Can These Chinese Asylum Seekers Reach Their 'American Dream'? | Part 3/3 - Walk The Line
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- The Chinese migrants arrive in Mexico, and immediately end up on the receiving end of traumatic experiences. Mexico will soon turn out to be the most treacherous part of their journey, with pressure from the government, drug cartels, and smuggling gangs.
Meanwhile, in the US, sentiment is rapidly changing towards migration. Texas makes it a criminal offence to cross the Wall. New York City starts to evict migrants from shelters. Ahead of the Presidential Election, former President Donald Trump threatens a mass deportation.
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00:00 Previously on Walk The Line
01:07 Robbed and extorted upon arrival in Mexico
05:11 A human smuggler explains his business
08:33 What are their plans after arriving in the US?
10:30 New laws against illegal migrants in Texas, US
12:47 Riding the public bus and avoiding immigration
14:34 Paying bribes
17:20 Tighter border controls and the fear of deportation
20:47 Pulled off the bus in gang territory
25:08 Tensions rise as migrants struggle to complete their journey
27:48 Caught by immigration, what happens next?
30:24 How many migrants die trying to get the US? Why?
31:59 How are Chinese migrants in the US doing?
35:01 First migrants arrive; is America what they expected?
38:34 A secret to getting asylum?
41:40 Chongqing family with two-year-old lost along the wall
43:11 Mum, Dad, and Lucy finally cross into the US
45:54 What happened to the Chongqing family?
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About the show: Tens of thousands of Chinese citizens join the migrant trail to America. What has driven them to such desperation? And is the American Dream all it’s made out to be?
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Huge respect for CNA team for the documentary. I can't imagine how complex is the logistic and the amount of work for this.
not hard; with money and proper visas from all the country; if Wei Du is SG (SG passport is hella strong)...
@@RoyLimisAw3s0me The literally had to deal with smugglers and human trafficers. Getting visas was the easy part.
@@RoyLimisAw3s0me
You are ignoring the fact that visa and strong passport don't matter much to the smuggler, drug trafficer and corrupt officials , one wrong move or misunderstanding (like recordings from camera) someone could have easly end up 💀
@@siddrane90 i highly doubt a corrupted official will want to kill anyone LMAO.. all jokes aside; I meant the reporter passport should be a Singapore citizen which makes it easier to apply for visas plus a work visa is much easier to get to visit USA (bit I could be wrong cos I am not an immigration specialist haha)
@@RoyLimisAw3s0me The Host Wei Du is from Hong Kong thus took a plane out of Panama to Mexico skipping visa rigmaroles for countries along the way like Costa Rica, El Salvador, Hondurus, Guatamala. If Host was a Singaporean this would not have been a problem
Would be nice to do a Part 4 "Year later, where are they now?"
Picking strawberries in Democrats’ plantation 😂😂
@@shake_shells11Excellent propaganda for China. The grass is much better in China than America.
they'll be even worse off than they were in china and wishing they never went to the u.s. these people were lied to about what the u.s is like and what life is like for migrants there
definitely
LIVING ON WELFARE GETTING SNAP BENEFITS HOUSING AND DRIVING AROUND IN ILLEGAL MOTORCYCLES WITH NO LICENSES NO REGISTRATION NO INSURANCE IF YOU NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING ELSE
One of the best documentaries in recent years that touches on many aspects of human life in diverse social environments without the usually tinted ideological lens. Totally worth watching.
One of the most obvious pro-American sinophobic documentaries of this decade. Illegal Migrants arrive in the USA from India, Taiwan, indeed from all over the world.
The specific focus on Chinese crossing the border, particularly when safer ways of illegally"overstaying"the visa, has been a talking point only fringe USA right-wing outlets talk about
what do you even mean. This ENTIRE piece is tinted by ideological lens. Literal American propaganda, which is the only country making this claim while providing zero evidence
4:47 As the father of a two-year-old girl, the tender voice of the little girl saying goodbye in this scene brought me to tears. Actually, I've not only watched Du Wei's work but also numerous other RUclipsrs' videos on walk the line, including those by Spanish-speaking RUclipsrs (I have a basic understanding of Spanish). However, this particular moment in this film is the only one that made me cry.
