Separated: Children at the Border (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2020
- FRONTLINE’s 2018 documentary tells the inside story of what happened to immigrant children separated from their parents at the border under the "zero tolerance" policy.
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What’s happened to the more than 2,000 families who were separated after crossing the U.S. border unlawfully in 2018? And how did immigration policy in America reach this point? In this special FRONTLINE report, acclaimed producer Marcela Gaviria and correspondent Martin Smith examine immigration policy under both Trump and Obama, investigate the origins of “zero tolerance” - and reveal the journeys and voices of children who were separated from their parents.
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I saw a video of a woman pushing her small child through the slats in the fence and them demanded to be let in. She ended up watching her child being taken away. This is on her head.
I feel sad that this didn't cover the thousands of kids they "lost" and are still unaccounted for to this day. It was still a great documentary to watch and i thank you for shedding light on the situation with facts. It is inhumane what is happening to my people and i will continue to pray for each and every one of them.
He relishes the sound of his torturing children crying and he was our president??? WELCOME TO AMERICA LITTLE ONES. COME TO GRANPS, CANDY?
And how many do you have In Your home? Big ideas and morals. Put your money where your mouth is. Adopt some of these poor people in Your home
That is a total lie. Did you just hear this then spread if. It is you who causes these problems. Look in the mirror
Pedophiles in our government love the children and it ain’t trump people. Check it out!
Over 60,000 children in the border are unaccounted for…
The father got it right, don't leave your children. Family in poverty is better than separated in U.S.
If you let anybody take your children away that will be the last time you see them I know what I'm talking about they will go into children's services foster homes and you'll never be allowed to see them again or they can be sex trafficking and you will never see them again I know what I'm talking about don't let them take your children away
Don’t do stupid stuff to put them at risk.
Should not try to cross illegally.Parents fault.
@@sosammathomas1525 they want to kids their kids a better life, them and their children can be killed and s3x trafficked in their country, did you not see the part if the video were the mom and baby left their country because 4 gang members had kill one he brothers and were out to kill her and her baby
@@elbacar4838 they want to kids their kids a better life, them and their children can be killed and s3x trafficked in their country, did you not see the part if the video were the mom and baby left their country because 4 gang members had kill one he brothers and were out to kill her and her baby
you can turn them away
you can reject them
but why separate the children from their parents/guardians/relatives?
That's just cruelty for a laugh.
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!
Because the same applies to U.S. citizens and residents. If you endanger your child the state will take custody.
During Obama administration, hundreds of children were given to traffickers by error administration. Only BBC reported it.
This was obviously a bias documentary, separating the adults from the children is for the safety of the child.
@@mynameis1848 Just remember that during Obama adminitration, hundreds of children were given to human traffikers due to error burocracy. They didnt verify the relationship between adults and minors. Those children ended in farms or brothels. Only BBC and RT reported it, thanks to information given by mexican-USA NGO.
All of those illegal children's parents should be charged with child abandonment child endangerment and simply refusing to support their own child
You are lucky if you don't ever face those heartbreaking choices
Easy to judge from the far and extremely ignorant
@@milliegirl7514 Migrants, especially single males, actually "rent" or "buy" those children from their parents, because with children, they get priority processing with immigration. Kids are the "ticket" to easy entry into the US interior.
Children are not supposed to be detained at the border for more than 20 days. So if you're traveling with a child, you get to be released, too, within 20 days, because it's not a good thing to let the child lose into the interior of the country without you.
Do you think those migrants are traveling with their own children? No, the parents of these children actually sell or rent them out to the migrants.
What heartbreaking choices?@@milliegirl7514
All I can do is hope that you are put in a situation where you need to send your kids away. Then you can understand
Those eyes of a child not fully comprehending what is happening tears my heart. Oh, humanity, what the f is wrong with us!
Those same eyes should look at the guy who's selling our secrets out to china for a few million bucks (10% for the Big Guy) ...
100% different situation. 1600 the people had no choice, these people can stay in Mexico or go home and fight for their freedom like we USA people do. A massive amount of white USA citizens have died freeing those people. From that time mass amounts of black USA citizens to keep all of us free.
100% different situation
Well we could just annex Mexico.
Taco is free now.
@@abouttimek2428 And there's the heartless person I knew I'd find in this thread....
@@abouttimek2428 you are ignorant they are from third world countries where there government is corrupt and they seek help
They said "Your dad is going to come later on a plane."
And then when I got there I didn't see him. and I said, "My dad?"
"He'll be here soon."
And it was a lie.
I remember when that story first came out. Absolutely heartbreaking. Even if IQ45 and Sessions completely repented for all the harm they’ve done to people at the border I will never forget nor forgive this particular atrocity. IMO every bit as horrific as the Nazis telling the Jews they were just taking them to the “showers.”
@@0annonymous Thanks for that novel “Conspiracy Theory.” I’ll keep it in mind every time I see/recall Agent Orange’s “Speshall” Snowflakes destroying the Capital. Shame on him and every. last. one of those
idiots.
Send them back
Biden has lied big time
Boo Hoo. Dont commit crimes. Stay in you country and follow US law.
I'm a mother. I can't wrap my head around how any parent can send their CHILDREN out with strangers and take on such a deadly journey.
Like a 14 year old with her 10 year old brother. Idk what happened to tge brother, but his sister died on the journey.
If you did that they’d put you in prison
I agree it makes no sensw
They all Get threatened and they all.will be killed get out of here
These are desperate people
Their local economy is in the 💩💩💩ter and the cartels rape and murder their family members
You tell me !
