Mexico's Immigrant Oasis: Last Stop Before the Border

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The town of Altar, Sonora, is the last stop for thousands of migrants who plan to illegally cross the border that separates Mexico and the United States in search of a better life. Here, the economy revolves around migration. Along its streets we can find everything from special slippers to avoid detection by motion sensors installed in the Arizona desert, camouflage clothing to avoid being spotted by Border Patrol agents, backpacks, gloves, and even contraceptives for the women - as it is estimated that 80 percent of them will be raped during their journey.
We wanted to know how difficult this crossing is for the migrants. It involves walking across the desert for days on end, abuse at the hands of human traffickers, and being hunted by Border Patrol agents. VICE news visited the Sasabe desert, between Sonora and Arizona, which registers temperatures of up to 120 degrees during the day and drops below 30 degrees at night. In this hellhole, the migrants may run into Father Prisciliano Peraza, a cowboy who apart from delivering mass, also travels through the desert in his pickup truck, dropping off supplies to those attempting to cross the border - to help them avoid meeting their death during the attempt.
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[@talaverajr391]

Man these people risk it all for their families.

[@followthewhiterabbit1089]

Some of them fleed from places, worse then Iraq and Afghanistan ( safety wise ) Then the wars was on the highest

[@edy2982]

Once you’re in the dessert it’s everyone for themselves so many die just trying to have a better opportunity at life it’s sad

[@jacquelinemariemedeiros8761]

They should head for Canada...that's where all the migrants go because Canada let's them in if they present themselves at the border.

[@alfmanning9790]

@@jacquelinemariemedeiros8761 thats what I said I'm a black male from the usa and being a minority here is almost just as bad as living in southern north america or south america

[@RebelKingfrom1995]

R.I.P to all the lives lost while crossing the border to freedom

[@shylooney13]

They have freedom in their home countries, they just want more

[@rebekahhakeber5093]

Which border ? Most crossed 5 or more borders before America’s. ? Sorry not sorry. Stay home - VOTE- rebuild.. If all people just run away like cowards then the rulers will never be contained. As they’ve already won. Lebanon and Hong Kong got it right. They stopped going to work generating the tax money to pay the corrupt government... last night the Lebanese president resigned. THAT IS HOW STRONG PEOPLE do shit. Cowards run away and cry victim after breaking laws.

[@emanrodr2736]

Sam Lawson this is Native American land buddy white people are the invasion plus y’all don’t do shit that’s why 57% of people on government assistance are white people

[@captianingram5435]

Are you saying Mexico isn't free?

[@captianingram5435]

@@emanrodr2736 Actually, America bought most of it from Spain and France. Other parts were gained through treaty and trade, and only a little of it was conquered through war, like most of the countries on earth. So what's your point?

[@VICENews]

WATCH NEXT: The High Cost Of Deporting Parents - bit.ly/2tczJUH

[@4money110]

if i was an immigrant ill keep going straight to canada

[@KK-jl8em]

Roulette Dave they don’t want a 9-5 cleaning jobs are easy and you can make pretty good money specially if you do construction cleaning

[@user-qi6ig6gb8x]

ill go straight to north pole

[@nutbut8782]

Harry there’s the man I wanna meet

[@coolian00]

canada better than usa

[@user-qi6ig6gb8x]

@@coolian00 north pole is better

[@rixceltae9849]

I don't understand why do Americans complain always, all the time, too much... just stop complaining! The US is not your country, is not your land! Have you asked the Native Americans the permission to rob their land gentlemen? Did you come to the US with your Green card and American ID or you settled without asked anything to anyone? Without requesting permission, isn't it?! Latinos are doing exactly the same thing you did a long time ago with the native Americans, even better than you because they don't kill people, however, they are killed, as in the time of Buffalo Bill, so please, stop complaining.

[@rixceltae9849]

yayrwe I'm waiting your argument(s)... When you have a few, let me know! ^^

[@Meta4ce]

Latinos are not native american they are mestizo and embrace the Spanish culture more than Native culture. You want to be a white man, play by the white man's rules. fuckouttahea with that.

