A Visitor's Guide to America's Great Big Border Wall

As the border between the United States and Mexico began to figure more and more prominently into the news cycle, filmmaker David Freid noticed a consistent blind spot: No one, it seemed, was talking to the people who actually lived there. He decided to visit Mike Davidson, who for the past 40 years has been ferrying tourists across the Rio Grande in his rowboat. Read more: www.theatlanti...
"Ferryman at the Wall" was directed by David Freid (davidfreid.com/). It is part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated by The Atlantic.
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[@rizzlerazzleuno4733]

There are quite a few documentaries about the US-Mexico border, and they are mostly a good place to start a discussion and see what the border is like along its entire length. If the US had been serious about reducing illegal crossing from Mexico to US a 25-30 ft. wall-fence should have been built shortly after WWII. In the areas were there is a natural border there is no need for a wall, especially with modern monitoring technology. The other seldom discussed problem was the almost complete lack of any federal or state enforcement of labor laws to 100% prevent hiring workers would were not citizens or had other legal status to work in US. Many businesses and industries in US are responsible for the wave of illegal immigration, which was wrong for many reasons. Congress has ignored this issue for too long and like any problem that should have been fixed from the start, it has become a worse problem through the decades. The USA benefits from legal immigration, but sneaking into the country illegally should not be tolerated. Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, JFK & LBJ should have seen to it that no one could employ illegal (undocumented) workers and a serious barricade should have been built in the areas where is was too easy for people to sneak into the country.

[@justins2397]

Imagine if everyone in the entire world was friendly to one another and worked together as a people

[@TheCynicalDude_]

There's a word for that: Gay.

[@marcusthegene9717]

There would be no countries or borders if it were like that, which is good. :)

[@rickszabo4312]

Sounds like a Coke a Cola commercial from the 60's or 70's. "I'd like to teach the world to sing................"

[@wertpollwert]

Imagine a world where everyone hating on America gave back all the innovations they accepted - instead of whining like weak beta males.

[@relikvija]

Justin S imagine if people didn't do drugs, be poor, get old and have mental illness...

[@CintreuseGrande]

I am so happy you guys mentioned Waterton National Park. I go there every year and I always take a hike that crosses from Canada to the US. Really interesting story!

[@Gess575]

I just posted a NYTimes opinion about the history of Nat'l Parks through various administrations. I'd never heard of Internat'l Peace Park. Now I want to go.

[@TheXanUser]

Real people, real stories, really refreshing.

[@RyanSpringer1984]

@@andyives5640 I think people don't really trust CBP, you know, with kids dying in their custody & all. In addition the guy that started the $8m fire in AZ comes up with a $250,000 cash payment towards his restitution (& still has his job), seems a little shady, right (maybe helping those Coyotes)? We don't need to build a wall, we need to change our laws & policies plus weed out all "bad apples" in CBP... but that will not happen while doing massive hiring as requested, we will just have more corruption & more laws that make no sense. - a concerned FL Republican

[@danstomber1664]

@@andyives5640 More tell than interesting

[@danstomber1664]

@@RyanSpringer1984 We have all the laws needed on the books ,we do need a wall a very tall wall

[@RyanSpringer1984]

@@danstomber1664 are you in the ladder business or something?

[@timothyandrewnielsen]

Yea those 3 people that say there safe down south really changed my mind.

[@GrimmWarrior19]

Yeah yeah, I remember not having to lock my doors at night as little as 20 years ago, times change. If I were to try the same thing today, my house would be picked clean. Being that far removed, means you're also far removed from what other people have to experience daily. All we want is for people to respect our nation's laws, if your first act of coming here is to break those, you deserve whatever befalls you, don't villainize people for defending themselves against you and those who aid them in their crimes.

[@briangarrow448]

A beautiful part of our country. Nice to see wild lands STILL in the United States.

[@SleepyjoeOG]

Been to Utah?

[@briangarrow448]

@@cucudelasirena4088 I am a man of many parts, as I walk to and fro across the earth.

[@briangarrow448]

@@SleepyjoeOG Yup. And every state that shares a border with it.

[@SleepyjoeOG]

@@briangarrow448 Half of Utah is Wildlife

[@Alterbridge321]

America has plenty of wilderness still. More than most places in the world, unfortunately.

[@jordananastasiadis]

Awesome job! The cinematography is especially excellent.

[@P602-d2x]

Kudos on that last scene

[@jeremimcdonald]

Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons. Incredible song!

[@Rockit442]

It was also an awesome movie.

[@mistercohaagen]

I've lived in a border town in west Texas, and visited Big Bend hundreds of times (it was a mile down the road). All of the things shown here are absolutely true... it's a great place and doesn't need fixing. Plenty of Border Patrol out there doing their jobs just fine... it's in their name; they "patrol". Occasionally you might need to show them ID, and occasionally they have to arrest someone who can't. It's fine the way it is. Texas should secede if the U.S. Government insists on putting up useless garbage on their land to make some baby politician look like he isn't impotent, fat, bald and stupid.

[@commentorsilensor3734]

agree, I am just curious how many Texans voted Trump because of the Wall

[@mistercohaagen]

@@commentorsilensor3734 -gerrymandering, -electoral college, -shear ignorance of non or misinformed rural communities, -oil dynasty money, -etc. Every Texan I've ever met is either Ron Paul Libertarian Capitalist, Secular Humanist Democrat Scientist, or single-issue Republican (2nd Amendment) which doesn't actually count if Libertarian was an actual meaningful vote. Very few Conservatives, period. Most of the population is within the big 3 cities; Dallas where the IT revolution found it's footing, Houston where NASA is, or Austin where SXSW is. The rest is all desert ranch farm oil wind solar and extremely rural.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

and orange.

[@123kkambiz]

if it doesn't affect you it doesnt mean it doesn't affect others lives. You don't see new slavery in the America started by very low wages given to these people by reach farmers or business owners and then the Americans become jobless because they cant compete with same job with the immigrants who are ready to work even half of the minimum wage. I know immigrant who works daily more than 12 hours every day and he gets monthly 1000$ salary keeping an elderly reach man.

[@darkangle16]

yes please do

[@antoniosarmiento4382]

They won me over with the song which was my mother in law's favorite ,la puerta negra.

[@DavidSibley040461]

I have been to Big Bend many times with car, foot, canoe, raft, and airplane. It is a magical place. Between Big Bend and Del Rio is some of the most remote, rough and unoccupied territory in the U.S. Big Bend is not relevant to the current border wall debate. I seriously doubt anyone seriously considers a wall there as opposed to places like Brownsville, El Paso, San Diego, etc. I found it outrageous restrictions put in place in Big Bend after 911 but again Big Bend is totally irrelevant to the current debate totally different than the places of concern. There are very few people and the territory is so remote and rough on both sides that passing through the area particularly undetected is extremely difficult. There are no population centers to mix into. My point is using the Big Bend area to argue against a wall is a fallacious argument. Although a wall would be ridiculous in the Big Bend area, that says nothing about other areas.