Wrap your head around the sacrilegious comments by Jeff Sessions and Huckerby- Sanders on national television to excuse their actions in permanently separating babies and toddlers from their parents
Repups in charge then are absolutely repugnant
There are still children that could never be reunited with their parents
We saw that before when native Indian children were ripped from their parents to be raised in the Catholic faith
Sounds like you've never suffered enough to be put in a situation like that
Maybe don't shame the parent's that have to make those decisions 8:32
shame on the el salvadorian and other central American governments for allowing this to happen..
All this is the fault of the corrupt latin american governments who lie and steal from it's people forcing them to leave to the USA illegally!
This is just the result of US policies of the 1980's and 90's. No one leaves everything they know and love and risk their life, just because
Their unwanted problems flee North to the promised land, and that is pretty much the status quo for all countries on the planet. They are flying to Mexico from Afghanistan and Africa from the middle east like Syria, Libya, Tunisia. All claim refugee status and file for asylum and very few qualify. Most don't even show up for court, so an immediate deportation decree is made public. The next official contact and this person is detained and shipped out on the next plane south. And the cycle begins all over again. Prior deportees are already in the system so they are shipped out no court BS required.
@@williamadams8353 Last chance. Read OCCUPIED AMERICA....
Now there is no excuse the gangs are a thing of the past Bukele The governor of Salvador build 20 super max prision only for gang members he arrested over 100thousand gang members imagine this anybody what the a gang Tattoo goes straight to prision For a minimum of 5 yr just for a gang Tattoo..
The journalist is fearless, great job!
Indeed! I was glad he mentioned the laws that were passed in the 1800's advising that it was okay to take Native American children from their parents to give to white folks to be raised more civil..smh. This is one demonic country, this soil has so much blood on it, earth going to start wailing to The Most High even louder soon.
Very
The root of the problem needs to be addressed and it’s that our Latin American countries are corrupt to the core, politicians protect the cartels, still all financial aids and do nothing for its citizens. Illegals don’t want to come here they want to stay in their country but can’t because it’s too dangerous and have no opportunities which is really sad because our countries are beautiful and could be great places to live.
The Root of the problem is our Latin American neighbors are corrupt because the US allowed them to be corrupt due for economic and social political reasons. For this to Change the US has to change as well.
Then why are you running away from your own problems instead of fixing it? Going to another country illegally won't solve that.
@@imperialkhmer6146You know they're citizens and not people in power right. Why Pick a fight with those trying to have a better life that can do nothing at home? Just say you're racist dude
Swttlers. Native mist make our own state. Xecolonize. Look at what theyre doing do our relatives and children. Theyre sick. Their mind are disgusting and reity for doing this and knowing theyre responsible for the force discrepance of thousands of children with family's looking for abetter life. They took advantage of the poor those in need families coming as migrant asylum seekers. Makes me sick that such a society will think about continue living rules by such psychopath and their policies. Makes the settler all look guilty!
@@imperialkhmer6146settler are in native lands. Remember that
I have this saved and shared. What is going on at our southern border is not only criminal, it's deeply immoral. Thank you, Frontline, for all that you do. You're the best investigative journalism on television, and I'm glad you make these programs available here.
I agree, those parents who use their kids as tickets into a country should be punished. The parents who rent them out to be used as props when caught by CBP should also be punished. These people have ABSOLUTELY no problem in sending their kids with complete strangers who can leave them to wander in the desert if need be. Makes me wonder how these “parents” really see their kids.
We know that most of these children’s dna doesn’t match the adults they are found with. This is a sex trafficking & slavery problem that frontline seems to need to cover up. It’s so much sicker than any of us are comfortable acknowledging.
@@carlidennis6105 I'd love to see your documentation on this.
@@carlidennis6105 yes, and during the caravans children were “rented” to different people to be used as props when detained by CBP.
@@diabolus2856 The Bible did say people hearts would grow cold.... You're proof.
Try explaining all of this to all of the American children who fall through the cracks of the foster care zystem. Wheres the compassion for them?
exactly but this is the conversation you will get talking to a Mexican American person itch is disgusting and selfish and don’t say nothing bad about Mexico a country they don’t even live inn but have such pride for or els you will see there true intent & nature it be called a racist 😂
Life is not a contest.
Also at the American foster system, there's a lot of corruption they falsely information to brainwash the judge, a lot of these kids been sexualy explored by foster parents it happened at NJ and it's happening at tx, I know because I do live at both estates.
Why don't they try coming legally? This is what I can't understand.
Not possible
Not possible illegally.
It’s expensive and they usually need to know a rich American sponsor.
One of the children locked in cages for weeks was a U.S. born citizen who had been returning from visiting family members. Another, had been sent North to live with his uncle and had his uncle's U.S. phone# written on his arm with a Sharpie. Just the fact that these people failed to identify any of the children, including the infants and newborns, speaks to a horrible level of incompetence. Now, the Trump administration is left with 545 children who are still too young to know where they belong. Given this administration's love of deceit, there could be many more than the 545 that Trump is admitting to.
well said!
Shame on their parents, their country and our congress. This is much bigger than just Trump! Pisses me off when people put everything on Trump! They need to solve their problems in their home country and stop bringing their problems here. Homeless,
Theft and drugs are what they bring. They are destroying our country!!