[@rixceltae9849]

Meta4ce ODOT Hahahaha where did I write "Latinos are native American"?Let me know! And no, Latinos are not ALL mestizo & those to have a culture more or less similar with Spanish people, are the Argentines, who are really not the best exemple but to know it, you need to travel! I see you have some problems with my skin color, it's ok, I always forgive ignorant people. Have a good one ^^

[@rixceltae9849]

***** Immigrants come to live in a land that is not yours, of course, I don't know why you deny it! Mexico has more resources than the US but the US uses & steals Mexico. Mexico should enjoy the benefits of the "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA or ALENA) signed like 20 years ago with the US and Canada. But the reality is that Mexico has become a failed state because of it... Good tactic Yankees & you try to do the same in Europe, except that you will eat it by your asshole.. The central and local governments are inefficient and often corrupt, inequalities have exploded and the ubiquitous gangs kill something like 2000 people every month, worth than in Irak & Afghanistan, like a econimic war. The Mexican must immigrate to the country that steals them, meeting death at the border, in the desert, under the blows of the US national Guard & Mexican and American drug traffickers. Nafta contributes to impoverish Mexican people and nothing more ...Your country MUST STOP. Oh and it's not a point but a fact.

[@rixceltae9849]

***** I think the native American care! 97% of American people are not Native (so it's not your land) but always complaining about the migrants, It doesn't make sense at all.

[@bubbakush92]

Another great short film from Vice. I really enjoy these videos. Very informative and interesting. Thank you.

[@deepinthestreets5351]

Check deep in the street

[@Mrbest-cw9nn]

It's hard to see my own descendants go through that my dad was from Mexico he legally came into United States in the 40s he passed away now but all of us brothers and sisters were born in Phoenix and and my mom was born in Peoria it's sad to see women and children go through that kind of hell just to get to the US I feel for the young kids and the women

[@tulayamalavenapi4028]

Bad karma can catch up to anyone from previous lives. The solution is going to come when each of us makes a change in our own lives. krishna.org/bhagavad-gita-as-it-is-original-1972-edition-free-pdf-download/ READ THE BOOK TULSI TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE ON. Bhagavad-gita As It Is was spoken on a battlefield and it is relevant now and for future generations. vedabase.io or vedabase.com prabhupadabooks.com krishnapath.org Please read, make your life perfect, and then share with everyone you meet. 🌻🙏🏻 All languages: Śrīla Prabhupada's original Bhagavad-Gita As It Is is available in different foreign translations: Hungarian, Portuguese, French, English, Italian, German, Polish, Serbian, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Persian, & Chinese www.prabhupada-books.de/translations-fr.html www.prabhupada-books.de/translations.html Stop slaughter of innocent creatures 🐂 🚫🍔🥵👹

[@alfmanning9790]

And not the men they are human too?

[@edgemonsiteworksllc3369]

Laws are trying to be passed so that American property owners on the border can protect their property from illegals. This will make a difference in illegals crossing. You must be an illegal if you potty these people

[@dex353]

And men don’t matter too?

[@ejpagz5926]

​ 😊o😊Kim t

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

What irony. The most powerful people in the world are complaining more than the dirt-poor peasants. It's like what the guy in the video said, they don't see people, they see merchandise, they see dollar signs.

[@jeffreychen4495]

Vlad B we can own a gun....

[@vlad1889]

It's your constitutional right, you damn right you can.

[@mramerica6229]

Your ENTIRE post LITERALLY makes NO SENSE

[@mramerica6229]

@@vlad1889 NO COUNTRY HAS IT BETTER THAN ANY US CITIZEN. WE PROBLEMS WITH TERRORISTS TO

[@jaystell314]

The US Constitution MUST be changed to set standards for immigration policy. A path to legal citizenship requirements to include working and paying US taxes for 5 years tracked by temp. assigned Id numbers to work in the US being tracked to pay tax, no crimes committed in that time period, test for English proficiency standard to ensure acclimation for success and take an oath of allegiance to America. NO social benefits during this time period especially paying hospital bills for birth/maternity labor for folks that are illegal. Every country has standards for admittance to immigrate! I see indigent aliens playing the heart strings then they pull out a pocket full of hundred dollar bills! I have asked them if they wanted me to hold taxes out and they always say over and over no taxes just cash. Who is being exploited? The Fleecing of America would sum our broken immigration policy up...Why do my taxes keep going UP...I would like to see Mexico pay even half of this on their own citizens.

[@mirandaceballos567]

God bless them be with them protect them and guide them keep them safe may gods angels from heaven protect you

[@nate2966]

*trump enters the chat

[@4265kitty]

Amen!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Lesliefedy]

Love you Miranda

[@edy2982]

If there was such a thing no one would die just bc they wanted a better life

[@laabitres]

Man the man talking about how they make money off immigrants was speaking nothing but facts

[@teamcougars]

Yep I live in the California Central Valley and farmers count on the desperate illegals.