[@angzel2]

a whole other perspective on the infamous 'border'. beautiful video!

[@elianamckee]

Excellent documentary. THANK YOU!!

[@danromeo6571]

Well done

[@nanlphillips5907]

It made me want to buy a guitar & play Latin music & sing Jimmy Buffett tunes.

[@wyominghorseman9172]

Ranchers: Violence on the land *Rape Tree 2017 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYC7cqNtptN5hJY

[@wyominghorseman9172]

Fiscal Year 2018 ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report Overview This report summarizes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) activities in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. ERO identifies, arrests, and removes aliens who present a danger to national security or a threat to public safety, or who otherwise undermine border control and the integrity of the U.S. immigration system. Homicide Convictions, 1,641- Kidnapping convictions, 1,294- Sexual Assault Convictions, 3,740- Robbery Convictions, 4,423- Assault Convictions, 29,987- Traffic Offenses DUI Convictions, 54,630- Sex Offenses (not including assault or commercial sex) Convictions, 6,888

[@gwheyduke]

Wow ! Eye opening. Wonder if anyone has looked into private companies getting rich on government contracts for building the wall ? In other words, a politician might advocate for a big wall, then when the tax money gets allocated to build that wall the contractor kicks back a share to the politician or his campaign?

[@alohadave13]

Amazing short documentary. Thank you

[@rampartrod]

thank you the atlantic..what good solid and decent people

[@werinogaitnas899]

@Generical fashlandia well put

[@nonyabizness.original]

@Generical fashlandia actually, this video is real life in the borderlands. no drama, no fear, no bullsh*t. we're none too pleased when you all bring your fear-mongering down our way, disrupting the peaceful, safe, laid-back life we have down here. but we don't worry- you all do what you gotta do to stay tense and afraid up there.

[@werinogaitnas899]

@Generical fashlandia Lots of guns but also lots of brains... there always needs to be a balance!

[@Kevin-qn2kw]

The Atlantic tends to take an anti-wall stance, pointing to then as silly, impractical, and ineffective. That may be true in some places along the border, but not all places.

[@aiolijones]

@@Kevin-qn2kw This is actually a MEL Films production, who were originally part of Dollar Shave Club.

[@erikasantoshafitness348]

As a former Texan, have to say our family hikes in Big Bend were unforgettable.

[@wannabetowasabe]

Yup, people don't understand the topography along the Rio Grande River, which forms about 60% of the U.S./Mexico border. You can't build a wall that follows every curve of a river that meanders greatly in the mostly flat part of Texas. The existing barriers there are built in a straight line north of the river. Private landowners can only access their land in this "no man's land" strip at gaps or through locked gates. U.S. citizens are denied their legal access to the river. How do you build a wall through Big Bend National Park. You can't build a wall down the middle of a river so do you build a wall north of the river and deny U.S. citizens access to their national park? The terrain is very rough. Do you permanently scar some rugged land by building access/patrol roads along the wall? What about wildlife species in the park that migrate back and forth across the river to survive? Trump has no idea, he is a New York city boy who thinks chocolate milk comes from brown cows and probably wears shoes with little tassels on them when visiting such locations. Other politicians tout the wall as a solution. All are knowingly, except Trump perhaps, exploiting the lack of knowledge of the topography of a large group of U.S. citizens, who make decisions based on emotion, rather than objective thinking. Now we have a government shutdown based on this ignorance. As many say, we live in a post factual society while the rest of the world laughs at our stupidity.

[@bengom68]

wannabe to wasabe , , Not even newyorker , , the orange guy is from Jersey , , Like the Sopranos , , hohoho !

[@PrimoStracciatella]

Right, people just don't understand. Here's a good example of a Trump supporter, great little video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3ypY6etmtekrLs

[@thepope2412]

Yes a few points along a 4000 mile border is enough to justify not having one at all.

[@wannabetowasabe]

@@thepope2412 When did the U.S./Mexico border double in length? Readily available information shows the mileage as 1,954 miles. The Rio Grande River makes up 1,260 miles of that, which is 64%. "A few points" does not describe what should be called "well over half." If a wall is built along that 64%, it has to be built north of the river and cannot follow every meander of the river, it is built much straighter than that. This results in a type of "no man's land" between the wall and the river, where U.S. citizens lose access to the river. In the case of the miles through Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, this would result in citizens losing access to 118 miles of it. Your sarcastic statement is not at all accurate.

[@thepope2412]

wannabe to wasabe and? No one said the border wall has to be directly on the border. Have a few controlled check points where citizens can drive in and out for the national park. Big deal. And you’re acting like the wall cannot curve or actually has to follow every contour of the river. And sorry I got the border length confused with the us/Canada border my bad.

[@philipmiles398]

truly thoughtful reporting by The Atlantic. a breath of fresh air.

[@NomadicZak]

That time-lapse at the end was heartbreaking :(

[@arias6720]

J D True, but it was still an eye opener.

[@DragonmasterCire]

A sad song with day turning into the night is one of the Oldest elements to drive sadness. The movies use it all the time. Emotions and thoughts get manipulated through various elements, music is a key factor. Take any horror movie, just before something happens the music will start to change to build a point of suspense within the viewer, This is why the JAWS theme is so effective to audiences. They said earlier that his ferry service was at a legal Port of Entry, some it might change if the wall got built, but it will not be shut down as the video suggests. There was a study as reported on by the Washington Post that out of 600 Border Patrol Agents only 7 of them thought building the wall was a bad idea. www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/2/border-patrol-agents-back-trump-wall-survey-finds/

[@markmark5269]

He says hypocritically on his computer and internet bought to him by closed societies that have strived ahead with capitalism, not socialism. You have no idea at all, totally clueless why you have today what you have.

[@se777en73120]

Mark Mark Moron, what does capitalism and socialism have anything to do with this? Both Mexico and the US have capitalist economic models. Well crony capitalism, actually.

[@Forrestwilliam]

Yeah, we could only wish they could build a wall like that, that fast, and that size!

[@granthilling]

Incredible piece, beautiful camera work, wonderful storytelling!

[@MrTeff999]

The best way to reduce illegal immigration and improve security in the U.S. is foster economic development in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Denying aide to those counties is a backward idea. Gangs in those countries are fueled by poverty and lack of opportunity. If President Trump's rhetoric and policies continue, they will lead to greater hardship, resentment, anger and hatred in those counties. Our neighbors will become incubators for terrorists.