@@melissat8803 - American minor children have always traveled across borders. Just because they choose to travel across America's Southern border does not automatically make the family homeless, drug addicted, or some sort of of low life. As with any of our other borders, we want our border control personnel to be moving children safely through from one check point to the next as it becomes possible. We don't expect border control to house children in cages like Chihuahuas or put them on leashes. Basic humane treatment dictates that when and if something were to go wrong for a child, you would put yourself in the place of that child. You would make certain that the child had a valid destination, was not being used for child trafficking, and expedite them on their personal trip. Trump was a New Yorker and had no difficulty spreading the propaganda that our Southern border was 100% nasty. His theory was that Americans would believe any lie that he told them as long as he told it more than once. You have my condolences. You have post-Trump Syndrome. Everyone is wrong except him.
You can Thank their in impotent parents to Begin. We wouldn’t be talking about this had parents not stupidly sent their responsibility to another country where’s the shame in that
@@melissahanna2815 - I live near a busy northern US border, and I've already responded to that assertion. Our border control personnel are generally good, responsible, trustworthy people who can be trusted with both minors and extraordinary circumstances. Making allowances for predators like 45 and his extreme criminal actions went well beyond the realm of what border control personnel would normally encounter as "extraordinary circumstances".
Martin Smith never fail to impress me. I will watch all of his videos
He has heart and reaches the hearts of those he interviews all across the world.
Thank you, this is timely and imperative to share.
Why don't you offer hospitality to one of these undocumented immigrant families in yor own home?
@@duchessofcotswoldsyou already no she’s not but she wants them here for some reason
Im so sorry for these poor people. I cant imagine how bad their homes must be to run away so far with children, alone, for safety. God Bless and I'm sorry.
REAGONOMICS DESTROYED AMERICA AND CENTRAL AMERICA !!!
Exactly. Even a poor home is home is home, and it takes a lot to drive people to a strange place on foot, hopping trains, and/or by coyotes to try to start over in another country with nothing. People come here when they have no other options.
How bad their homes are that they choose to have children in that bad home, Who’s in the wrong for that?? You don’t have to have birth control to not get pregnant. All you have to do is monitor your cycle as a woman and not have sex for 2 weeks out of the month. The US shouldn’t have to pay for their stupidity and their failing government. Or more like their people failing to ban together against their government and cartel and instead trying to come to the US like it’s our responsibility to take care of them.
The entire family should be returned back to the first safe country on their way - it's as simple as that.
Let me ask you something. Do you have any Irish. Scottish. ( I’m assuming your skin tone is white ). If you do then we should send you back to Ireland or Scotland. Because according to you. You don’t belong in this country. Which oddly enough is called the melting pot meaning all are welcome. In your words. I’m one of the few people who actually belong here because of my Native American heritage so this is officially my country and I say let them in these children don’t deserve to die or live in fear You make me think of a person who sees a hungry child and instead of giving them food immediately calls the authorities and let’s them go hungry you have no soul.
All this trauma and yet they wont stop coming to a country that doesnt want them, imagine having so little dignity
“Loyalty to country always, loyalty to government when they deserve it.”- Mark Twain
ELLIS ISLAND GO FIND THE CLOISTERS....
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I cannot imagine the trauma.
What about the trauma the adult put the child through by risking their life to cross a countries borders
@@mynameis1848 what's greater, having you and your family's life threatened by brazen killers or attempting with your family to flee that threat? I felt this reply was a waste of my time. Five minutes, gone.
@@dexterbernard2701🙄🙄 ..🥱🥱...🤔🤔..😑😐
@@mynameis1848
Emojis are your response???
It was a legitimate question, you should consider giving a legitimate response.
Then don't cross the border. I'm from Russia and I agree with keeping America safe. Some!
Separated from the human traffickers and sex traffickers who were smuggling them across the border...that's a bad thing?
Ur wall is a joke
Thanks for this video. The world needs to know this stuff.
And what the world do? . .Nothing
@@ricardonavarro6530 Actually, the people of America decided they'd had enough of Trump's evilness and voted for Biden. Sure, it's not the whole world, but it's a significant part of it. The world, on the other hand, lost a lot of respect for our country.
Hopefully, under Biden, we'll gain back some respect, but, if a dog bites you once, you're leery of it - no matter how many times it licks you.
And, I pray that in four years, we don't elect Trump again OR his cronies. As a disabled American, I fear it. I'll end up dead, either by my healthcare being taken away, or my food stamps and SSDI being taken and I starve or die from exposure to the elements from becoming homeless. And I've got no money to leave, or quite frankly, I would. I paid into the system for many, many years, but a little less than half of this country considers me worthless.
@@drfreud65 we need our president back, enough is enough feeding others when ours our in the streets, im from Russia and I agree what they did. My whole family came here right way , others just sneek in . I don't think so.
I haven't watched it all yet but I'm wondering if they even mentioned that this is what Obama was doing for eight years and all the cages were Obama's cages Trump built zero cages that's a fact it's undebatable
@@drfreud65 actually you're flat out wrong. It's a fact that the seven states that stopped voting cheated that's a fact it's undebatable Trump gained 14 million new voters. So does that mean all Democrats are racist because why didn't 81 million people vote for Obama. So either Democrats or racists and support racists or they cheated. The whole world knows they cheated. And if you disagree with me that just means you're racist. Trump is not the one that said the n-word twice during the Senate hearing, even though he was quoting someone, that word should have never been said. And why do Democrats all support abortion when 63% of all abortions are black babies even though they're only a quarter of the population and why are 66% of all planned parenthoods located right inside the black communities. Trump's family wasn't verified to have owned slaves but biden's Father's side owned and traded slaves and the documents are all available online and a few media reported on it. But you're flat out wrong America chose Trump and they cheated to win. and we were lucky just to see that four giant cases of ballots were snuck out from underneath the table in Georgia. Just look at the graphs of how Biden took the lead when Trump gets three votes and Biden gets 140,000 votes yeah he won legitimately ;-)
In my opinion, putting the children in cages AKA the icebox is a crime against humanity. The people who are responsible for this should be prosecuted.
