Crossing Borders Part 1: The migrants of Chicago’s tent cities

[@billybash01]

Ask them their thoughts on all the people who don't want them here. I'd like to know what they have to say about that . Do they feel bad ? Do they recognize the burden that they have put the city and its citizens through ?

[@Coffee240]

They don't care, they aren't nice unless your giving to them.

[@nancyking9033]

All these Young Men They Should Try to Fix Their Own Countries

[@Coffee240]

@@nancyking9033 yes they should they come to USA to crash it. So USA will be like Venezuela and Cuba

[@larrytsosie1451]

​@fallcolors05we the people r sic of low lives

[@billybash01]

@@Coffee240 Yeah , Americans flipping the bill while they lay on the sidewalk scrolling TikTok.

[@hectormanuelmoralescontrer2346]

Venezuela should take accountability of their actions

[@nancyking9033]

Venezuela probably Opened their Prisons and Mental Hospitals &sent them Here That's what Castro did to Miami years ago

[@Naturestheway]

It's hilarious how mex deny they've done this for 80+yrs 😂 the denial is laughable. Now mex folks will have to pay for the new ones 😂 aint nothing free

[@ftknmlo]

thats racist!

[@JohnWayne-zx3hi]

​@@ftknmloAnything is racist these days sick of the " Always offended brigade"

[@ftknmlo]

@@JohnWayne-zx3hi agreed. my comment was ironic

[@dagostino5213]

I have no compassion for anybody who crosses illegally the border of any country. Asylum seekers go to the right process to get asylum in a country, not invade anywhere.

[@alvargas5095]

DON'T BLAME THE MIGRANTS! They are not here illegally. They are here at the invitation of the chief law enforcement official of the United States, namely, Joe Biden. Recall during the 2020 Democrat Presidential Primary debate when Joe Biden stood up with his arms opened and invited asylum seekers to "surge the border". Well, the world heard that and took him up on his invitation. Then, as soon as the corrupt Democrat Party was able to steal the election, they ordered Biden to undo all of Trump's effective immigration policies and stop construction on the wall. And for three years since the flood of migrants has continued unabated. Put yourself in a migrant's shoes. If you lived in a Third World sh!thole country like they do and you heard you could come to the United States and receive free everything, as many of them were lead to believe, wouldn't you jump on the opportunity? I think so. DON'T BLAME THE MIGRANTS. BLAME OUR GOVERNMENT UNDER THE DEMOCRAT PARTY!

[@FrankieRomero-j5z]

And wait a long time to go thur the process make no sense to do that why they doing what they are doing and it won't stop i have no compassion for fake lazy ass Americans your are the invaders not them

[@nancyking9033]

Democrats Turning American Cities into Homeless Encampments

[@LRLoud]

The fact is, our tax money would either go support their home country and we get no chance to recoup or let them come here to have a chance to make that money back for us. Most of them can work. We should let them and at least they can pay into the taxes but they will vote to keep democrats in power so for politicians it’s a win win for us it’s a loose our money either way.

[@FrankieRomero-j5z]

@@rocioortiz327 you came here Illegally and you shouldn't be here either

[@Americanwarrior-j1m]

Everybody has a story but do they have the evidence to prove and back up their claims for asylum because 90% of them are only here for work and that is not asylum

[@TheeeNakedddChefff]

Without these workers you wouldn't have food on the table. They work the jobs Americans don't want or refuse to work. Like picking your veggies and fruits in the scorching sun. Shame on you.

[@josephgomalo41]

​@@TheeeNakedddChefffThats a stupid lie you idiot! How many farms do you own in whose produce have gone bad because you didnt have ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS to pick produce from? What I know is farm workers have annually moved to not only USA but also to Canada (even in Europe!) from Jamaica, Haiti, and rest of the Caribbean countries! The diiference between these seasonal workers from the Caribbean and these illegal uncles and aunties of yours is that the Caribbean seasonal workers do so LEGALLY and after the season they dont sleep in tent beside the road waiying for freebees.. nope they LEGALLY go home! Otherwise let us know how many of these scumbags you claimed to have picked fruit in your computer screen farms.. how much money did they make picking fruit, espcially after they chose New York, Chicago and all other major cities to illegally migrate to .. where there are no fruits to pick? Also let us know how ,many New Yorkers go hungry today because there are no illegal fruit pickers? Do these illegals eat what they have picked in those hotels paid for by tax payers?

[@la.tejana737]

​@@TheeeNakedddChefffbull💩 Mexicans do the job no one wants to do. How many Venezuelans pick crops??? These migrants aren't here to do that kind of work pleaseeeeee. WE DO NOT NEED 9 MILLION ILLEGALS HERE !! They are not doing the work Americans don't want to do. That's a damn lie.