[@PrimoStracciatella]

Very true. There seem to be billions of dollars for walls, upkeep of the wall, Border Patrol, drones, drone operators, electric fences and so on. If this money would be invested in job creating projects, together with the Mexican government, Mexicans would stay where they are. But it seems like it's extremely difficult for politicians to find and work on the root of problems. That or they aren't interested in solutions, but in hanging on to their jobs while stuffing their pockets. And all those drug barons would be out of business if US Americans wouldn't consume drugs like cocaine and heroin!

[@Stefan-ox5sk]

And yet the democrats don't seem to give a s hit

[@raylugo4602]

It's their responsibility to fix their own country

[@Odood19]

USA has got to legalize to fix the gang problems in central America. They have plenty of opportunity to make money, just not in a good way since they need to use violence and fear to protect their drugs and money. Now tell me what dispensary in the US uses violence and intimidation to make money for themselves and their families? Not a single one. It's just honest work when the cops aren't waging a war on your business. Now imagine what the cartel people will do if they can no longer make tax free money by trafficking drugs across the border? They'll have to get real jobs like farming, manufacture, service, and entrepreneuring. Maybe they'll move here to the USA and grow pot in green states for dispensaries if that's their passion. I don't judge a man for his area of expertise, as long as he works honestly (and pays his dang taxes!). All in all, I agree that the US needs to treat its neighbors better and start giving a damn about the whole continent. Mexico, USA and Canada need to ally in case the commies get out of control.

[@monkeemash]

Fostering economic development in Mexico sounds great. Now tell me how that's sustainable with obstacles such as the drug cartels/Mexican government corruption.

[@juanfervalencia]

the photography in this film is amazing, beautiful work

[@benjafranklin5996]

7:55 wow that sign in "spanish" is a mess lol

[@fernandocisneros8724]

Lol

[@Laura-dn1zx]

Yeah, I'm not a native speaker (I speak portuguese and learning spanish), but even I can see that a lot of things are wrong. They clearly used some kind of google translator

[@DesertDriver100]

One of the best and an informative documentary. It was like being in "a laid back" class room. I enjoyed.

[@frankblangeard8865]

4:19 "The wings hold the airplane up not the propeller". "If that propeller were to quit turning we're Ok. The plane will still fly" . Not for long!

[@nroger01]

Great perspective. The battle is won of sight and blindness. Good work Atlantic, you have my respect.

[@puttemacguff7666]

15:00 How did they do that Timelaps? His hair is moving in realtime and also the water but the back is timelapsed. I can't see any "cut" in the picture :) BTW one of the best Documentarys I have seen in 2018 !

[@AnnetQuintanaKnowsBest]

I believe the "cut" line was the opposite bank of the river. That would blur it enough to be practically invisible. And yes, an awesome documentary.

[@krbourne]

Awesome doc! Thanks Atlantic. Definitely have to visit this part of North America.

[@smartass6071]

There can be exceptions to a wall, but in many places a wall is badly needed.

[@bushranger51]

And to think , nearly 200 years ago that whole area, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California ALL belonged to Mexico. Ordinary people don't make borders, politicians do.

[@CraigCastanet]

Actually, ordinary people DO make borders, e.g. personal space, front doors, cars with locks, bedroom doors, fences in yards, monogamous relationships, ad infinitum. Good fences make good neighbors. It's not just a slogan.

[@srikrishnajay]

And to think little over 500 years ago there was no America just people enjoying this land. This people had a great time and they traveled freely, there were no jails, no politricks, no money or banks... just brown people having a good time. Until the Caucasians showed up and claimed the land as theirs.

[@kell_checks_in]

Mexicans were given the option of where to live after America won the land. Some people chose Mexico...

[@georgepretnick4460]

Very true. Before it belonged to 'Mexico' it belonged to Native Americans that occupied it for almost 20,000 years. Contemporary Mexicans are 96% Native American, 2% African, 1% Spanish, 1% Asian.

[@steveharris39]

@@CraigCastanet This, however is not a good fence.

[@donnamoore8479]

Great to know about these places during this time in our country. Everyone needs to see this.

[@riv6580]

Being an indigenous person of this continent, I can't look at that border and imagine our future borders without wanting to cry.

[@riv6580]

My ancestors have traveled north and south for tens of thousands of years. This shit is carved in stone, literally

[@fionafiona1146]

Sad to know my ancestors could have made you suffer such a faith. On the other hand, I am German and before 1845 a United Germany would have been unthinkable and the Mohawk alliance used to organise civic life on land areas larger than the European continent.

[@reponut12345]

So when the earth was formed were your people here ?

[@reponut12345]

We took the land fair and square,

[@ivyandroses4373]

@@reponut12345 Yes , The Amoeba race. They were the first to arrive and ruled the Earth for millions of years.

[@aurorahiraeth5896]

It is refreshing to see videos like this.

[@rastapatchmail2357]

@9:25 .. Guy is certain that power equals "good guys".

[@ChuAlready]

rastapatch Mail he himself said it he came here illegally. But yet he came out ok. Has a decent job and providing for his family. Not everyone crossing is bad, just looking for a better chance at succeeding

[@roltthehunter]

"A wall is not an Answer, a wall is just a thing" very beautiful. Clay Pigeons was a great choice of song, it is really a treasure.

[@kazkazimierz1742]

It's not a wall, it's an artistic steel slate fence.

[@LindaCasey]

One day we'll all be gone leaving history to the ages ...

[@lithostheory]

America can be so strange sometimes...

[@soonny002]

Sometimes?

[@Toekneepowers]

Lithostheory I know! “Transgender” is a completely crazy idea.

[@valeriegriner5644]

It's because our country is being ruled by "foreign entities," known as Zionists. We're doomed.

[@yolamontalvan9502]

AMERICA = NORTH AMERICA + CENTRAL AMERICA + SOUTH AMERICA. Latin Americans are proud to be part of America since 1507.

[@MrTeff999]

@@Jwilson330 Jesse, you might want to make correction. Mexico (which is Latin) is in North America.

[@bigd1179]

A wall will not fix anything, it would create far more nightmares then it would hope to "fix"

[@jaimec2783]

"Internacional ferry" loved that.

[@ZAZMOTOR]

BUILD THE DAMN WALL! TALL AND BEAUTIFUL! PERIOD.

[@russpost2557]

What a awesome video about the truth....something that so many can't and don't want to know.

[@Apacolyptic]

Wow, that ending :(

[@Odood19]

The problem with walls is that you can always find a way around them. Who are we trying to keep out? Visitors? Workers? People's family members?

[@fredguerin5395]

Wether peoples like it or not Canada USA and Mexico are totally integrated economically and culturally trying to reverse that would be totally counterproductive and would give an enormous advantage to other nations.

[@flyemhard]

great mini-doc.....and some Blaze Foley music to wake up to as well. Merry Christmas everybody.