I liked this documentary, but something that bothers me when the media cover this topic is why no one is talking about who paid the children's trip to the US. Who is paying the smuggler? The children have family members here in the US.
Its funded all cartel bro
It's not like that. In the majority of cases; the idea that (organizations/individuals with political motives) are funding migrant caravans or families to cross is something new. Yes there might be organizations today that operate with this goal but they are not these powerful influential organizations. It's also not Cartels; that's not to say there aren't criminals taking advantage of the chaos and forcing people to pose as asylum seekers. However, I can not stress this enough. The overwhelming majority of the people who seek asylum are people who had to flee fearing their lives. SEEKING AND FILING FOR ASYLUM OR REFUGEE SATUS IS FREE. There's no conspiracy of that sorts. Whether or not there are families and or individuals who gather the funds or are sent the funds by their family members in the US to get smuggled in. Is completely different from seeking asylum and considerably more dangerous for children and families to do; as it requires walking hundreds of miles in the dessert and avoid capture. If you look into US asylum, you'll learn that you have to apply on US soil for asylum. You can apply to be a refugee in a foreign country through a US embassy but that's a slightly different process. For example, if someone's threatening your life and you need to leave your home; you go immediately and take what you can. It's not something most people decide they want to do all of a sudden. The sad truth is that along with many other countries the US. Has an asylum program created after WWII for people who are fleeing persecution due to religious beliefs, political beliefs and or being part of a group that's persecuted. For example Cubans are facilitated asylum as they are fleeing a communist regime. The problem is, increasingly people don't want any type of immigration that's not viewed as immigration by "the right type of immigrants." And people fail to understand that seeking asylum is different than illegal immigration as anyone is allowed to apply for it on US soil. Whether it'll be granted or not is a different story as there are quotas for asylum seekers.
Idk why its all on the U.S. to take care of these people? Why isn't the Mexican government being held accountable for its own people? Where are the protests against them?
They do and they get killed by their governments police
They are keeping them in a jail. Not a shelter. Tell the truth for once. And that child did nothing wrong.
Asking for asylum is not illegal. Trump doesn’t get that.
@@wontbefooledagain9400 to cross the border illegally is a felony, not ask for asylum
@@diegocepeda4876 they have to cross the border to ask for Asylum. They could do it. Through the proper channels. But that takes years. And that leaves a paper trail. and cost a lot of money. That most don't have. They need help. They don't have money or time. And if your life is in danger. You definitely don't have time. and you cannot have a paper trail or they will find you.
@@diegocepeda4876 if your life was in danger and you were trying to run somewhere and get help. You wouldn't care what was legal or illegal. You would only care to get somewhere safe. And alot of them people didn't know that their kids would be taken away for it.
Why do they risk their life to come isn't creating an insensitive were u encourage people to come risking their live untold amounts of people die while trying to cross the border. People are fed lies about American causing them do put themselves in danger just to cross the border.
US should not be the one held accountable for parents and countries sending their children to a dangerous expedition.
The parents and the countries of origin need to be held accountable.
They should not be separated when deporting the parents, absolutely not that is adding to the trauma their parents , through desperation caused by the country of origin, have already put them through. I think it’s wrong to say the US is all at fault.
Unfortunately, many of these countries are touched my US policies and interference into their politics!! Study policies and history, US is at fault many times!
This is a half truth.
Problem is your right and wrong.
Right in that it is wrong to say the US is all at fault. Many of the issues in those countries are the result of corrupt governments or internal strife.
On the other hand, the US government is responsible for much of the economic and political turmoil of the American countries due to a century of exploitation and desire to retain a cheap export market from those countries. Its why food is usually cheap in your markets. So its partially the US fault.
So yes the US is partially responsible for many of the issues going on that results in parents sending children to the US for a better life or to connect with families. Not all. Many of these countries are stuck in a endless loop of violence, political infighting, dictatorships, corruption, exploitation of some form or another. A few had even tried to go straight or reign in the mess but if they made any issues that would disrupt trade or worry the us of foreign intervention from other countries or political influences the US would get involved, especially during the cold war when the fear of communism was a real possibility. Its easier to have a puppet or a dictator under US guidance.
Others is from a history of colonial influence from Spain, and Portugal who made sure these countries didn't have the capability of true self governance. A few managed to break that and succeeded others barely have kept somewhat stable governments that occasionally tends to cycle through a number of leaders, interaction with the US actually creating a better situation or worse depending.
In either case the US is a major influencer on these nations and the next couple of decades will determine if the Modern US will try to work together with its neighbors in the America's as a partner and not just being the largest dog on the block.
Indeed Its likely that Canda, The United States, Mexico, and Brazil will likely lead the first steps in creating a major economic zone for the America's and that finally both continents might finally bring about some humanitarian and political help for those in need.
@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Don't forget Bayer....
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You forgot to mention who destabilized the countries these migrants are coming from. I know you’re a Christian, tell the truth.
@@hareshlachminarain9451 Many people in the US unfortunately are not taught about how the US has contributed to both success and failure in countries such as those in South and Central America. It runs deep in the US educational system especially in the Eastern and Midwest Bible belt areas.
