US border crisis – Trump’s wall, illegal migration and the election | DW Documentary
More than 2.4 million people crossed the border between the US and Mexico illegally last year. In both countries, the authorities are struggling to cope with these record-breaking numbers. Illegal migration is a big issue in the US elections.
Last winter, thousands of women, men and children hoping to start a new life in the United States, were left stuck at the US-Mexico border in freezing temperatures. US authorities estimate that some two million people have been crossing the border illegally for three years in a row now. That is more than ever before. Some people are calling it an invasion and blaming Joe Biden’s administration. Others say the rise in asylum seekers is due to the growing security crisis in South and Central America and elsewhere. Immigration is set to be one of the big issues in November’s US elections.
The documentary accompanies migrants illegally crossing the Rio Grande, the river which forms border between Mexico and the US state of Texas, as well as the volunteers who give them food when they arrive on US soil. We also meet candidates and supporters of the Republicans and the Democrats. On the Mexican side of the border, the cartels now control the human trafficking business. The traffickers have to share their profits with local drug barons. Anyone who refuses comes to a sticky end. Mexican archivist and historian Oscar Lyman occasionally sees traffickers placing ladders up against Trump’s border barrier to help migrants get over into the US. He has experienced many migration crises over the last three decades and seen their impact on campaigning. He says that there has never been so much hate directed at migrants as in the 2024 elections.
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28 comments
The Quakers should see and help those who are in need in the Cities of the U.S.
BET THE DEMO WISHED WE HAD A WALL NOW ! ILLEAGLE GANGS RUNNING LOOSE IN USA ! OPEN BORDERS !
One of the most reliable news outlets. Thanks.
DW is woke state sponsored propaganda
Trump NEVER had a wall 😅😂
In a lot of cases USA and her Allies are the reason for the chaos and instability in their home countries. Severe sanctioning, supporting wrong groups during internal conflicts etc.
Open your wallets and hearts.
Get ready for more competition in a markets. Plus, more taxes. Great policy America you have successfully screwed over the middle class with migration crisis.
Protect American jobs. If your fed up with a competitive job market more people is going to make it worse. We need to make it unattractive for people to come here.
All these people coming in is just going to make the straw on the camels back hurt more.
You know that there's jobs in Mexico. There money is good as any other country.
Here's a new policy no welfare for immigrants and government garnishes their wages that are on par with Mexico. American job market is hard enough as it is with things are the way that they are.
These people can earn their place in America by going through a probabation period by paying more taxes than citizens and no access to welfare.
police? why? Joe said four years ago that he would accept all immigrants
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have done this. After more than three years in power, Kamala say that they will solve the crisis, if she is elected.
what if some of these people are criminal or terrorist. How are there backgrounds and police clearance checked?
This Happens when US arms industry flourish and world suffers, Where there is war there is US
Look at all that trash on the trail that leads them to America. Those who walked the same path just don’t care about the land.
Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of people who would otherwise come legally can’t afford to buy these people think it’s their right to come to America and demand the US government to pay for them but won’t demand their own government to take care of them
please watch out for 🇮🇳🇵🇰 and africans
🇵🇰🇮🇳andafricans
I had nothing against immigrants , but come legally please! There is a myriad of Reasons to come legally. One of the most important is to make sure you're immunized against things like tuberculosis and hepatitis.
Years ago I lived in a small town that had a sudden outbreak of tuberculosis. The town was also filled with illegal immigrants.
It's important to get vaccinations you need because not all other countries have childhood immunizations as aggressively as we do here.
If you really wanna stop illegal immigrants, then punish the businesses that hire them.
People will still vote Kamala and continue complaining
Apparently, it's easier to come to America illegally than legally.
They all are Americans; won’t matter if North or South!!! Let’s use them then companies won’t have to go to China!!!!!
If only we could
add more offices along the Border from California to the tip of Texas 🙏 it would create jobs for us USA as we process these families with a Temporary Social Security Card so they can seek a better life, work and pay their taxes too ❤ ⭐
That's true,no more room here,people working hard and our taxes aren't paid for them,ilegal is ilegas there no more around this country,