[@yoshiskater]

Thank you for this beautiful piece

[@scootertramp4355]

A few years ago I was coming back into Canada. There was a car with an American family in front of me at Customs and I was close enough to hear the conversation. The Canadian Customs Officer asked the usual questions about where are you from, where are you going, what's the reason, any firearms or ammunition, so on and so forth. The last question he asked was whether they had their passports or not. The American driver launched into a tirade almost immediately. "We don't need passports to get into Canada! We checked online and you don't require passports! What are you trying to pull here?" The Canadian Customs Officer calmly bided his time until the American ran out of steam and then asked him to go to the parking spaces out back of the building and someone would be out shortly. I passed through Customs in a few seconds and pulled right up beside the American family to check a few things on the bike and yes, listen to how the second half of this dilemma was going to play. Soon a young Customs Officer came out of the building and approached the American families car. The driver was out like a shot and started up again about we don't need this and that and what's going on here. Once he had quieted down, the Officer explained the situation. "No Sir, you are quite right, you do not need a passport to enter Canada from the United States. We merely ask the question as a courtesy. The problem Sir is when you come to go back into the U.S. You see Sir, if you and your family cannot produce passports you could be stuck at the port of entry for up to three days while Customs and the FBI investigate whether you are allowed in or not." The driver was incredulous. "You mean we can't get back in?" "No, Sir, not without passports." "So what do we do now?" "Well Sir, I will call over there and explain it to them if you would like to go back right now or your could take your chances when you come back in a week or two." The Officer made the call. The wall is not going to do a damn thing. It' a foolish endeavour sponsored by a fool in office who in turn is supported by a group of ignorant uneducated rednecks. Does anyone not remember the tunnels that were dug for quite literally miles? How is a wall going to stop tunnels? And what about the cost of wall maintenance? How much is that going to be? What a waste of time, money and effort. I can hardly wait until that dumb bastard to put up a wall to keep the "Snowbacks" out. Far too many Americans don't look at the whole picture. Perhaps, although I doubt it, the wall may keep some Mexicans out. But on the flip side, when do Americans realize it will also serve to keep them in?

[@davidb.cutter4631]

The video was well done, thank you. Not mentioned in many videos are the areas belonging to Indians. I don't believe Indians will allow the US govt. to build walls through their lands.

[@bengom68]

David B. Cutter , , indeed they live in both sides of the border , , as in the southern part of Mexico mayans live in Guatemala and Mexico with a bigger river in between , ,

[@j.s.7335]

From 1 year in the future. "Allow"? Pfft. No permission needed!

[@jiblazed]

BRUTAL with the ending ;)

[@deezynar]

In all the conversation about illegal immigration, nobody ever says that we should expose the reasons that people are fleeing from Mexico and the countries south of it. The flow would slow if they were able to fix their problems.

[@charjl96]

As long as they continue fleeing, the problems will never get fixed

[@deezynar]

@@charjl96 That is very true.

[@jameshancock3932]

You are the only person other than myself that ive heard say this. This approach could solve the problem . A wall is basically a bandaid. basically that what our government does is just put bandaids on stuff but never really cure any problems.

[@JJ-si4qh]

This is a classic case of who is going to bell the cat. Whose responsibility is it to fix their problems? Ours? While the case could be made that we destabilized them through our drug policies, we didn't set up the cartels, or directly create crime there. We aren't the ones choosing to break another country's laws. Why should we have to deal with their choices? Are we just going to step into another country's affairs and magically fix things for them, ala The White Man's Burden? The wall would be a passive means of deterrence for areas that are difficult to monitor and patrol.

[@deezynar]

@@JJ-si4qhThe first thing we should do is make drug addiction a capital offense and give addicts a reasonable period to get to rehab before the executions begin. The United States pays a huge price for the social and economic burdens caused by drug addicts. Killing the source of revenue for the drug gangs is the first step we can take to help ourselves, and the countries that produce the most emigrants. But large numbers of people migrating over our Southern border long before illegal drugs became such a large issue. Those countries have larger, deeper, problems than just those caused by the drug trade. They have all been horribly racist against natives and those who have the most native blood. That racism has been ignored by everyone and it is time to put a spotlight on it. Those with the most European blood need to be embarrassed like crazy for their pride and nasty behavior. There is more that could be done, but those two would go a long way to improving things for them.

[@suzystone244]

Thank YOU for this upload. Most people do not have a clue. So accurate.

[@jeffwolf8018]

No damn wall, if you want it go ahead and continue to fund it on GoFundMe because the taxpayers want no part of it

[@jeffwolf8018]

@The Oscar Report I lived in San Diego for a 12 years that I know for sure a border walls not going to stop them from tunneling under like they already have about fifty or a hundred tunnels already and they're building a more everyday. That's wall is it stopping shit. It'll stop the guy that is thinking about coming across the border but that drug dealer with a big sack of cocaine or heroin he's going to find his way around that fence and Border no problem and a tractor trailer cargo hold or in their own damn vehicle just driving across they've been doing it for hundreds of years they're not going to stop because Trump doesn't want them to come or he tries to build a wall. That most of us know isn't going to do a damn thing but waste money they have to install heavy duty roads to put the walls and fences in the begin with it bring the heavy machinery trucks down there stupid idea but then again all Trump's ideas are stupid except for his one getting out of Afghanistan and Syria you should get out of all the countries were bombing but that's a start if if course he comes through and does that remains to be seen everything he says is a lie

[@thepope2412]

jeff wolf tunnels are hard to make and having a bunch of people use them would be too much of a liability. Those tunnels are only used for drug smuggling. Also the proposed wall is only 5 billion which is barley a drop in the bucket, and we spend over 100 billion a year on illegal immigration alone. Sounds like a good idea to me.

[@jeffwolf8018]

@@thepope2412 I lived in San Diego from 91 to 2002 or 3 in every single year they are finding three or four of these tunnels and I think they have hundreds of them under the ground and they are hell of a lot better constructed you ever imagine they are they have braces the entire way if not made out of plywood. And they have rail tracks in there they also do human trafficking through those tunnels is not just drug, drug dealing it's also people moving. Whether there are illegal immigrants or human trafficking. The cartels are neck-deep in both. They're losing their hold on a cannabis industry so they're taking over more and more of the human trafficking and harder drugs like fentanyl heroin cocaine crack.

[@thepope2412]

jeff wolf there will be some smuggling human across the border with the tunnels but it can’t be comparable to the current number for obvious reasons. If too many people do it then eventually the tunnel will be found and shut down, probably due to snitching. Unless those illegals have a bunch of money then they won’t be able to use to tunnels. Also there’s talk of them incorporating tunnel sensing technology across the boarder so even that’s a deterrent

[@jeffwolf8018]

@@thepope2412 do you live on the border in Texas New Mexico Arizona California? I lived in San Diego California 12 years and know a wall is not going to stop a damn thing 90% of the immigrants that get here get visas and fly on airplanes I don't see very heavy border patrol in the airports across the the US and who's going to watch every last one of them to make sure they returned in time clearly that jobs not being done right.