California, and some others however have started ensuring that history both good and bad are shown correctly so children and some adults can truly understand how the nation interacts and can have both negative and positive effects on others and how they should learn how to start repairing the damage.
The reality is you gotta understand some American's have been absolutely brainwashed on the idea of the long dead American manifest destiny concept that the US itself even stopped due to old school hold outs that cannot accept that the world is changing to one that is fundamentally different socially and politically.
Devastatingly sad! 😥😥😥😥
Should Not Bring Children to Commit a Crime, cannot Lock Them Up with Adults
If I commit a crime I go to jail or holding cell. Therefore I cannot see my kids or bring them with me. So this is totally bogus...why should an illegal immigrant have more rights than me an American citizen???
But your kids won't be put into cages, theirs will...
MK. Your wonderful Obama is the one who built the cages. Biden is a racist who since 1994 criminal law bill with Bill Clinton for 26 years have imprisoned minorities. Get your facts straight. You people are being brainwashed by MSM and this PBS Frontline bs MSM.
It is not a crime to seek asylum
Because whether you’re an American citizen or not, all of us are human beings that deserve to be loved, need compassion and care, and have a common dream of better lives for ourselves and for others. Without a sense of empathy and compassion, those families will not give a damn whether those children live or die when they travel long distances to seek asylum in the United States, the same nation that has brought in violence and despair historically due to their foreign interventionist stance. Basically, if you think this is utterly bogus, you truly haven’t met an immigrant, nor do you have the guts to show any sense of mercy and compassion to someone who has struggled in life because they didn’t get an opportunity to be born in a wealthy family or clean community.
@@gracewins7318 I wasn't saying anything about who built them I was just saying they were put in cages...
Why do they act like America is the only country in this world?
They act as though there is no other country but the USA. I have seen this somany times,. Migrants can pass through as many as 5 safe countries, but still the only country that they want to claim asylum in is eUSA
Look everyone its the same 3 people writing multiple comments because this doesnt line up with their veiwpoint
@Gwendolyn Williams agreed but I just thought it was funny. People can edit comments to include more details instead of writing multiple comments though
Frontline decisively earns the thumbs up for shedding light into the darker corners of the out of sight out of mind part of America
It's fake
Heavy propaganda
@@mynameis1848
When it’s actually true it’s not called “propaganda” it’s called “news.”
America can not take care of so many people how do we feed them no jobs
They are adults why do they bring their children here knowing how dangerous it is on the border these parents need to stop and think before they bring their children here it's too dangerous we have children here now living under bridges that are American children American adults that we can't take care of
The more I learn about the world, the more I hate it.
How can any human being condone this hypocrisy?
What hypocrisy
What makes me livid is that damn Sarah Huckabee who quoted the Bible about God telling people they have to obey the law without question! God's ways are way above any law made by man. If those laws are not made according to God's standards, which INCLUDE love and compassion for the least of us, they are evil laws. The Bible itself tells us to welcome the foreigner and treat him or her with kindness. Jesus tells us to love God and our neighbors in the same manner that we love ourselves. That includes everyone. No matter what our broken immigration system dictates, Trump has taken that off the charts by his illicit disregard for love and compassion for our fellow man. Laws must be fair and for those who flee horrible conditions in their home countries. Asylum seekers MUST be granted asylum, not be accused of being criminals and treated like criminals. Only a tiny percentage of them are criminals. Most are only looking for a safe place to build a good life and should be welcomed here with open arms with a quick and inexpensive path toward citizenship.
@@lisamay5649 there is a legal way to seek asylum border crossing is illegal immigration is in the word illegal. U couldn't help ur self u had to say Trump, I remember a deporter in chief named Obama I guess he had all the compassion was his immigration policies okay to u.
Hey I got an idea come here like my parents did in 1993 wait your turn and do it the right way that’s right legal if there is such a thing anymore
Their parents create the mess. Stop coming here.
I don’t understand what y’all want them to do then? Let all of them into the country?? Watch what happens the murders,rapes,stealing all of that will rise. They will take all the job for the people who have lived here there while life.
i am a legal immigrant here in the US. i came here 9 years ago and took me 7 to get my residence. this country cant help the world while there is a lot of inequality within. i am not in favor of separating families at all, but i do agree with the fact of enforcing security in our borders.. if you came here ilegally, you broke the law, and there are consequences..
Seeking Asylum at the border is legal.
Why is there criminal cartels involved in this situation if everything is on the up and up? They certainly are not trafficking children legally or smuggling fentanyl legally. You think those illegall aliens just waltz past the coyotes and cartel goons without paying to cross illegally? Who do you think you are kidding here? Legal!! FFS! Legal, spare me your horseshit fairy tales.
The US agreed that seeking asylum is a human right in 1948, in response to the Holocaust. It does not matter how you do it. If you need help, you should get it
@@cinnababy6331 legal migration exists as well.. that is an outdated rule and should be revised.
@@jorgegarciamex and as I’ve said before, legal migration was deliberately made harder to discriminate against people who were considered non-white. This is not a secret. It’s very up-front
OMG, this is horrific. Bless them, indeed.
I don't get how the USA think they're fit to criticize other countries when they're doing the exact same cruel things
What are we doing and I get it I am a black American my ancestors came over here in the ship we was brought here and slaves so I get what you I get what you saying I am a full flash American my people built this country so that's why I say you got to fight for your rights
@@gregoryking8574 if you were brought……then you are NOT from here
This is why I was so surprised when a lot of Hispanics and Latinos voted for Trump during the elections.