[@fluffarina]

@@TheeeNakedddChefff They are called Migrant workers who are hired by American companies to work seasonal crops and then they go back. Its not these free loaders and out of all those in NY that are allowed to work only a little over 2000 have applied. 90% have missed their first court date and we dont know where they are but Im guessing they are freeloading off the US you cant keep track of 8 million people

[@stellab3828]

​@@TheeeNakedddChefff Where are the farms in Chicago??

[@marjorieharrington4953]

Enough is really really enough. America first !!!!! .

[@Marie-uy6bv]

Enough. They were supposed to seek asylum in the nearest Country to them.

[@jasonmorris9330]

That's your opinion, not how asylum works

[@raymundorodriguez7065]

peru is deporting all of them!

[@Marie-uy6bv]

@@jasonmorris9330 No it's a law. Look it up. You can't expect the US to take in everyone, It's not fair to the taxpayer.

[@TheeeNakedddChefff]

Pretty sure they took in your European ancestors... *cough cough*

[@Marie-uy6bv]

@@TheeeNakedddChefff They came here legally and no one paid for them. Cough, Cough.

[@growbiz]

We have our own homeless, hungry, and jobless that need help..America first! no compassion for anybody who crosses illegally.

[@Emmy-J]

These people risk their lives and their kids lives to come here why don't they risk their lives to take back their country? Makes no sense

[@Emmy-J]

Even people with a good education have to jump through hoops to get a job. Do these "officials" actually believe these people will be able to find a job making a livable wage and support a family with how high priced everything is. I have a bridge to sell them.

[@et195900]

They are free loaders send them all back to their country thanks to the Biden administration that we are going through this bullshit open border policy legal US citizens that pay taxes are paying for illegal aliens and asylum seekers to live for free they have no rights to say anything In the United States of America I can less for them I have no respect or sympathy for them yes I am very anti illegal immigrants hopefully they all get denied and deported

[@ClayMastah344]

They will STILL need assistance after it’s said and done. Like Walmart workers

[@almaguerra9371]

So what does that matter to us? Asylum doesn't qualify just because they have a story it doesn't mean its true, they have to go in front of a judge and have proof 🧾 of what they say... I speak both languages so what... Nothing about this story is true. Did you forget about your own homeless people, including veterans. These that lost their homes after the pandemic because they have no money or job. Some of them live in their cars... There's a lot of poverty in our city of Chicago in different areas of the city including the South side. What about them????

[@PUREBOILINGRAGE55]

How many fighting age males drug dealers and gang bangers did they have to go through to find the one family not tatted up with ms13 tattoos?? Guy musta practiced his fake veteran story all journey. Where's his military I'd btw?

[@la.tejana737]

We cannot afford them. Thats the problem. Very few have valid claim to "asylum". Most are economic migrants, we can't afford to have them here. Just facts.

[@florduran2742]

They are arrogant and disrespectful.. Don't believe anything they say!!

[@mariaesposito274]

They say the same shyt, all the time..

[@edgarmiranda8642]

They always say there looking for a job very well dressed panhandeling

[@alvargas5095]

They're no different than you and I. We all come from immigrants and I'm sure you and your people behave the same if you were in their situation. As it says somewhere in the Bible, "Judge not least ye be judged"

[@80sloxer60]

And aggressive

[@juanmurillo3914]

@@alvargas5095 i worked not begged,who are you to tell me how to think.

[@barbaraforde9213]

I was expecting to hear a nice human story about people who had followed U.S. Immigration law and not about people who had come here illegally without a plan. The U.S. is not an employment agency.

[@reivictorvenal8546]

Perfectly said come here legally I’m immigrant too I’ll wait for so many years spend money for processed my documents And you just came unveted and demand what you want it’s unfair go back to your country you must be deport

[@TheeeNakedddChefff]

Without these workers you wouldn't have food on the table. They work the jobs Americans don't want or refuse to work. Like picking your veggies and fruits in the scorching sun. Shame on you.

[@srl2634]

BS.

[@barbaraforde9213]

@@TheeeNakedddChefff I respect and appreciate the hard work that they do but immigration laws must be followed. I would very much like to see an increase in work visas for these workers because they provide a very essential and necessary service in helping to put food on our table. I in no way disregard their hard work and think that they should be granted work visas so that both workers and America citizens can feel that no one is being violated. Coming from a southern state, I did a little farm work as a teenager and I know it is very hard work.