[@perezm714]

@14:55 when it depicts the wall being built and the beautiful, naturally scenery is obstructed, it looks like a bleak prison

[@confusedwhale]

"I was born in Mexico. I do have relatives that are here in this country illegally. So, I am a bit of a hypocrite." Yes, yes you are.

[@mramerica6229]

YES. YOU REALLY ARE. CALL INS AT ONCE

[@j.s.7335]

No, not really, it's not his doing. He didn't choose for them to be here illegally.

[@warpedmind6363]

“It’s three quarters of a mile to that village” *saddles up like he’s off to Jerusalem*

[@hoz49]

Fear and loathing drive the right. The wall talk is a manifestation of this.

[@toastywaffles2551]

Hoz Holla an illegal alien killed a police officer a few days ago, he got here by crossing from Mexico into Arizona, what fear and loathing are you talking about? If someone is here illegally they need to leave.

[@hoz49]

@@toastywaffles2551 More people have been killed by lettuce than illegal aliens this year.

[@toastywaffles2551]

Hoz Holla and your point? You’re comparing the deaths of people killed by people here illegally, some of which are preventable via a border wall and deportation of unauthorized aliens, to people dying from getting sick from lettuce. Are you serious? Just going to ignore the deaths of those people. Smfh. Doesn’t even compare. Ridiculous.

[@hoz49]

@@toastywaffles2551 and you don't even realize you are supporting my post by using the death of ONE cop at the hands of ONE illegal alien to support building a 20 billion dollar wall along the border. That's fear projecting. Tell me, were there any other murders in California that week? They weren't all committed by illegal aliens were they? In fact, we are more likely to be assaulted, robbed or murdered by a homegrown, white, right wing extremist than an illegal alien who more often than not only come here with hope to make a better life for themselves and their family and don't want any trouble. Fear the brown people and loath them because they come here. You play right into it.

[@toastywaffles2551]

Hoz Holla you’re comparing legal citizens and illegal aliens. One is supposed to be here and one is not. That would be like me saying “ Well unlicensed drivers commit less crime because they do not want to get into trouble so they obey traffic laws” well one has lawful permission to drive, the other does not. it doesn’t matter, because when someone with no license runs over someone the public will ask why wasn’t he arrested before it happened?

[@mikebonnell3160]

Love that part at around 9:30 about 'good guys'.

[@snifferking4330]

Build that Wall around Trump

[@wyominghorseman9172]

Fiscal Year 2018 ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report Overview This report summarizes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) activities in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. ERO identifies, arrests, and removes aliens who present a danger to national security or a threat to public safety, or who otherwise undermine border control and the integrity of the U.S. immigration system. Homicide Convictions, 1,641- Kidnapping convictions, 1,294- Sexual Assault Convictions, 3,740- Robbery Convictions, 4,423- Assault Convictions, 29,987- Traffic Offenses DUI Convictions, 54,630- Sex Offenses (not including assault or commercial sex) Convictions, 6,888

[@dennisdavis8649]

Build that wall and build it high.

[@thomasr3805]

Big bend is a breathtaking place. You definitely see that you are walking on the former ocean floor. I was there during the ocotillo bloom and I have never seen such a striking red color covering the landscape. Check it out if you have never visited!

[@hippiehillape]

we could let a whole lot of folks in, and we can change the way we've treated mexico, central, and south america for generations... we can NOT have concentration camps, we can give medical and humanitarian care to the migrants, we can be so much better as a people if we choose to be

[@GBass011]

who's going to pay for all that?

[@omaroliblish]

I lived in Hereford, Arizona some 30 or so years ago and a border wall was desperately needed then. I saw so much trouble and danger at that time that I moved back to Utah. The wife and our children were afraid to go camping anywhere near the border, because it was so dangerous. We need a 40 foot wall and a 25 foot deep foundation made of Carborundum and 4/5 feet thick

[@FollowTheJohn]

You must be uneducated!

[@williamthompson7162]

Yep - a peaceful little corner of the border with good people, guitar music, rowboats and multinational cooperation. That's why the cartel and human traffickers don't show up there. Go to Juarez, Tijuana - where headless bodies lie in the streets, and illegal crossings are tried every minute. Go to a New Mexico desert and find the remains of those who tried crossing it with not enough water. Go to a Chicago drug den and watch the addicts inject or snort drugs crossing our borders. Show some poor illegal immigrants counting out their last money to a mule leading them across the border - to abandon them later. Film that, with some soulful guitar music tossed in. That's the other side of this story. Everyone wants what we see in this film - but the reality is, it's not everywhere.

[@Skyprince27]

William Thompson #Tunnels #ManCarryingDrones #Ladders

[@charjl96]

William Thompson, your comment needs to be pinned.

[@mochix2894]

Show them how U.S's ruling class promoted NAFTA and impoverished Mexico forcing millions to come to the U.S. Also, how the Merida Initiative just like Plan Colombia has only increased the thousands of deaths in Mexico and not solved the drug problem. NOW, show them the bloody involvement of the U.S in central America and the U.S backed coups. Your analyzes lacks substance.

[@charjl96]

@@mochix2894 So make things harder on ordinary citizens for what the government's done?

[@mochix2894]

@@charjl96 Ordinary U.S citizens still benefit from U.S imperialism.

[@clinicalpsychologistwannab7706]

3:57 my god look how beautiful Mexico is

[@frankblangeard8865]

"The biggest chunk of existing wilderness in the continental U.S." 5:24. No...Alaska has the largest wilderness and Alaska is on the continent of North America.

[@westmibaddrivers2573]

you obviously do not comprehend the English language. it said, and you quoited it, "the continental US" which Alaska is NOT a part of.. so the original statement is correct.

[@frankblangeard8865]

You are confusing the word 'continental' and the word 'contiguous'. Look up the words. Alaska is part of the North American continent.

[@jpe1]

True! Wrangler-Saint Elias, Mollie Beattie, and Gates of the Arctic wildernesses, all in Alaska, combined cover nearly 25 million acres. Glacier National Park is barely 1 million acres. But let’s look at the context: setting aside the fact that Glacier sees more visitors on a slow summer day than the three Alaskan wildernesses see all year, Glacier is part of a huge (over 10 million acre) network of protected lands in the US and Canada that encompasses a nearly pristine, diverse, productive ecosystem. It’s a pretty impressive, and arguably much more important, bio preserve.

really??? Alaska is big??-you are a genius

[@TheSarahbee23]

The continental US refers to everything except Hawaii and Alaska. They're still the US but the phrase continental refers just to the big chunk all together.