[@sarasol7964]

i have a lot of respect for their effort! I think we shouldn't judge them until we experience their previous lifestyle and after we go through their previous struggles then we can share our educated opinion

[@haidybarraza4673]

As a Mexican American I hate to see my people go through all this pain and suffering for a shitty minimum wage job in the us or being discriminated against here, I think instead of crossing the border and risking their lives sometimes even their children's lives Mexicos government should work on itself and being less corrupt, instead of just dropping their problems on the US

[@geraldarnoult]

Corrupting is way over exaggeration, poor Mexicans have a lot of rights, but for some undereducated and unskilled wages are low, so thats why "'SOME"' go to the U.S. to make more money, send it home and many hoping to return and open there toco stand, there not running away from Mexico, all this people would rather stay in Mexico, it's all economic, Im an American and I love Mexico, but I have the economic means, were the hell can you rent a beautiful 3 bedroom apartment with a walkin closet on the beach, I can see the water and hear the waves, for 900 a month? not the U.S. that's why Mexico is being invaded by Americans looking for low rents

[@Deanding56]

Mexican american here and totally agreed

[@jhonklan3794]

If you hate the US so much, why do you force us to take you in. We dont want you here.

[@ibobeko4309]

You are very naive to think that in staying something will change, it is impossible to live there with so much crime. They struggle in Mexico they will also struggle in US but at least they are safe and give the chance to their kids to better their life.

[@chrisanthosvlasiadis2097]

yup how BAD must it be down there that being poor in usa is appealing by comparison ? thats the REAL ISSUE !

[@randevnasty2990]

such a shame I don't get why no one invests in Mexico all I see is hard workers but no work

[@grecozz8122]

l dont think you get it, they are from central america, Mexicans dont travel over the train is it hard to understand , please FOCUS......

[@Gorilder]

because it's basically in constant civil war due to the cartels and due to it being corrupt to a fault..

[@gutierrezivan447]

Corruption and bad people I’m Mexican and I love Mexican but there are some bad fucking people there you can’t go out at night without walking on egg shells Mexico is beautiful but the true Mexicans know that it’s more dangerous than beautiful and that’s why we won’t allow them in because when you can’t differentiate between the narcos and murderers from the hard workers we decide to let no one in

[@thelipochannel5310]

They’re not Mexican! They are Central Americans! Mexico is pretty rich compared to Central America.

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

There is plenty damn work in Mexico ...all of the American factories are over there

[@mdouglastv]

I was feeling bad for them until the part of the woman migrant being raped...what kind of horrible people are crossing.

[@mdouglastv]

It just shocked me when he said 80% of the women will be raped, but you're right it doesn't specify who.

[@ktsn7078]

I guess that are the Mafias in the border the people who rape them

[@Sedonawhite]

They're raped once in the us 🇺🇸

[@charlieq6083]

Risk being raped to come to the usa. Mexico sucks then. Then what kind of life is that in the usa? To be an illigal immigrant ? That is better then being legal in mexico? That is terrible. Mexico does nothing for their people

[@devbachu7072]

dios bendiga a todos mexicanos

[@oryant3352]

Come legally I want to wife a Mexican woman

[@cactuslactus7009]

Oaky Afterbirth Not with that attitude no Mexican will like you

[@tammymadrizkimball4715]

God bless the USA

[@Kaotik199O]

Yo también deseo que mis hermanos y hermanas mexicanos, que dios los bendiga…. Pero Dios no bendice aquellos que adroan a la santa muerte or a la virgen María a otros santos 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ Por eso Mexico está pasando por todo esta violencia y cosas feas Por que la mayoría de personas le están orando a falsos ídolos y santos que no tienen poder…. Solamente nomás el Rey Jesús cristo tiene poder!!! 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🙏🏼🙏🏼 para que Mexico sea un país próspero…. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BlaBlabla-qh2hi]

es normal que alaben a los muertos?

[@slayerSRBIJA89]

what genre of music is heard on the end? i really like what i hear please help

[@edwardstarling1835]

Outlaw country

[@Ellofez]

I could not agree more with that father ! Only way to be able to solve the immigration issue we must use our brains and open our hearts and listen to those who make this most difficult and dangerous journey to the United States. If we as Americans would whole heartedly see immigrants as human beings who are trying to provide for their families as we all are and took the time to listen to why they take the journey to the United States of America and we saw to address the issue so w they would not have leave home to find work in the US. Just maybe this would end but it's up to us all as Americans.

[@margaretnorvell9555]

Wrong. It is not a problem for the US to solve. It's up to the countries south of the US borders to solve their own problems.