[@1920brooks]

just handing out freebies to llegals and ignoring citizens

[@shayalexander8296]

Who goes to another country with no money and no plans?

[@1920brooks]

The whole world of illegals invading AMERICA

[@ScottBartos270]

I would

[@Bob-bm3pd]

Your seeing them and their offspring.

[@lupedominguez9105]

You will soon find out the truth!! Work?? Dream in, it’s easier to get 2500$ month to do nothing than to work- the excuses will start to pile up!! Too far, don’t pay enough, it’s too early, takes too long to get there on bus. While in Tx, saw this on daily basis

[@betsyhooks110]

Come on nobody goes to another country with nothing expecting everything Sorry but America has many in need they come in last.

[@juliewatson4314]

If they are unsure about their future then they need to go back to their country then they will be sure of security and be warm.😡

[@ftknmlo]

He has his story rehearsed nice

[@angelawoodlief7242]

They all do, they want work permits so they can work and pay TAXES! Really?

[@ftknmlo]

@@angelawoodlief7242 no they want free housing and healthcare

[@Bob-bm3pd]

Me no English eezzz Porto me keys (kids) no for del taco menudo andez tortilla cheeps for the money ez. Meatoh dow juandez me wifeoh moss keeds.(kids) for shue take ah for me.

[@up-uw4op]

I've had mine and my 4 kids lives threatened but we're US citizens. How do we seek assylum?

[@vanpearsall]

Let’s lay around and wait for Them to bring us free stuff. Sounds like a good plan Hector.

[@rasalghul3963]

What did these people expect? They came here without money, without jobs, and without a plan. Someone should have told them how expensive life is here

[@MegaKimberland]

Just stop .... When did you People come out for all the Homeless American's like this in your City ? All have Stories just like American's you have done NOTHING for .... Makes me sick ....Most of these people will not be able to stay ....take from hard working people .....for people that broke the law by coming here the wrong way .... My Gosh ...

[@JohnWayne-zx3hi]

BIDEN just loves TACO'S

[@AbbyEllie69]

CLOSE THE BORDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@David-pg5yv]

Biden's Handel's won't let him

[@irenevilla3857]

BIDEN AND DEMOCRATS LEFT THE BORDER OPEN SO THEY CAN GET THE VOTES FROM THESE ILLEGALS, HOWEVER HAMAS IS ALREADY, HERE !!! SO WE NEED TO BE CONCERN.

[@irenevilla3857]

You put us CITIZENS IN DANGER WITH ALL THESE ILLEGALS!!!

[@lindawerring8736]

A lot of Americans in the same situation, when are you going to do a story on them because they're not getting any help.

[@DanielBaker-ph2nb]

Hello 👋 beautiful lady 🌹, how are you and the weather condition like today ?

[@DickyNuts]

i don't believe a word of their sob stories, or that they walked through the jungle.

[@EnpowermenThrougheducation]

And so do our USA people ..they need help too ..USA first !!!

[@andrewgoosdy3814]

They have no work for black Chicago 😢

[@lightclawshadowmarsch8167]

What makes them think there better then. Us are own homeless get treated worse. Now that there Faced with reality they don't like it. They chose to come here illegally

[@kalvin1123]

Military. Exactly. Join the US military. We're about to do a lot of stuff.

[@johnnybgood3909]

outside the police station is a good permanent place to live

[@erinhennessy1393]

Wnough is ENOUGH! I choose to help veterans, homeless, and the eldery of citizens of the U.S NOT THE ENTIRE WORLD!

[@LandCruiserMidwest]

aiding and abetting criminals is a crime to folks !!!

[@Americanwarrior-j1m]

That's what they get for coming here illegally

[@alvargas5095]

DON'T BLAME THE MIGRANTS! They are not here illegally. They are here at the invitation of the chief law enforcement official of the United States, namely, Joe Biden. Recall during the 2020 Democrat Presidential Primary debate when Joe Biden stood up with his arms opened and invited asylum seekers to "surge the border". Well, the world heard that and took him up on his invitation. Then, as soon as the corrupt Democrat Party was able to steal the election, they ordered Biden to undo all of Trump's effective immigration policies and stop construction on the wall. And for three years since the flood of migrants has continued unabated. Put yourself in a migrant's shoes. If you lived in a Third World sh!thole country like they do and you heard you could come to the United States and receive free everything, as many of them were lead to believe, wouldn't you jump on the opportunity? I think so. DON'T BLAME THE MIGRANTS. BLAME OUR GOVERNMENT UNDER THE DEMOCRAT PARTY!