I believe that, nowadays, walk the line is no longer solely motivated by the search for freedom or escaping hardship, which carries a hint of ideological undertone. There are many interests involved. In this film, Du Wei exposes corrupt immigration officers, bandits who treat people like commodities, and so on. However, she did not mention the most crucial point: the intermediaries on Chinese social media who are massively encouraging others to walk the line. They conceal the truly deadly risks involved in jungle, border crossing and depict life after illegal entry into the United States as a prosperous middle-class lifestyle. They even deliberately emphasize that being pregnant or having young children will significantly increase the chances of successfully. By doing so, they lure these innocent, pitiable people into potentially fatal risks. All of this is because walk the line to USA has become a business. They collect huge intermediary fees without caring about the lives or deaths of those who choose to walk the line.
It's all the business
在中國活不下去的、負債累累的人，和35歲以後的會考慮走線前往美國重新開始自己的生活，帶著自己的家人或者朋友(在中國大陸，35歲以後會很難找到工作，因為工厂通常只招收35歲以下的人，而社交軟件上卻展示了美國人的優越生活，廉價的食物，還有不再是天價的住房，中國窮人移民怎麼可能不會心動呢？(我是台灣人，去過大陸，因為工作需要)
All these people are adults. They chose this path willingly. I only pity the young children
中國人坑中國人
@@bljy618 Z这些人可不穷，视频中的中国人一来就能拿20多万，在中国都是可以生活4年左右的水平了，只是他们被网络上的美国梦给洗脑了。以为美国是天堂，作为一个普通的中国人只要你没受政府迫害，根本犯不上去走线美国，很危险，即使到了美国做的工作其实和中国一样累，工资一样低，共产党虽然没给人民言论自由和新闻自由但是与危险的走线比，也要好很多
I watched all 3 episodes. Thank you CNA for this documentary. It has opened my eyes and helped me understand the world better. Thank you Wei Du and team for risking your lives to bring us this story. You guys should be given an international award!
One of the most obvious pro-American sinophobic documentaries of this decade. Illegal Migrants arrive in the USA from India, Taiwan, indeed from all over the world.
The specific focus on Chinese crossing the border, particularly when safer ways of illegally"overstaying"the visa, has been a talking point only fringe USA right-wing outlets talk about
you should watch timmy karter and baldnbankrupt video on their migrant trail. It's insane what the migrants have to go through.
The best CNA documentary to date. Excellent production. Breathtaking storytelling. Remarkable video journalism. My highest praise to Du Wei and her team.
Thank you Wei Du and her team for this great journalism! It was objective and protrayed the difficulty these Chinese migrants faced on their journey to the US border..
this is One of the most obvious pro-American sinophobic documentaries of this decade. Illegal Migrants arrive in the USA from India, Taiwan, indeed from all over the world.
The specific focus on Chinese crossing the border, particularly when safer ways of illegally"overstaying"the visa, has been a talking point only fringe USA right-wing outlets talk about
Losers in life blame the government for all their failures, then illegally obtain credit cards, burden their relatives in the country with debts, and flee the country. Losers plus criminals use lies to numb themselves and make others sympathize with them. In fact, they are real losers. After arriving in the United States, they are still losers. In the end, the only people who make money are the intermediaries who give them illusory dreams.
a really excellent documentary! i found myself scared for the families involved along the way.
hope things are going well for them. The whole production and journalist team was very brave as well. great video
this is One of the most obvious pro-American sinophobic documentaries of this decade. Illegal Migrants arrive in the USA from India, Taiwan, indeed from all over the world.
The specific focus on Chinese crossing the border, particularly when safer ways of illegally"overstaying"the visa, has been a talking point only fringe USA right-wing outlets talk about
Wei Du is not only a great journalist, she shown empathy through out the journey but also reasonable in making decision. I really enjoyed this documentary, awesome!!
The reporter interviewed a Latin American man who said he was fleeing death threats in his country. He had all his close family killed. Then she interviewed the Chinese who said they are fleeing China because it’s “too competitive.” I wonder if both those cases get asylum in the USA.
I’ve watched all 3 parts. Thank you, CNA & Wei Du, for this enlightening and extremely sad documentary. What an excellent report! I’m looking forward to your follow-up report.
this is One of the most obvious pro-American sinophobic documentaries of this decade. Illegal Migrants arrive in the USA from India, Taiwan, indeed from all over the world.