Exactly
Right
Do you think all us Latinos “came here” illegally? Are you aware many have been here for many generations, have served in the military-really only have Latino surnames? Pretty ignorant to assume that being of Latino descent connects us to individuals who can apply legally for asylum/visa etc…but instead choose to cross illegally. We ALL want a country of laws, otherwise we will end up in chaos. Please learn a bit of history.
@@lisanmc4536 Lawless chaos is not what we want. How hard is that for them to understand? Law and order!!
I DON'T AGREE WITH SEPARATING CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS! NO CHILD SHOULD EVER BE SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS
Heartbreaking 😭😭
put a $ to your heart break that is what these losers want . emotions are all fake. how can you put your kids thru the ordeal they know the dumb asses simple mind. the mothers are just using their kids like keys. TRUMP was right on. wait till your house gets vandialized by these people.
35:30 Big up to him for having the courage to stand alone
what about AMERICAN homeless ? if they have the kid than keep it. do not send here. plenty of American children in custody of cps.
@@juanitaflores4129 yes and those american children have parents that abuse them. Huge difference.
@@juanitaflores4129, Flores you’re a despicable human. You should find out the amount of money paid by the Federal Government to a state (Any State) for ever child they (CPS) separate from their parents. You don’t get it and you’ll never get it.
@@juanitaflores4129, exactly! It happens to American children everyday if the parents do something illegal. People let their emotions rob them of common sense.
@@samanthab6642 how do you know that?
@37:02, anyone know what options she is talking about? Well maybe it will be described later but interested either way;)
The Father can afford a smart phone. Many Americans can’t afford one.
Your over reacting because alots of Americans has a smart phone.
If an American sent their children across country alone they would be in prison
This is heartbreaking 💔 😔😭
What happened to the children? Were they all reunited, adopted out or still in those "centers"?
Not all of them have been reunited with their parents.
Foster care I think
Foster care … lots of money spent on them. They want to be here until they get their papers but has soon has they get to travel, first thing they do is go back to their country to visit 🤔. Are they really telling the truth.
Probably sex trafficking! Washington DC is the epicenter of pedophilia and human specifically child sex trafficking! Read pedophpcracy by David McGovern!
@@elbacar4838 Heartless, we're all immigrants, where did your family come from or are you a native of America? Maybe after years of waiting on getting their "papers" they miss their family and want to go visit them? Seems almost like they're human beings.
Don’t believe for one minute that little girl was told that she wouldn’t see her mom again😡
Were you there?
I wonder if that veterinarian rancher found my dad’s body? He was murdered trying to come here to live with me when I was a child. This problem has been happening for decades.
💔 So sorry to hear that.
Wow, I’m so sorry for such a loss. My God, we are really lost.
@@itsmelili326 thank you!🙏🏻
@@jessicaemilia101 yes! I agree🙏🏻
Maybe he should have come here LEGALLY, NOT that I condone ANYONE causing him harm anywhere.
I don’t understand it. Why not just stay where you are so you aren’t separated from your children?
Watching this my mind screams why would anyone let their child go through such a journey where they could lose a limb or be killed???. Why not leave their kids then send for them later these parents are very irresponsible.
Kids will be killed before the parents even go back for them. Id rather have them stick with their parents under their supervision and protection before being abandoned in the country, while the parents go into the U.S. Seems like parents are wanting the best for their kids. These parents are very responsible
Did you not read why they do this? Is to save their children's lives from violence because the gangs are recruiting them and if they don't join the games they kill the entire I repeat the entire family! I hope now you understand why!
This is one of the few documentaries that actually tells the story accurately.
The welfare and well-being of a child supersedes the enforcement of ANY law. Every mentally stable human being knows the difference between right and wrong. Taking a child away from their parents is always going to cause mental anguish for the child and the parent. The younger the child the more traumatizing and life shattering it is. The damage that was done to their psychological development will be with them their entire lives.
Adopting them out to some wealthy American family that gives them everything they could ever want won't fix the damage caused by separating them from their parent. We have created 5,000 plus mentally traumatized children, many of whom will suffer several, more years of the abuse, neglect, and sexual assault that we know is happening inside these shelters.
They will now have zero chance of becoming happy, confident, and productive adult members of society. So what now? What did we Americans gain by doing this? These are the kind of questions an informed public should be demanding answers for. We should know where the children are and what is happening to them. The media should be allowed to film inside these facilities. To keep a government of the people and by the people requires the people to know what is going on. Instead, the government has blocked the media from entering the facilities holding the children and has actually taken steps to keep the public and the press from knowing where these facilities are or what is happening to these young children. When you are secure in your belief that your actions are/were morally sound and aligned with your values then you have no reason to fear public scrutiny.
Case in point. I live just north of the US/Mexico border in one of the most treacherous parts of the desert. If you do not have shelter and adequate supply of water here you will die within a matter of days, period. That is just a physical reality. The human body cannot physically withstand the environment in my location without some degree of support. Dehydration is a horrific and agonizingly painful way to die. Women and young children become dehydrated and begin to suffer the excruciating pain that accompanies it quicker than men do. Thousands of human remains are collected from the desert surrounding my home every year, a lot of them are young women who died of dehydration.
Because of this reality, there are groups of people here who set up water tank stations in the most frequented areas and there is a huge network of volunteers who take turns hiking out into the more remote areas every weekend to leave stockpiles of full water jugs in the areas where bodies are most often found. What they are doing is illegal. Every single one of them know that it is against the law, and they proudly and unashamedly do it anyway. They don't make any attempt to hide their activity, they want the public to know every detail of what is going on. They welcome public scrutiny and debate because they are absolutely secure in the moral correctness of their actions and the immorality of the law that prohibits them.
