂🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
My dad was First Nation (US) and my mon was Mexican.....I'm lucky I grew up by the border where everyone (mostly) speak Spanish. I planning to retire in Mexico entirely in 3 years. I might try to work part time remotely, with my current employer for an extra 1-2 years more .... but in Mexico (to increase my investment $) My Spanish is good enough to pass as a Mexican to stangers and not as an American or a "pocho" ~ what ever that means.
Bottom line, it's all about immigrating legally. Don't cry foul after you have had decades to properly apply for citizenship. It's about choices we make. I can't feel sorry for individuals who do not take the initiative to figure these things out. What's funny is that US citizens have moving to Mexico in droves. They move because it's cheaper and live on the beach. This documentary is one sided and does not really address the issues related to illegal immigration.
What does US citizens moving to the beaches of Mexico legally have anything to do with what they did and also because you don't know you're ignorant US citizens cannot own land on the beaches and I believe it's 2 mi inland that that covers there's a company you have to go through and you don't own it You just own the right to it and they can take it back anytime they want so shut the f****** because you don't know what you're talking about
Yeah I’m wondering how the Native Americans felt when you pinks arrived illegally as well. Stop with your pink propaganda. It’s not working.
But they support themselves without Government assistance and don’t break the law, that’s a big difference.
@@Ironage69 That's not totally correct. The tax payer does support them. They use state and federal resources. Free education, health care etc. It's illegal and they should have to pay back resources they get for free.
@@bbbae5968 Not correct all them so called free program money comes from the government, the US Government doesn’t earn money, they collect taxes from the people.
For the honest, hardworking people, not violent criminals that were deported that shouldn't have occurred. There should have been exceptions made especially for the woman who had a business and lived in the US many years and paid taxes. The majority of those in this documentary were in the US nearly 90% of their life, living for more than 25 years that has to count for something! They help build up America only to get booted out, its just not right.
The only problem I have with this personally is if you didn't have your immigration status knowing your a citizen you dont ever stop trying, I dont care if it takes 45 years get your papers in order. Fight for your place in the greatest country on the planet.
or simply dont rob people or commit any other felony
@@tobyk5149that woman didn’t rob anyone. She worked and took care of her children without government assistance
These people love to play the victim but if you are just minding your business staying in line why would anyone bother you? Im sure there are cases where really innocent people get picked for deportation too but the great majority have commited some kind of crime or misdemeanor, so don't feel too bad for them.
My cousin Enrique Salas 57:35 was deported as well. Rest easy OSO. Your smile is engraved in my memory
You should of not broke the law, you all act like he was a model citizen.
The fact that you said "should of (sic)" automatically invalidates anything you have to say. I stopped reading there. Learn to spell. 😊
@@PrimericanIdol Just another illegal that will be deported in Jan, in joy your last few months😘
@@PrimericanIdol stop breaking the law taco, be a good little dog and you won’t get smacked
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@@Ironage69 Uckfay Ouyay, gotFagay.
There is/ are separations even in the US, where greed and corruption within even supposed established families, can cause unimaginable poverty and economic hardship such as divorce, etc. Heartbreak of deliberately separating functional and otherwise healthy and contributing families and causing such suffering and irreparable harm is truly horrendous.
What I don’t get is hard working people abiding to the law gets deported and the criminals end up not being deported….
It seems set up to me. Like somehow they are being deported in order to be used a cheap labor for the call centers. It seems is what they promote to them as soon as they get into Mexico, and they take it because it happens to them all of a sudden and they’re in shock and don’t know what they are going to do so it seems to them like a good option. Seems like a way T****g cheap labor, from people who know English, and lived in the United States and can talk to customers on a better conversation level, then someone born and raised in another country that learns textbook English.
"Law abiding" you wouldn't be deported if you followed the law. Never
Great documentary.
There's life after deportation... The world will keep turning. Make the best of everything
Sweet home tijuana for alot of us its home sweet home viva México
You did commit a crime when choose to enter illegally and not pursue citizenship
I watched the whole documentary. I can feel and understand their frustration. It’s tough. I’m happy the lady was able to return to the U.S.
Hopefully the military guy can fight this case. Something I say: “why Tijuana?” The whole country doesn’t look or have to look like that. I feel that Tijuana isn’t a great choice, because they are going to be frustrated everyday of their lives looking at the border line. They should consider Guadalajara, Mexico City or bigger cities.
If these people lived in the United States for OVER 30 yrs Illegally, then there is Absolutely Zero excuse for them not to have gone through the proper legal process to become a naturalized citizen. We are a country of immigrants and always will be. There will also always be a process to become an American. If they can't be bothered to go through the naturalization process within a 30 yrs period, I have zero sympathy
Yeah bud they came illegally nothing they can do most of the time
enlighten us how to get legal by process?
@@tobyk5149 he cant say how cause that dosnt exist
I worked for an immigration attorney for almost a year, when I lived in the RGV in South Texas, the amount of people getting deported because they did something stupid was very high. Lots of them weren't born here and committed a crime that was the impediment for them to fix their status, USCIS is tough with people with criminal records even if they served for our military.