[@TheMindInvader]

This video is to sensitize you to accepting the unacceptable. These descriptions are over the top. Yet 90% give it thumbs up

[@LetsBeClear87]

I’ve been saying we should’ve secured Mexico’s southern border if trouble was coming from South America-but as it turns out poor families are fleeing famine violence and corruption : these folks are seeking refuge.

[@kazkazimierz1742]

The US is trying to secure Mexico's southern border. They are paying big bucks to Mexico for it.

[@i.t9390]

@@kazkazimierz1742 Right now I thought they stopped

[@bengom68]

Kaz Kazimierz , , , , Not at all , ,

[@mebeanonymousonytube]

Good fences make better neighbors IMO :) This is not about hate (and should not be). Any people have it in themselves to seek self gratification at the expense of others. It is obvious we need walls...as walls go up the bad players will come around the ends and into these open National parks. I guess when I was at Organ Pipe National park 20 yr ago there was a looming threat from Drug cartels. They had nothing to fear from me but my presents. I feel the same way of ignorant people in the inner cities. People put door locks on buildings for a reason. We need Walls... and we need accountability at the borders. I am for legal passage at the border... just like I open my door for those entering into my house :)

[@bkbland1626]

We're either ALL people, or we're not.

[@dravifo6762]

You don't give your neighbors free run of your house. If they insist on eating picnics in your yard you put up a fence. When they start coming in for mustard or use the bathroom you've let it go on for far too long. Yeah, it is the same thing, and yeah, it is that simple. Don't let a feel-good argument cloud your judgement.

[@baltazarvok2564]

So, you leave your house and car unlocked? How come you have a computer to write this comment on?

[@dravifo6762]

@The Oscar Report You just stated the biggest non-argument an NPC could fall for

[@normstark7095]

we are ALL people, but Trumpturds are STUPID people!!

[@mikehouser2518]

Great video , shows that the answers to border security are not as simple as " a big beautiful concrete wall , wouldn't it look great , I could put my name on it " .

[@K2H117]

The " Bad guys" lmfao, swiming across a river with everything you own on you back. Thats threatening to you?

[@jamesgalloway3074]

@James from AL Wouldn't that make government the bad guy?

[@K2H117]

So someone seeking assylum is a criminal? The thing you right wingers dont understand is that anybody with the time and money to take the proper channels isnt coming to work on a farm or as your nanny or gardener ect. Those would be the ones coming for "your jobs". You guys cant make up your mind, what is it, thay cant all be criminal drug dealers, welfare collectors, and people coming to take your jobs, all in one. Heres the thing with "laws" and whats considered a criminal, not that long ago it use to be illegal for certaian types of poeple to drink from the same water fountain as you, or sit in the same place in a theatre or bus as you. Would those people be criminals to you? Laws arent always about keeping people safe sometimes they are about keeping fragile people happy. For people not from Amerikkka its just weird because you guys have a state named after the country you hate, which is clearly their land that you guys stole.

[@waveriderz]

James from AL ..i hear ya. Am in Hawaii where regular working folks work 2-3 jobs to pay rent to investors who cause rents to be unaffordable. Illegal immigrants take jobs where they work twice as much for half the pay on jobs that Americans won't do so their families won't starve in Mexico. I watch private jets come in all the time where it's passengers head to estates in gated communities which restrict access to places where people have been coming for hundreds of years to put food on family tables. The rich pay less taxes and profit on both regular working Americans and illegal immigrants. We point fingers at each other when the true criminals drink mai tais in their luxury homes and refer to us as "those kind of people"! Who really are the criminals here?

[@TheSaltyAdmiral]

​@James from AL The issue with your theory is that there is no link between your your two "problems". If illegal immigration dropped to zero tomorrow, you would never know based on anything that even closely relates to your own little life. It simply has no effect on whether your paycheck nor your taxes. The cold hard truth is that the biggest threat to your happiness, _is your own ignorance._ That corrupt as fuck republicans and corporate fat cat criminals like Donald Trump has managed to convince you the poorest of the poor and littlest of the little who swim across that river, is your enemy, and no them... *That is just as true as it is tragic.*

[@wertpollwert]

They cross rivers with drugs too

[@Josue-qb7cq]

Awesome documentary, please make more like this!!!

[@sustainableplanetforall5068]

A major symbol of regression, expense and divide - simplicity, reasoning and innovation has sadly been put on pause.

[@brian554xx]

That guy saying "nobody's talking about a problem with _legal_ immigration. I wish the media would get that right." needs to pay more attention. There are many people saying that, including some prominent government officials.

[@Muirtty]

Obviously, a wall cannot be the only barrier across the entire border. Some areas are too rugged. There are however thousands of miles of flat, easily crossed border, that desperately needs securing. Doing so would help DHS/ICE/Border patrol concentrate resources in the more tricky zones.

[@terryhollands2794]

I wonder how much it costs to mobilize a response to intrusion at the Glacier/Waterton park boundary ?

[@kevvymetal666]

i live in canada beside the border as well. monitored yes. blackhawk helicopters and m-16's no.

[@kjoseph50]

that could very well be because the U.S is most concerned with the higher traffic coming from their southern border, instead of their northern. But may very well be the case they're exaggerating. Just like on those long highways in Canada (401), in the lower density areas you see signs for 'Speed Monitored By Aircraft', which everyone knows is a huge bluff on our part.

[@RealHankShill]

Probably because there is not cartels in Canada funneling drugs into the country and shooting American citizens on our own soil. Just a guess though, I am sure there are other reasons. But I guess it could just be because Americans are racist, if thats the world you want to live in, thats what you will see. You always find what you look for.

[@erniew5805]

@@kjoseph50 after some driving in southern sask i came to the conclusion the locals view the 100kph limit as a suggestion

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

You must not live in the threatening part of Canada.

[@ameyas7726]

You live besides all of the US-Canadian border!!!...is this supposed to be a fat joke!?

[@stevennault5447]

The video shows a peaceful coexistence between Mexico and the US in that remote area where no wall is necessary. Some people in the comment section apparently believe the entire border is peaceful, therefor no wall is justifiable, in certain areas fences and walls keep neighbors neighborly...

[@poorplayer9249]

This is not the first time I've heard many of these sentiments from other South Texans about a wall. All this division, victim blaming, and hyperbole surrounding refugees from the Northern Triangle. I have some questions for those Trump supporters who blindly follow him, even when he tramples on many of the principles they claim to uphold and defend.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

They follow their dear Führer Trump because they believe that he will bring the Fourth Reich, this is also the reason behind Trump's racist doggie whistling.....

[@chech5774]

David Hollenshead - go see a psychiatrist

[@debbiehorn8263]

AMEN .