I don't know anyone down here who hasn't had migrants show up on their property at some point or another asking for water and everyone I know (including the gruff conservative ranchers) has happily given them as much as they can drink. That is also illegal. People do it anyway (again, even the Republicans), because when you are face to face with human suffering a moral human being does whatever they can to ease that suffering and preserve life, they do not inflict more suffering. This Republican administration caused immense suffering to thousands of children and parents who came to us for help. The Christian mission to "save" the children would be a lot more effective if they quit supporting the party whose policy just created 5000 more abuse victims.
Then you should be adopting as many of these children as you can. Put your money where your mouth is.
@@yguy21 Adopting these children is not going to "fix" anything. They are not orphans. They are not in need of parents. They have perfectly good parents who love them just as much as we love our children. They need to be with their own parents. That is the only option that will make this situation better but honestly the damage is done now. There is no fixing what was done. That is why this policy was so incredibly irresponsible an inexcusable. We stole these children from their parents, we do not fix that sin by giving the children to strangers. We solve it by giving them back to their parents. Their parents were not criminals. Entering the country to seek asylum is not illegal.
@@yguy21 a big segment of morons in this country thinks like that.
You answered yourself: the issue is that those who support the dehumanization of non-white peoples are not mentally stable. Just look at their president and how they worship him, cheering on every dog whistle and celebrating every terrorist and murderer. Then the only response to pointing out their hypocrisy is "hurr-durr orange man bad." Like wow, sorry for believing that a man who thinks all non-whites are lesser beings is _bad._ 😹😹
@@VincentIrkallaOfficial
☝️THIS! THIS!! THIS!!!☝️
Given the option I would “like” your statement 10 bazillion, trillion megagallion times.
Omg i saw this! They made a movie out of this situation! The border patrol woman that helped her was so nice 😢😢😢
So they have to leave there country because it’s so bad and dangerous but when they get into my country they fly there countries flag every where they go and don’t learn our language...
Separating a child from a parent is always heart breaking but it’s done to Americans when they neglect or abuse their child . Parents placing children in harms way by making them cross dangerous paths is abuse .
Imagine if these people just filled out the paperwork and came here legally. Please, go try to enter ANY other country illegally. Let me know how that goes. Go into Mexico illegally.
To LEGALLY ask for asylum you must present yourself at a border. So what's your argument about legality?
@@JhonnyJupiter777 you never even answered his question! Other countries you can’t CANNOT enter illegally there will be consequences, America actually has a decent way and loopholes for illegals to actually work here and stay but having a child born in the country. The UK won’t even allow that! UK states if both parents aren’t citizens regardless if a baby was born in the UK they still have to leave
Just because there’s violence in a country doesn’t mean everyone there should qualify for asylum.
I feel for them but if I commit a crime tomorrow, my kid can’t go with me. If he has no family here then what else are they suppose to do?
I feel for them because I understand why some leave, but no one is above the law.
What law are these children breaking. They are fleeing for their lives and we are not going to give them asylum wtf
What happened to send me your tired, sick, and huddled masses? The US has lost its way.
Exactly
There are millions of people homeless & without work how does bring masses of illegal immigrants help.
We’re also the strongest nation on the planet.....well we were at least
@@mynameis1848 good point that’s why we should expand social programs
The US can not afford to take care of everyone!!
I have a remedy for this from the Mexican angle. Stay on your side of the border.
Prime example of being bullied with guilt
This is utterly appalling! No one knows where the babies are or if they're being cared for?! (Starting about 41:18) 😤
These children are 6&7 yrs old now. Where do you think they are? Tomatoes....
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what’s appalling is the parents who put them in this situation!!!
@@zeroone4094 are you saying they're dead?
@@lolajtek3676 very true
So sad that the so called parents are using there kids to get what they want. I feel sorry for the kids.
THEIR*
Its heart breaking to watch this especially the separation of parent and kids
It IS heartbreaking but to be honest, if the parents are aware this will happen, why do that to their own children?
@Same Time correct, because the idea of living here with their children receiving free education, medical and them receiving aid as well outweighs what they consider temporary sacrifice.
@Same Time Because they don't know that Trump is having children separated from their parents. No other president has done this but Trump.
@@lisanmc4536 Would you like red tomatoes or green?
Those parents knew this was a huge possibility of separation so they did it to there own kids
And what and how are all these immigrants supposed to support themselves when they get here??? Can they afford rent and food and healthcare??? Who's supposed to pay for this?? Me and my family?
Yes. You and me and every other US taxpayer that struggle to make ends meet. Our high school cut honors classes to put ESL classes in the budget.
What I don't understand is, if these people abandon their unwanted children at the border, what makes them think we want them?
Imagine if we all had to “suffer the consequences” in this manner 20:47 for all the crimes we have committed because none of us are perfect. And then these are the same people who say other countries take it too far in punishing Americans/foreigners for disobeying the laws in their country….
Just sharing my thought. I entered US LEGALLY as a student, i have a degree from US University but after i was done they kicked me out due to no workpermit can be issued. I comply to secure my status and apply for green card in LEGAL way. Why is PBS glorifying illegal immigrant and undocumented? it is unfair to people like us who entered legally. I also escaped hostile situation in my country (Indonesia) who is has a growing sentiment against the minority of chinese and non-muslim. BTW! Obama deported more people than this clown administration.
@Ben Raymond dont generalized all latinx as native American, they were also colonized by Spanish so they also have some european ancestry. US is melting pot society, and We are all talking about proper documentation, and not heritage if we keep doing that argument you better off live in the past.