[@zjsloey]

This is so hard i swear, praying for everyone who risk their life for better oportunities.

[@omnipotent_gaming8859]

+R.M. Herrera They don't want to be "rescued" you stupid fuck, they want to stay in the country they illegally migrate to.

[@hunterjones9822]

Sneak across the border into Mexico and see how many government handouts you get vs how many bullets fired at you. If you want to come into the country then do it legally.

[@hunterjones9822]

***** So if doing something legally is hard then it's OK to break the law? Can you provide me with a list of laws that it's ok to break so I know I'm in the clear when I do it? All I want is a better life for my family so is it ok if I rob a bank?

[@omnipotent_gaming8859]

+Manuel Nicolás You don't even know how to spell, calm down little child.

[@hunterjones9822]

***** You may not say that it's ok to break the law but you're coming up with plenty of reasons to justify why they are breaking the law. And if you can't understand that then I can't help you either....

[@Chris1345]

GREAT reporting! It is interesting to see a perspective of the migration "Crisis" from the other side (literally).

[@yungtraplord7545]

Crazy to think my parents were those people with nothing crossing the border and im here chillin on my couch in their 2 story house with my macbook pro and 2009 scion tc, studying to become a mechanical engineer. I'm blessed to be born here and not be a statistic.

[@vnorman5332]

Yung Traplord amen and they talking bout our parents being terrible people who have no sense on what it is to be an American and speak English. Little do they know if my parents didn’t know the law I’m sure they wouldn’t still be here.... just saying @ everyone who thinks we’re a disgrace

[@taniamendez-osorio3867]

Real shit❤️😭🙏

[@argument1582]

Awesome how your parents illegally snuck into a country that has proper ways to migrate into, and then had you as their anchor baby. I'm not at all against the separation of families... The kids if birthed by illegal immigrants should be shipped back too.

[@taniamendez-osorio3867]

I wasn’t saying my parents came illegally I meant I feel empathy for the people that go through that situation I am not cold blooded like you😒

[@thecollector5209]

You said you were blessed to be born here and that you are not a statistic you are a statistic your parents planned your birth that way you could be here so you are part of the statistic of being born here knowing what your parents were doing

[@jessicacollazo1062]

God bless him for helping

[@agustinorduno1326]

Crossed this desert twice. I was 18 and we walked 20 hours to he picked up in a resevertion. The 2nd time I was 25 and we walked for 3 days. It is an extraordinary journey if you have an adventurous mind. However, most people never do any walking or running until they cross the border. And I see how they never go to church nor pray in their lives until.they cross the border. Yes it was pathetic to witness that during the journey.

[@gregporras1845]

You have the nerve to brag about coming into our country illegally. Just because of the legal is here for 5-10 years 20 years has a couple Rugrats thinks he has the right to be here no they need to be deported

[@r.j.lindzee6432]

Glad you made it safely 😊

[@truthhurts2065]

@@gregporras1845 cry harder

[@TalatNoor557]

@@gregporras1845 “our country” bro your last name is porras

[@AshKatzEm]

4:58, what was that about. i wish they would elaborate just a little

[@dankennedy5904]

My Grandparents and their 9 children cross the border (through the bridge, not the river) illegally. My aunts and uncles now live successful lives here in Chicago. We are truly American. We came here fighting for education and the FREEDOM TO EXCEL IN LIFE. My relatives are police officers, teachers, executive managers, small business owners. I could not imagine a more American family

[@IvanPerez-bm8er]

7:08 I do not believe that man is actually in the fbi

[@Almond843]

im dead LMAO

[@Infinitexz]

I dont know about you guys, but if they are willing to walk through a desert with limited supplies and have a chance(1:2) of getting killed by Cartels or by dehydration then damn they really want to be here in America. I look at this then look at the people who bash America who are citizens and just don't get it. We live in the land which people call the dream and some can't take advantage of that. Once someone from a foreign land takes your opportunity which you can't take then all of a sudden you get mad?

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

Infinite, your argument is making me feel uncomfortable, you're making way too much sense.

[@Oralepues]

@@chewysilviaoneatos1622 baboso no esta criticando guey.

[@robertmasina4610]

it gives one a hint how desperate they are.

[@franco2538]

Infinite well said

[@mramerica6229]

YOU'RE ENTIRE POST LITERALLY MAKES NO SENSE

[@alexmcintyre2229]

Anyone know the name of the song at the end?