The specific focus on Chinese crossing the border, particularly when safer ways of illegally"overstaying"the visa, has been a talking point only fringe USA right-wing outlets talk about
Respect for CNA team for this documentary.
Agreed. One of the best mockumentary series.
this is One of the most obvious pro-American sinophobic documentaries of this decade. Illegal Migrants arrive in the USA from India, Taiwan, indeed from all over the world.
The specific focus on Chinese crossing the border, particularly when safer ways of illegally"overstaying"the visa, has been a talking point only fringe USA right-wing outlets talk about
Watched all three parts last night; what an incredibly informative, heartbreaking and magnificent documentary. Most people, including myself, have no real sense of what the journey is like for these immigrants, especially the Chinese. I have a not-quite 13-year-old daughter, and the thought of her having to endure a journey like this is terrifying. But the most heartbreaking aspect has to be the fact that once they reach the United States, they mostly realize that it’s not really much better than where they left. Yes, they have freedom of speech and certain other political freedoms that maybe they don’t have in China, but their living conditions probably aren’t any better, and they face a lot of hostility and uncertainty here, which is likely just as stressful. Thank you so much for bringing us this story. Wei Du needs to win all the awards!
Well said. They are running to escape their debt
Just trying to avoid debt, nothing to be proud of.
The men from Shanghai is probably running from the law.
Yeah. From the level of desperation most are probably escaping from loan sharks or some sort of crimes back home.
Well China is facing a huge economic collaspe which is one reason why China is not flying these people back. The unemployment in China currently is huge and 85% of stores and factories have been closed. Also in China you get no medical care unless you pay first and people do starve in China. But so much depends on finding a job. In China the normal work day is 12 noirs long 6 day a week. Unfortunally they get stuck in the worse area of town that most of use do not even bother to visit.
Thank you CNA, Wei Du and the team ⭐️ Respect
As a Chinese who person still living in mainland China and has been lived abroad for years living. It is quite hard for me to understand why people choose such a path. One of the reasons I could guess is lack of education or full understanding of the western countries. They all have the American dream and did not realize China has changed a lot in the past 10-20 years.
American dream died long time ago. They are better in China than U.S.
This actually was an interesting documentary. For these people to leave their home and go through hell to get to the US, Either they are misguided or their homeland was unbearable. However, I find that many of their dreams were delusional after they landed in America. From the likes of this one single documentary, in comparison to the other migrants in Latin America. Most of these Chinese migrants have money, look well fed. Can read and write and have cell phones. That says it all. Life wasn't so bad in China compared to other Latin immigrants escaping violence, death, or otherwise. Every situation is different for different persons, but all the Chinese migrants in this documentary tend to have much much much more resources at their disposal for their journey than any of the Latin compatriots.
Just trying to avoid debt.
I think there are people in debt all over the world including USA and europe.What îs so special about beeing in debt in China?@@jeffng1712
cool they're still invaders ccp plants
@@jeffng1712 criminals or ccp plants same thing either way
This is what I’m struggling to understand as well. The Chinese families are clearly middle-class with access to education, healthcare, secure jobs and good technology, yet they couldn’t have spent time doing thorough research on what the migration journey is truly like and what awaits them in the US? Even if some were to argue and say that the CCP blocks international news and social media propaganda sells the fake American dream, millions of Chinese citizens have found ways to skirt that through VPN and give themselves access to proper information.
I wholly empathize with perilous journey and can’t imagine what must’ve been going through their minds as they worried if they were gonna make it across the border at all, but what comes across in this documentary, very sadly, is the ignorance of these families and the delusion they’ll have a better life in the US. No matter how many years they spend living there, they’ll always be seen as outsiders and won’t be able to truly integrate into American society.
I’ve watched all 3 parts. Thank you, CNA, Wei Du and her team. This TV report made me so sad for all these chinese people. I traveled a lot for my previous job and know the reality of life in USA and China. I would never advise a chinese family to leave their country and move to USA. It's an ugly business in which some people can die. It's tough to imagine with all social medias how they idealize life in USA. I'm always shocked by the growing number of homeless people in USA. Living in France, my country, is nowodays also very difficult. We have here many immigrants people that cause a lot of troubles. It's hard everywhere and I really don't like this world in which people struggle for their life. Hope all these chinese families have found a better future 🙏
As a Chinese, I think these families are just bored and have nothing to do so they want to "Walk the Line". With a few hundred thousand yuan they can live very happily in rural China, or they want too many unrealistic things and imagine America to be too beautiful. I guess they are regretting it now. In China, as long as you are willing to work hard and live seriously, it is so comfortable and cozy. After watching the documentary, most of those who walk the line are unrealistic and do not live down to earth.