@Ben Raymond your feeling of entitlement, victim mentality, and blaming the surrounding, that is what keep you in the "underprivileged" and poor mentality. you are judging me not even reading my original post, i was escaping racism/identity politics (Muslim vs Non-Muslim). I came to US as part of scholarship program my tuition and living cost was paid by school. it was because i was smart not privileged, i worked hard in school and didnt blame it on disadvantages i had as minority in my country. and at the end you show your true color by saying not to take job from americans,, that is such DONALD TRUMP POV. bunch of hypocrites who cant keep their points consistent
I have no problem at all with them coming here LEGALLY, but when you come here ILLEGALLY, you can't expect everyone to be happy about that. One thing I don't understand, is why those who are here fleeing local gangs, have to come HERE. Is there nowhere else in South America that they can flee to? Are they honestly trying to say that they can only be safe in America? Come on!
If an American breaks the law, they are separated from their children and family. Why should this be any different?
Fleeing violence? What the actual heck is going on in those countries?
@@savageduck2613 yeah maybe the governments of those countries should do something about it...
@B N yeah well particularly in Venezuela if they had a 2nd Amendment there wouldn't be so much violence n cohesion.
man i seen your comment an i just cracked up because all i can see
is an old white mam on the other side saying that 😂 but you guess is as good as mine 😂 👍
Why are humans like this
I wish we all could live in love but clearly that’s too much to ask
wdym u come in caravans wtf go down there and face the real problem instead of luxury and wealth
What a curious time to release such a documentary.
So true. Right after a certain debate.
PBS, Frontline used to be objective and unbiased. That's not the case anymore. I see many PBS contributing donors saying goodbye.
I'm not even an American but I feel that American citizens are being used to destabilise the presidential term of an ordinary albeit rich citizen. The establishment got spooked in 2016 so much so that their main focus has been Trump and sadly not working with him to achieve a great Union of States. Granted he is unconventional but at least he is honest. You know what you are getting. Career politicians are never open about their agendas and I see that decades of subtle indoctrination are bearing fruits. Particularly amongst liberals. I'm black by the way from an African country and it's true that you have some shit hole countries this side as Trump once said, it's sad to see how black people are used there and being categorised in bulk always ready to vote one way.
It's just a one party state shrouded by the guise of "freedom" which I think the US government has slowly eroded from the vision of the founding fathers. 2 parties keeping only themselves in power no checks and balances so long as there is no disturbance of the system.
@@riosanto6296 I am ardent Follower of PBS Nova & Frontline ....Esp all documentaries.
Now after Final debate If PBS Nova Frontline releasing such Documentary is making clear they are biased towards favouring Democrats .. (Islamists & Communists) gang
This documentary has been around for over a year!
0:19 separation is not only at the boarder. It's also within it and against itself.
We will be trying to fix this for generations
If you want to Immigrate, go to the Embassy and apply for a visa, pay the fee's endure the interviews, wait for your visa then come to America. Just like my wife did. That asylum is BS, its just a way to try and get around our immigration laws.
I am proud of what you do. Thanks for your voice that the change is possible.
This is too depressing. I'm so sorry I can't watch it.
Just send them where they came from!
fix your own countries instead of ruining ours
American foreign policy created this
So painful to see these people going through this Dangerous journey. Many nice family .
In America if you break the law they take your children period! I know cause mine were taken and I am an American born and raised. Miss me with the tears & special treatment
Next Frontline, what about a doc about MS 13 and all of the American victims of their crimes?
I haven't watched Frontline in years but recently been binge watching and see they're very biased like the MSM against Pres Trump. Doubt they'll give an accurate account of ms13.
Probably call them innocent toddlers.
My son died of a Fentanyl overdose taking one fake Oxycodone pill. Anyone want to guess who carries Fentanyl through our southern border?
True, it would be nicew
@@jswhitcombvideos So sorry. True. how many of these kids are used as packers with drugs smuggled coming in too.
So much for being unbiased!
I feel for the kid at the end. Her dad is describing my childhood so well, although the cause was different.
Well don’t try to sneak across the border and you won’t lose your children! No sympathy! Blame the parents not the government.
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These poor children. The young ones can't understand what is going on. This is extremely sad, all of it
There was a truck driver, who, because he was scared or paranoid that he would get caught, left the trailer full of people locked in the hot Texas Sun.
well don’t come here illegally boohoo 😿
Perhaps the war should be on the gangs where it seems much of this is rooted.
And their disgusting lazy pathetic government that they never talk about!!!!
Well the drug war actually increased the wealth and power of the gangs.
How about not crossing illegally
So they say. But after you have heard the same story 3,500 times/ thirty five hundred times. You become rather blasé about migrants.
Us Americans have no place else to go. When America becomes Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, we're stuck!
I CAN'T BELIEVE GANGS TOLD THEM TO LEASE THE COUNTRY
Governments try to curtail or discourage illegal immigration(s) by enacting laws but when children become implicated which law becomes most suitable it still falls on governments to give or make a final decision.
I do think it's fair when adults intentionally use children for sympathy.
They'll be OK we survived it they survive it as well
Look you come legally you don't get separated I'm tired of this garbage being spewed
The girl separated from her mom, sorry but I don't see tears, alot of wiping her face but no tears! Why do they come here without having a sponsor & place to stay?🤔 The Bleeding Hearts are upset because we don't treat them like welcome guests. Why don't they take them home n support them? They should volunteer to sponsor them with all the responsibilities that entails🤨