[@Fetrovsky]

The caption in at least two ocasions has the same error: "seis mil pesos" is 6000 pesos and it's written as "7000 pesos (500 dollars)".

[@lesleywoodsmith3672]

exactly How many of this 2200 mile trek do these caravan people walk ? It looks like they all gather for a photo OP then resume wheeled transportation. I know if I walked that far I'd arrive at the U.S. border looking fit, not like a jello bag.

[@patriciaashley7609]

🤣😂

[@mj8900]

Damn that’s a tough life and we are so blessed God have mercy on them people

[@XP13131313]

eh oh de ilmi vo de schwiiiz frögt: Whats the Song at 14:54

[@TheJumpmanX3]

only reason i agree with building a huge wall, its so no one dies anymore in those horrible conditions

[@johnandjeannawatson5705]

I hate to think of the people I know from Mexico being treated like that. This breaks my heart.

[@thelipochannel5310]

These people are not Mexicans! They are Central Americans crossing Mexico to get to USA! Mexico is rich compared to Central America!

[@mramerica6229]

Why

[@noidontmindtherain2166]

MR AMERICA haha your a racist supporter of trump ain’t you?

[@andreanacalhoun9454]

FuckYouMeanStupid? YouDUmb then go back to your shit holes.

[@andreanacalhoun9454]

FuckYouMeanStupid? YouDUmb You democrats are huge racist.

[@AsianAmericanGuy]

"Good friends dont need fences and walls" Good friends don't need shitty friends as well.

[@cooler512]

music?

[@carlosmaldonado2313]

Tupac

[@mariosmanesis8376]

thanks great video

[@mariosmanesis8376]

thanks for the + 1

[@ZeeBri]

Too many people in this world.

[@Jay-hy6rl]

Should of used the infinity gauntlet

[@MissAshten]

Johnny xrep you are completely right. Ignorance is what usually speaks first. The people of this nation that know the benefits of diversity don't need to say anything. And regardless of other peoples opinions the flow of new people coming isn't going to end anytime soon. From any angle of the world

[@margaretnorvell9555]

The benefits of diversity. That's a sick joke. Ask the Angel families about the benefits of diversity.

[@cocoagirl6693]

These poor people .

[@rma1496]

Anyone know of organization to contact to volunteer

[@antoniososa8341]

White Americans being against illegals will and always will be the biggest irony of all time

[@antoniososa8341]

Juno Logan mexican culture is more native then it is spanish belive it or not, does your average mexican look white to you? does having spanish names and speaking spanish make you spanish? are African Americans now English europeans because they speak english and have english names?

[@junologan4263]

Pedro Flores I've seen Bosniaks that look less white than you. Conquistador

[@rixceltae9849]

Juno Logan Im agree with Pedro. The white are illegals in the US, they are just European settlers. I talk about white people because they were the first to settle this land that is not theirs, and never will be, so yes, it's the biggest ironie of all time. Mexicans have never stolen lands to anybody my man!

[@junologan4263]

loic pommet Yes, I agree that Pedro is an illegal settler taking advantage of a caste system introduced by his conquistador ancestors that massacred the imperialistic Aztecs.

[@rixceltae9849]

Juno Logan Pedro is Mexican dude... There is no system or caste system in Mexico. You confuse with India! ^^

[@MrPoeGhost]

These comments are depressing. I mean, fuck.

[@zoumzoumzou]

que buena persona este padre

[@EmperorSanz]

@Corndog4382 Yup, looks like they have it very free and wonderful....

[@medeirosrui1576]

This brings me back to a different time with my parents trying to make it to the land of milk and honey . More like vinegar and oil thirty years + I miss home . God speed my sisters and brothers no matter where you find your spirits may be. God speed.

[@waynewebb1744]

don't kid yourself I have with my neighborhood they get government assistance and they have jobs working under the table

[@guillermofranco8548]

Y el guia se llama niko todavia estan pasando o no

[@AppletartFunny]

video was longer than how old ha

[@davidscott5595]

I've sold tools to these fine people for years. They are my favorite customers. Most of them live cheap and can always pay their bills.

[@jayalaska1874]

The reason Americans "should' be angry over this, for any reason at all..." If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005, and 82% of the increase will be due to immigrants arriving from 2005 to 2050 and their U.S.-born descendants, according to new projections developed by the Pew Research Center." Welp! too bad for our descendants. Break out them tents, time to line the Mississippi River like the Ganges River. WELCOME TO THE NEW INDIA 2300 MADAFAKAS!

[@jayalaska1874]

***** Well thanks mate, much appreciated.

[@tmend00]

So sad. I'm fortunate to know both sides of the story. Que Dios los acompañen.