[@lightclawshadowmarsch8167]

They didn't care about there kids lives while on the way here. But moment they get here it's we need free everything for are daca anchor baby's when a pregnant mother can't get into a hospital to give birth but moment a pregnant illegal shows up its free birth ward for u. While a pregnant American mother is told. Give birth in a bath tub.

[@kd5773]

Did this news agency check the burden on hospitals, police and our schools and tax base? Nope.

[@johnaltobello5095]

They all give the same excuses..there told what to say before crossing the border

[@Kathy-u8b]

Where are all the millions who crossed our border illegally! Send them home on a bus!

[@Judy-xt7zq]

Yes they all dressed very well look like well taken care of!!!!!!!

[@xavilopez4716]

In going to go to the southern border Mexico cross into Texas claim asylum and my story will be that in my country my wife filed for divorce took me to court for alimony and child support and the justice system in court told me that if don’t pay and the government told me that if I didn’t get a job to pay all that they will kill me that’s why I came here with my new girlfriend and my new family 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@erinhennessy1393]

Truth!

[@c-tha-man9463]

Why does vid seems like a sympathetic piece?

[@cedricjackson7521]

I feel sorry for them I truly do and I don’t mean to be rude, but you have to come across the border legally not illegally regardless of the circumstances

[@alvargas5095]

They are here at the invitation of Joe Biden. They are guests of the Democrat Party.

[@Chgo1221]

I feel bad for the children. Some of the adults they come in where I’m employed stealing. It’s quite disgusting I want it to stop!!

[@cesartarrillo8122]

Peru and Latin America are expelling Venezuelans who are a burden for the state and they are also persecuting Venezuelan criminals who murdered many people, children, kidnapping, prostitution, drugs, gangs that you will see what I mean... keep helping... that brings the Venezuelan....they are not going to work, they only want documents to live off the government... 

[@loriaeddie4166]

If you run for your life etc then why not stay at the first country of safety

[@lindapowell4692]

Thid mess is getting real bad there are no more jobs in America and people are not giving like they use to pe in usa need there money and America is buried out thing are tight

[@davidpajak7283]

Very sad but they did not follow the law and we need to take care of our own Just stay in the city because we do not want them in the suburbs

[@Midwest_Gyrl]

These ppl must not be aware that we have the SAME violence in Chicago especially in the areas where they are.💯 So these ppl haven't escaped anything...and these ppl didn't come to Chicago to escape their country. They ce here for our public assistance!

[@lisamaloof5772]

These heart warming stories about Illegals need to stop! Lets hear some heart warming stories about AMERICANS!!!!!!!!!

[@potatobraus9098]

You were a soldier in Venezuela and yet, could not pay a ticket to send his family legally to the USA?

[@vickiepolley2421]

They should have thought about that before they left thier homes

[@alaska3300]

They are LIARS!

[@Vinh1949]

Chicago becoming a day care 😊

[@sunshinehippie70]

No tax paying citizens should never have to pay for illegal immigrants! America first!

[@lightclawshadowmarsch8167]

Start tracking an tracing the workers building these migrant centers and increase the tax rates. On there pay stubs. An make the workers being paid to building them pay for it when they have to receive 90% pay cut for building the migrant centers they wont be so quick to do the construction on them

[@chrischrisafis484]

BUILD the wall not shelters. This is rediculous

[@happs784]

All i gtta say if u thnk its bad now just wait a mnth or 2🥶

[@saranorris5082]

We already have a lot of problems of our own here in the United States. We need to discourage people from coming to our country to become our burdens.

[@janblackman6204]

I don’t feel a responsibility for them. They came on their own so let them figure it out themselves.

[@glenncollins294]

Erica why didn’t you tell them the truth. Come in legally. Free ride home for all illegal migrants. Come in legally or free ride home.

[@heatherjones5983]

What motivates able-bodied males between the ages of 17 and 35 in places like Ukraine, Israel, and even Gaza to willingly stay to defend their homelands, while others opt to become so-called migrants and asylum seekers en masse? Such a choice raises serious questions about the character, commitment, and responsibility of newly arrived men in host countries.

[@kareypope2325]

I don't believe any of them

[@JohnWayne-zx3hi]

Make the illegal immigrants put tents up outside DEMOCRATS HOUSE'S they wanted them now they've got them so i don't want to hear any moaning from them..

[@Dan-yl4dy]

They'll go home when they see snow and ice for the first time

[@TheeeNakedddChefff]

Pretty sure they have snow capped ranges and drink their beverages with ice? White trailer trash.

[@alvargas5095]

When one is as desperate as they are to risk their lives through jungles and Mexico, a little snow and ice won't deter them. They are here to stay for a long time. Coming to a neighborhood near you. Get used to it.