[@vermilion3419]

@Raoul Fleckman is every communist a dem

[@jenniekelly571]

That was a fantastic video, which should be shown/shared in a lot of homes in America. I have a few bigots in my family I would LOVE to show this to, however, they are bigots, so I probably couldn't get them to watch it. So, I'm going to share this on Facebook. 😊😊😊

[@KaileyB616]

Jennie Kelly a bigot because they want a secure border... huh. Interesting. You all call everyone racist-bigot-sexist-Nazi-homophobes so often, it no longer means anything.

[@jenniekelly571]

@@KaileyB616 #1 - You or anybody else on KZbin can tell you I NEVER call anyone a Nazi or a homophobe because I don't use those adjectives. The only time I would call someone a sexist would be the men in the Middle East who make women wear Burkas. I wanted to share with my friends & family who call Mexicans derogatory names. I also want a secure border & am all for President Trump building one. It will stop most of the illegal immigration, most of the drug trafficking crossing the border, and most of the human trafficking. Of course they will & have before, built underground passages, but our ICE officers will be able to pay more attention to things like that if they aren't wasting a bunch of time & resources simply watching areas where there is no wall. I see you didn't write a scathing comment to anyone else who thought this was a good video??? Anyway, we all need to treat each other with respect & love, & not let this govt. run by the elites divide & conquer us. Your opinion is your write & should stay that way, but you don't know me & to write what you did to me is not cool. Take care & I hope the best for you.

[@johncroll1467]

9:38 It bothers me that some people automatically think a person crossing the border evasively is, in their mind, ‘obviously’ a ‘bad guy’. The apathy is shameful.

[@moreiralves]

ignorance it is

[@rpearson1974]

John Croll You're breaking my heart. Why don't keep your doors UNLOCKED indefinitely.. That way me and my POOR Familia has the green light to enter your home unannounced.. We'll be needing a few more things (cause we be poor and all).. Access to your kitchen.. Keep it stocked up plz.. Access to your bed.. You'll have to floor it if you don't mind, my needs come first of course.. I'll of course need a job. Can you allow me to take over yours? I'll need you to show me what to do and how to do it of course... Oh, your wife will have to watch over my kids while I'm at work. You have neighbors, right?? Make sure they to keep their doors unlocked plz. I kinda have this large family gathering thing.. You're a pal dude. Knew you would understand my situation..

[@lewizzrocks]

rpearson1974 stop trolling.....

[@danstomber1664]

John Croll YES they are BAD GUYS you clown or they would come here legally

[@danstomber1664]

@@lewizzrocks No he is doing fine

[@mrmoerder]

Big Bend is the most beautiful place I’ve been yet

[@daveharrison84]

We can get an international peace park with Mexico as soon as American politics swings in the other direction: pro-cooperation instead of pro-isolation.

[@charjl96]

We don't need Mexico's friendship. We need them to get their shit together

[@laflaca1530]

David Harrison Won't it be a great day when we get an International Peace Park with Mexico! They are mostly all Mestizo - Native American mixed with Spanish - they were here long before any Europeans. We should have a great friendship with Mexico instead of US policy that goes down there and capitalizes on stealing their resources, orchestrating coups, for the US corporate interests. US policy CAUSED the strife they suffer in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

[@ameyas7726]

@@charjl96 Mexico can only get their shit together if their economy grows out of 3rd world country status and that's not going to happen if America forces them pay billions of dollars for your wall or negotiate a tough NAFTA deal like Trump has done with Mexico (a significant smaller developing economy)..

[@charjl96]

@@ameyas7726 I don't think they should have to pay for the wall either. I'm not even sure we need a wall. There are cheaper ways we can deter illegal immigration.

[@danstomber1664]

@@charjl96 I agree start shooting them when thy cross I promise you it will slow right down and the cost will be negligible what do you say ha that will fix It

[@lindadustin9975]

Many bleed and many died for the USA we must have secure border. Patriotic Mexicans should have the courage to fix Mexico.

[@richardmarston6769]

Build the wall others countries did and love it happy New year God Bless

[@soulscanner66]

Only the communists love walls.

[@richardmarston6769]

@@soulscanner66 this country need wall because it's the best and most illegal want tax payer to support them and we as people will be 3 th world countries socialist or comme no thanks to you 👿👿👿

[@soulscanner66]

@Fanniumen totalitarian states at war

[@soulscanner66]

@@richardmarston6769 Only communists build walls.

[@markharris6260]

Pelosi for president.

[@zizimugen4470]

12:30 People like him need to figure out if the legality of something is more important than the mortality of something else. The border looks so natural and beautiful without a fence though.

[@poorplayer9249]

IT COMES AROUND You who bartered long held ethics, and suborned your convictions To support a megalomaniac with morals bent and skewed, Should have invested more reflection on an apropos expression. While you were busy with your avarice, the devil changed you. Does your religious faith support this leader's blithe retort When condoning cold blooded murder for economic gain? Are you so frightened by the thought of being banished from the herd That you'll hold silent, or equivocate, in the face of his racist words? When you use politics as a proxy to make your moral choices, Are they easier to defend if you just heed your hand picked voices? Can you defend the gassing of children, and shrug it off as collateral damage When our leader's immoral acts turn into illegal actions? Have you ever actually met one, you who live in the heartland's embrace? You know, an immigrant who looks different, who has a different face. Have you ever considered their struggle, walked a mile in their shoes? Ever wondered what you would do if it ever happened to you? With all the countless tragedies besetting the human race, What deprivation of your psyche precludes your showing grace? Have you ever asked their story, you who live near the sea? 'Cuz in the not to distant future you might be A climate refugee.

[@Skyprince27]

Karl Kiefer 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@CreativeConcept]

wow that last shot was heartbreaking.

[@dosantosbojan]

Trump should watch it! Nice doc.

[@macaroo3883]

Unless that video is featured on FOX Newz (and more specifically, FOX and Friends) it's not going to happen.

[@kazkazimierz1742]

His attention span is not long enough.

[@swill1020]

Very interesting info. Thank you!

[@davidhollenshead4892]

What most of Trump's Supporters don't get is that his stupid wall would fail before it was even finished, as shifting sands and flash floods would constantly be destroying parts of it. Yet Trump claims to be great at building things.....

[@Skyprince27]

David Hollenshead Elect a concrete salesman president, get a wall you never thought you needed before, that someone else was supposed to pay for.

[@ivyandroses4373]

Not true. Cylindrical Grade beams will have 30% lateral shift without cracking the wall.

[@charjl96]

I always thought of the wall as a symbolic thing. Tightening up on immigration, and deporting people who shouldn't be here would have the same effect. If we made examples out of a few people, it would deter others from sneaking in

[@Skyprince27]

charjl You are correct about that according to the experts: bestlifeonline.com/vatican-walls/amp/ "... _“Remember that the great Renaissance Popes sought to restore Rome and the Vatican Area to be the glory of the civilized world,” says Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, a Catholic studies professor at Georgetown_ ... _But it’s a symbolic power more than an oppressive “keep the hell out” power. “Building walls, whether in China or the north of Britain or anywhere else, have always been political statements,” says Noble. “They have never served as effective barriers.”_ ..."