[@headcheese3]

@VICE News Martha Videio said 6,000 pesos. Not 7,000.

[@freddycruz8329]

No papers no USA

[@BlazedBob]

Exactly.

[@jonasbluntson5864]

Why cant u volunteer to help them get papers

[@bodussy9937]

That lady that was selling birth control pills looks like my grandma in Mexico that recently passed away😢.

[@jacobc.3985]

What's the song played in the beginning?

[@NiteshSinghDE]

i am a bit curious after watching this and have some questions please tell why they have such a small fence at the border? isnt there a risk of getting shot by soldiers while crossing? when they appear on the other side of border will the police not ask for passport with visa? as they are illegal how can they get job without work visa?

[@robertchandler4033]

FENCES COST MONEY...UPKEEP AND REPAIR. 2 No -have you EVER been asked for a passport in the continental U.S. while walking around(it's called freedom of movement and you should guard it more than the 1st or second amendment) 3. I am surely too darn lazy to do real work and the people who need hard workers (myth debunked-lazy Mexicans-not!!) sometimes "FORGET" to check papers at cash paying jobs - they call them "contract labor" and btw illegals pay tax will little hope of representation . I am kinda strange-ultranationalist who wants help from anyone willing to come here and help me CRUSH other countries. Folks YOU NEED TO WAKE UP , we need an ally in this JIHAD that is being waged against us and grateful mexicans who will do the popes bidding are far better than anyone else that we can ask right now-most immigrants are fairly conservative and like FAMILIES -not huge fans of singlemotherhood. Also aren't these short latinas (finally us short guys get a break)with big boobs pretty cute!

[@losojosdehotspanish2162]

Where does this priest get all the money to donate them stuff?

[@headcheese3]

Mc Rayas His congregation, most likely. Religion is a powerful thing. Edit: he might also use the money from the shelter that he runs.

[@jendeh1000]

Lets have a little heart towards anyone who is willing to work hard in order to better their lives. Not to mention we are all U.S. Immigrants in one shape or form, UNLESS, your Native Amercian and can prove it.

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

Anthony Oodie yes let’s open our borders and welcome one and all

[@BlazedBob]

Exactly but they must wait their turn like everyone else. There is countless amounts of people all around the world waiting to live here in the U.S.

[@islamahmadzai3432]

11:10 Good friends don't need fences and walls!

[@adribenavides1501]

This is amazing reporting, but how do I find out how to help these priest and nun volunteering? Or contribute to the shelters that are taking these people in?

[@lezdyherrera6623]

im so glad that the man prays for them

[@ruizalberto5]

God bless these people and there journey . The world needs to see this

[@BIGGABE361]

All I have to say is that that food looked really good.

[@BroccoliBeefed]

I can just imagine the amount of fudge packing and rape that goes on in those shelters

[@rbm6205]

What a great man. Touching the migrants foot. God bless you!

[@Krusty_Kochevnik]

I understand that they come to make better lives but a large majority of immigrants I know are on alot of government aid and don't honestly work. We need to close our borders,bring jobs back from over seas and fix this healthcare mess. Untill we fix the US we can't afford to help out anymore. We're struggling as is. Mexico needs to start caring for her people. Untill the US is back on it's feet we really shouldn't be helping illegals or getting into wars we have no business in.

[@Oralepues]

Alexander Curiel you do know that illegals aren't able to receive cash aid or benefits. To be on cash aid or receive benefits one has to be a U.S citizen the welfare system is for citizens who are in a bind and need temporary assistance.

[@patriciaashley7609]

I'm tired of loud Mexican music in the streets, boom boom boom, women rather fight American women, loud mouth, Mexican signs, goodness! Phoenix has become a Mexico city. I hate Phx now than ever.

[@marcuslloyd8218]

Yeah please be clear about this "aid" such a big lie. African American here married to an immigrant. My chief complaint about Americans is not telling truthful facts. And Americans don't even help each other much. So don't get that point at all.

[@margaretnorvell9555]

@@Oralepues Do not be disingenuous. As soon as they get here and have the anchor baby, the new little "American" citizen gets a host of benefits. The breeding mother gets free prenatal care, the kid gets WIC, food stamps, Medicaid. The kid is educated on the US taxpayers dime. All this for a kid that doesn't hear English in the home and has to have educational educational dollars spent to teach him/her the language of the land his parents invaded. How about we get smart, educated, non-criminal immigrants from Europe?