[@Dan-yl4dy]

@@alvargas5095 They can't afford to live anywhere near me. Hell they can't even afford to put gas in a car they don't own to come to my house to clean my toilets. I'm not worried about these bottom feeders at all 😂

[@et195900]

The hell with all of the

[@gerardomata5133]

How is all this are problem 🥴

[@starfox8006]

These people be lying bruh

[@reneeeburns1492]

U should have a plan before u leave your country unbelievable

[@bobshagit-io8lq]

WHO CARES THIS MEANS THEY WONT BE HERE AS LONG !!!

[@Jo-cf4tn]

THE QUESTION SHOULD BE HOW MUCH IS SALAZAR BEING COMPENSATED FOR THE WORK SHE’S SUPPOSEDLY DOING & SO ARE THESE CHURCHES.

[@vickiepolley2421]

We got a homeless problem of our own

[@cynthiabemis2959]

Not getting it from me , I barley make enough for my own family and it wasn't given to me why should I give them a handouts. If they want it better stay in there own country and make it better there . How do you think our. Own families made made things better when they came here in the 1600s and my ancestors fought in every war to make our country free , so if they want a better life then they should stay in their own country and not come here for free handouts .

[@David-pg5yv]

You asked for em you got em

[@Victoria.Verde51]

I live in New Mexico. A year ago. ABQ forced shutdown of a huge tent city for the homeless. They had nowhere to go since shelters and affordable housing are scarse...yet we cont to bring in migrants who are NOT US citicens and treat them better than our many generation residents@!?? What the He__ is that about? All 4 of my grandparents were immigrants from Europe, but they came here w jobs lined up, savings, and knowlege of givernment and people!! I am a 72 yr old retired RN finding myself in a homeless shelter for the 1st time along w USVets!! What the CRAP IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY??😢

[@Pleebixx]

how do you say invasion in Spanish?

[@Lonniepsangel]

Another important part of this problem is this--We have NEVER allow people to just walk into our country to stay!! So why are we doing it now?? Legal immigration Only…that’s always be our laws!!

[@kareypope2325]

Lies lies lies

[@olivewarner552]

I don't care ! Send them home

[@garyrogers3237]

Border Jumper Circus with Big Top 🎪🎪🎪🎪Bring in the 🍿🍿🍿That is Bull 💩💩💩💩

[@kareypope2325]

She got played a little boy playing really

[@galegrazutis964]

Yeah big bloody deal that'd did NOTHING FOR ME EITHER!!😂😂😂

[@lisamaxwell2387]

Go home.

[@martharamos9370]

Go home and set up tents there. You broke the law, you are entitled to nothing.

[@tomc.2808]

NOT ENOUGH HOMELESS ??? 👀

[@sdhscrosscountry]

We have American Homeless and American Veterans, and American families that have gone through the same ordeal.

[@valerie-e9i]

where can anyone travel to and receive free room and board please tell so I can get my travel on

[@TainoKnight1495]

4:11 someone check *her* "paperwork"

[@brianspurlock-f8j]

Follow the money. Who makes a profit on their coming to America? Cartels and the people that are secetely working for them. Politicians and news people. They call them "asylum seekers" and portray them in a favorable light.

[@andrewgoosdy3814]

Who problem is that the government 😢

[@growbiz]

WEAR ARE ALL THESE UNSKILLED JOBS AND HOUSEING

[@TheoHuxtible]

If Crabini Green was still open. They would have no problem housing them there. 💩 always rolls down hills

[@SPINNPROOF]

Bidenomics at its best..

[@monamartin9915]

They have the biz words, ask them are they willing to back to their country and Fight those soldiers? Like the US Citizens going have to Fight them for being hear illegally.

[@frankjohnsen4460]

WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A TRUMP WALL OR A BIDEN DRAFT ?

[@hugoverdeguer6891]

nothing here for you..not anymore.

[@lightclawshadowmarsch8167]

Start tracking the bank accounts in the workers. Building thies migrant centers. Nd tax them. For it since there getting paid to build them by the city

[@DickyNuts]

the president created this. ask yourself why?

[@ScottBartos270]

I don't understand Gary Indiana plenty of abandoned houses Street after Street all they need is a little tender loving care and then illegal migrants can live in there

[@marthabonelli3093]

No one wins.

[@rodgerjames9160]

GET READY FOR THE BLIZZARDS.

[@bigredd6969Williams]

TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING I WILL VOTE FOR HIM IN 2024

[@craigwaller5287]

Why the people can't get rid of sanctuary city why it's only right

[@ellenboyles5629]

One day the lights are going to go out.