[@sneezesaw2611]

@@charjl96 If you have an overwhelming desire for a symbolic gesture lets throw trump in jail for treason and malfeasance.

[@jacobalfordgarcia5873]

"Not the bad guys, obviously." When you are on cloud nine, floating in your own ignorance.

[@RealHankShill]

I am neither here nor there on the wall issue. But what I cant stand is logical fallacies. So perhaps someone could please explain something to me. Why can Mexico build a wall on its southern border to control immigration, but we cant build a wall on our southern border to control immigration? Why do we all have walls and fences around our houses, but our country cant be protected in the same way? And finally, what would a wall do to stop or dissuade any LEGAL immigrant, and why is it wrong to have a legal process to come into our country, like EVERY OTHER COUNTRY ON THE PLANET.

[@nishchaysrivastava6251]

Logan Cressler you are completely correct but the border wall is now a tool for politicians on either side, it’s super complicated and I don’t see anything happening about it.

[@nishchaysrivastava6251]

Logan Cressler for example if a president wants to build a wall the opposition will say it’s racist or any other reason to sway the votes to the other side, and this will go vice versa.

[@RealHankShill]

Exactly, its just bullshit posturing. I am so sick of everyone leaving their brains behind before they want to start a debate (actually an argument)

[@erniew5805]

i thought with the caravan from central america. we discovered there was no wall on the southern mexico border. if there is a wall on the southern mexico border we can see it didn't work any better than the trump wall will work. as with the berlin wall it didn't stop anyone only slowed them down so the machine guns could stop them

[@waswestkan]

So why did you leave your brain behind, when posting your comment? Mexico doesn't have a Trumpian wall on it Southern border. Most likely because it's logistically more impossible than trump's wall vision is. Hell they don't have a river of sorts to mark the border location. You probably got played by BS social media post. Few if anyone is seriously saying the US should ignore border security. Historicall wall have been defreated. In the event Trump and his mad re hatters want to spend million on a wallm Trump should hadn't demanded taxexs cuts for those who aren't suffering because of a lack of resources. Trump says little about port secuiryy, probably because that's not chant the bigots want to make

[@CryptoKevin]

Looks like a nice place to visit but the majority of the border needs a wall.

[@fredsmith8873]

Just a FYI: There are no plans to ever build a border wall/fence through Big Bend National Park. So why they interview park rangers and people at Big Bend National Park who are not "threatened" by a wall/fence is very bias and slanted.

[@D3ADSY]

That's kind of the point of this video to me. It provides a more nuanced look at a topic which mostly divides people into for/against camps purely based on their political allegiances. This video looks the debate from the perspective of people on the ground, beyond the politics (e.g., at the end they talk about how even the walled sections have to gaps so people can move cattle/access the river etc., something I had no idea about).

[@charjl96]

There's nothing nuanced about it. I don't recall it ever being mentioned in the vid that there are no plans to build a wall there, which is something they probably left out on purpose. I assume you're right and they're misleading us, because in the video it's mentioned that the town on the Mexican side is very isolated. The area around the park is obviously low priority. The point of the video is to appeal to the viewer's emotions and get them into the "against" camp.

[@fredsmith8873]

@@charjl96, Exactly!!! Unfortunately "The Atlantic" a respected magazine of journalism decided to make it appear Big Bend National Park was under threat of a wall/fence when it is not, and never has been, and never will be. Past Presidents and the current President have all said very clearly they are not touching Big Bend National Park. If anything, the park may get more patrols on horse. But that's it.

[@D3ADSY]

Multiple people are saying the wall will never go through Big Bend, however a quick google search shows articles from as recent as Oct, 2018 in which people express concern about the impact of a wall through Big Bend on wildlife etc. Can anyone provide a link to anything which supports the claim that "there are no plans to build a wall" at Big Bend?

[@fredsmith8873]

@@D3ADSY, I know that the Texas Governor has said no wall in Big Bend as have Democrats and Republicans in Congress have said no border wall in Big Bend. And I have seen an interview where the President has said no wall in Big Bend (I looked for it on KZbin but couldn't find it.) Here's an article about Democrats and Republicans against a wall in Big Bend and even though the article makes it sound like the President wants a wall in Big Bend he doesn't plan to do so. "In Big Bend, Texas, There's Bipartisan Consensus: No Border Wall" www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526612415/in-big-bend-texas-theres-bipartisan-consensus-no-border-wall I believe that using Big Bend as an example of the down side of a wall is mere scare tactics for the overall wall. Here is a new section of wall that recently went up in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. In addition new was have gone up in El Paso, Calexico, San Ysidro. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2OYlqyipauWfMk .

[@goodtunes146]

God bless America! My home that I love, stand beside her, and guide her!

[@lenovo762]

It is immoral to not build a wall in places where human trafficking is taking place. Save the children, build the wall !!

[@Neojhun]

A wall has never really worked for "where human trafficking is taking place". That is the massive failure of your logic. The mechanism of a Wall is just too limited in capability.

[@augustreil]

@@Neojhun, It's a proven fact that walls work. One example, the Vatican. Just like you're front door, it allows YOU to decide who enters and who does not.

[@LlamaKing9000]

@@augustreil The Vatican isn't independent because of its walls. It's independent because no European ruler wanted to go against the Catholic Church. If you want a history of walls, look at Hadrian's Wall, the walls of Constantinople, or even the Great Wall.

[@augustreil]

@@LlamaKing9000, It still keeps the unwanted out though, so that's all that matters. Walls make great neighbors.

[@LlamaKing9000]

@@augustreil if that were true, then in places where there was already a wall, there'd be no illegal immigration, but there is. Walls only deter crimes of opportunity, not premeditated ones.

[@LeandroDaRosaMarques]

I love this video. Thank you.

[@will2-b150]

Don't like the wall? Take it up with the people who made it necessary.

[@sedayeguitar]

shortsighted statement

[@bigd1179]

So, the United States government and the CIA? All of those governments coups in central and south America are the US's doing.

[@bigd1179]

@Your Majesty Not an exaggeration, from Guatemala to Chile, the US has interfered with nearly every south American nation for ideological reasons, because they weren't benefiting US style capitalism enough.

[@bigd1179]

@Your Majesty It is because of the United States that the quality of life is as low as it is. US foreign policy interfering with these nations is what caused the dangerous conditions down there, the US caused the climate of violence in central and south America. This isn't even mentioning the US's war on drugs, which had given rise to higher demand for high risk high reward drugs like cocaine and fentanyl.

[@danmac6538]

@Your Majesty oh really, so rockets dont fly anymore?