[@eulyer3722]

@@margaretnorvell9555 why would European go to USA XD?

[@bruce7sv]

It's pretty sad I feel bad for them all that just for a little bit better of a life

[@CarlosHernandez-vf3vt]

Anyone know if they accept donation of goods?

[@brandonkavanugh4788]

they should put land mines

[@NoName-gk2sj]

I'm Mexican American and I like hearing how people came here like they have some crazy stories

[@ingodwetrustdellaware-inc8322]

Que Dios ti bendiga Padre..

[@flores4074]

i just wish they knew what they were walking into. 10, 20 years ago i could see why they would want to cross just as my father did then but nowadays? i dont think even the America's citizens understand how fucked up the economy is... college graduates cant seem to find jobs after graduating at this point, unlike what mainstream media is telling us unemployment is not going down but up, food stamp use is on the rise, more and more people are begining to live off welfare checks, an extra 40,000 people have been clasified as living in extreme poverty as of last year and crime has risin 15% nation wide... lets not forget the fact that the government cant afford to buy jack shit except for more guns and missles (ironic right) and turning local police departments into military installations and i think we all know that this country is past the point of no return and we've only got a couple of years left at most... not exactly a country i would want to go live in..

[@TransBorderscapes]

Cómo hierve la sangre al ver la humildad de nuestra gente, siendo sometidos a semejante violencia y que ésta continúe impune! Algún día se pagará por estas injusticias y violaciones a derechos humanos, HUMANOS! Qué pesar por nuestra gente... qué dolor.

[@Ramon-dk6ox]

pay for what? you who are invading their country

[@TransBorderscapes]

@@Ramon-dk6ox its our land, gtfoh

[@margaretnorvell9555]

Blame it on your governments.

[@TransBorderscapes]

@@margaretnorvell9555 yeah I blame it on our US government. Learn History so we can talk seriously.

[@DemonAngelTag]

It's human nature to want to strive to be better in all aspects of life.

[@maxcastillo6727]

No body would have to migrate if the government's kept the same rules for everyone Same benifits and same human rights

[@emanuelinsaudo720]

the different is only a paper !!!

[@cfroggy420]

My nigga called the cops, “POWER RANGERS.

[@TheObviousDoctor]

I've sat here for a solid hour reading a lot of discussions(arguments) and although I do agree that running from ones problem will only make matters worse I also can't help but feel ashamed of how my fellow humans think. It seems like everyone is caught up in nationality and race when we could simply be aiding. Also people generalize too many things. Not every single illegal immigrant abuses the system, that can also be said to the "white man" insult. The Europeans colonized America 200 years ago. No one who commited the crimes is alive! Before you judge me as a conservative or liberal I would like to say I share ideology that falls on both spectrums. I'm also speaking as someone who has become a citizen and whose parents payed taxes ever since they were in America.

[@patriciaashley7609]

Well, as long as you pay your taxes and not cheating the system, you're an American I guess.

[@Mclfpi000]

Shout out to all those hard working people that risk their lives to get a better job and life for their families !! Shout out to all my Mexican homies !!

[@factspk373]

maximum number of immigrants are from Punjab(India)

[@aureliusva]

@Ivandro Raul They sure don't work hard at fixing problems in their own countries.

[@Mclfpi000]

aureliusva & ?

[@mariec3527]

+aureliusva because there government are corrupted and dont give the least bit of fuck about them

[@aureliusva]

Brooke Cantu So having a corrupt government is justification for entering another country illegally and burdening that country?

[@fredflintstone6338]

What do the other half die from?

[@inglesparatodos6792]

From your ugly face

[@repairdrive]

Vice kicking that real shit!

[@user-yg2nu7zc4c]

4:47 proves trump was right.

[@kindcutie7143]

No....

[@jamier3089]

توم ريتشاردز not

[@twilighthammer2785]

Foin muslim

[@edwardstarling1835]

Haha some idiot still said no....unbelievable.

[@paulinacontreras4160]

America has the lowest education rate, of course you believe trump.

[@personaldove]

We should look to Yugoslavia and Kosovo as examples for the future.

[@irisrivera4031]

Palante mis amig@s mexicanos salvador honduras guatemala exc...DIOS ESTA CON USTEDES😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😗😗😗😙😙😙😚😚😚🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@dianebach7663]

It seems like the town is profiting howbiet small by poor people.

[@jimmycastlezarat6895]

No soy católico, pero este sacerdote da mucho mejor testimonio de fe que muchos de los Pastores Evangélicos que conozco. Dios le bendiga padre. Y a todos mis paisanos que cada día de camino sea tan solo como una hora del día. Que el Sol no los fatigue, y que la luna no los deje en la oscuridad. Amén.

[@neecole4023]

Tears are streaming down my face as I sit here on my couch watching this video, in my house , where it is safe and warm and I have plenty of food, I couldn’t help but feel ashamed and heartbroken. All I could think of was how can we help these people? It’s easy to sit here and criticize and point fingers and build walls, but that doesn’t solve the problem.

[@elouiseking5297]

Tell them to protest and demand from their government like they do in US where they have no right to do demand.

[@contentdeleted7662]

Elouise King hahah they do dumbass that doesn’t change anything the Mexican government is corrupt and works with the cartel

[@AlwaysBeSmart674]

Community programs to give them a nice big meal before crossing the boarder..great

[@berenicelopez1627]

Que lugar más limpio!

[@Damnndro]

Sorry but you are crossing illegally..

[@jaimegasca9556]

Charles TL they always using the we want a better life reason. I want to steal things from a store to have a better life, but am I breaking that Law! If Obama is going to let them break our border laws to have a better life than I want to be able to break the theft law to have a better life .. shoot. #Trump2016

[@foaadhusain5776]

Agree ..... !!! Illegal work cant be justified

[@nazongo]

You can live in Mexico very decently not so different as an american town. Many mexican move to US looking for better way of live and what means that? earning more money. Many of this immigrants are peasants, people that don't know nothing more that work in farms, not elementary education or even don't speak spanish. In mexico for example a guy working in crops probably will earn between 11-30 pesos by 12 hrs working day ( 2.00 dls ) so you already know how much profit they do in US. Now if you have a degree, live in a big city and works like any normal salary man you will earn [phone] pesos (1,000 dls per month) but remember something Mexico is really cheap. That's why Mexico's disparity is one of the biggest in the world.

[@jaycorona7406]

+nazongo I completely agree. Good comment.

[@rlg4life11]

Bro, that's what Im saying. I uses to luce in the us, and now Im back in Monterrey and as long as you got school degrees you can get q good Job and live good. I wouldnt go back.

[@timfranks1230]

Come legally problem solved

[@rlg4life11]

+Tim Franks its easy to go legally as long as its for vacations, but there is no way you can go to the us and stay there and be legal just because we want to. Its nos like cubans that as soon as they land there, they get protected and can start applying to be a resident. That's why I rather be here, as long as you got school and are know english, you can live the good Life

[@kindcutie7143]

Yes, most of the immigrants are farmers who does not education. Many people say Come here legal. Is not easy for a farmer to get a visa. You either need to have a bank account or have a very good high paying job to get a visa.

[@wotan7830]

Peace, Paz, paz !.

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[@lifebeforedeportation]

Yo soy de Argentina pero vivo en eeuu ilegalmente. Es super dificil por eso mismo empese mi processo de immigracion despues de 35 años. Yo entiemdo, y estoy.empesamdo una plataforma para gente como yo a donde se pueda sentir normal

[@gamewinner8231]

Regardless of this priest intentions he is still an accomplice to human trafficking.

[@joewarhammer4093]

Most Catholic priests below the border or simply communist

[@patitaiafi8500]

We just need to shoot them on site breaking the. Law

[@chalinosanchez1640]

Do that to yourself

[@MrSir-rq8qt]

someone is taking advantage of those people clearly. listen to the way the priest milked how bad that guys blister was, making it sound like he will die is he doesnt spend money lol.

[@carloshermanolejano.2080]

La verdad de todas estas historias, trágicas y verdaremente dolorosas, son los resultados de las políticas en cada país de procedencia de cada migrante y el mal desempeño de los gobiernos y de sus políticas que implementan para satisfacer sus necesidades y enriquecerse más con el sufrimiento de cada migrante,

[@capnfox4355]

What is the material that southwest and mexican style buildings are made of'? It looks like a concrete almost but not.

[@patriciaashley7609]

Mud

[@melissacastillo5799]

Farmers hiring the unlegals put them in jail they are criminals also. Deport and close farm down and put them in prison.

[@ToOmAnYBLUNTS420]

They've been doing this for decades, seriously, get over it.

[@lesleanos2021]

Being Mexican, it saddens me that there's so much hate against Mexico and Mexicans.

[@margaretnorvell9555]

Ask the Angel families why. Ask people who had had their families wiped out bc a border crossers decided to drive drunk.

[@CaLixxN8tiVe]

Sounds like that priest is running a lucrative business there