Seems like almost every single one of the Chinese migrant has tens of thousands of US dollars at their disposal. To the other south Americans, they'd be like - what are these rich folks doing trying to cross the border?
This is real journalism!!
Is it though?
Go away @@PM2024-
This is Part 3 and I completed all episodes. Its worth watching. Brave reporter. One of the best contemporary documentry movie I have watched. The movie touched me. Thanks to CNA team and my strong appreciation goes to the bold reporter. Follow up stories has to be continued.
Huge respect to Ms Du Wei, courageous, knowledgeable and compassionate! One of the top documentary on current event!
Despite her make up, you can still see how tired she was.👍
This is a high-quality documentary. Kudos to Wei Du and her team, taking high risk to produce this documentary.
Huge respect for Wei Du and her film crew for braving the dangers and hellish environments to make this documentary. THANK YOU so much!
As an American, I am against illegal migrants crossing the border into the USA, but you cannot blame these people when the border is so porous and basically no penalty. We all know there is a proper procedure to legally enter the USA. I have worked overseas, (five countries in Africa, Middle East, and southeast Asia...), and I had to have proper documents and a work visa in order to work in the country. Also with all these countries I worked in, they had a strict policy with illegal aliens. I always had to carry a copy of my work visa or passport. You'd be kicked out immediately, put in jail for a long time or in a couple countries even shot crossing the border if you tried to illegally.
This is an excellent documentary giving a humane perspective of the determination some nationalities have to live in America and the dangers they face. This documentary also shows the human vultures out there to take advantage of these people. The smuggling trade has become a big business for Mexico and south American countries.
I hope this documentary is available in China so those who are thinking to illegally enter the USA will have a reality check not to do it. It's not worth the danger. There are good paying jobs in the USA for skilled, professionals but you need to enter legally.
Cna chinese journalist giving human angle to this illegal invasion.
As a Chinese American. I'm voting for Trump. Mass deportation for all illegals.
这部纪录片没办法在中国上映。因为中国共产党会禁止它在中国播放，你是美国华人吗？
They left China legally and have the right to pursue "freedom". If China prevents them from leaving, Western countries will say that China is oppressing the people again.
Just kick out these troubles makers from China otherwise they would create social problems under the cover of churches
Job well done Wei Du and the rest of her team…one of the best documentaries I’ve seen so far from CNA!! Kudos!!🤗😘🤣
Amazing documentary by Du Wei and the CNA team. First class journalism and production quality. Highlights the human spirit and the lengths at which people go to find a better life. Amazingly touching and poignant. Bravo!
The feels of this 3 part documentary. Thank you Wei Du and the crew. Hope they will be well in America.
If they were Mexican, would you have said the same thimg u hyoocrit e.
I feel very bad for any Chinese people who actually got scammed into coming here thinking life is easy.
My dad came here as a refugee from Vietnam when he was just a teen by himself. He worked his entire youth in the back of restaurants washing dishes.
He did not have an easy life but he worked hard to raise a family, became a manager for restaurants and even co-owned a company.
Your father deserved to be accepted because his life where he came from was much worse. But these illegal immigrants sneaking into the US were already rich before they left. I don't know one friend of mine who has access to $28,000 in cash and they were born in America!
@@donttalkcrap yeah lmao, one of guy said in this video that his friend stole 3 million dollars and escaped to the US because they didn't have extradition treaty with China
@@donttalkcrap I understand your pov. However, nobody wants to leave their country without a strong reason. Dad Mom and Lucy left their country because they couldn't practice their religious belief freely. They couldn't even rent a place because the landlord refused to do so. Different case than the extradition guy.
@@youknowyouwilldespisethis7118fair point; but what about the very many of them who are abusing the system? No country can possibly support an unlimited influx of people all needing help. To protect those who genuinely need asylum, those who do not have asylum grounds must be deported; otherwise the system will fail and real refugees are the ones who will be hurt.
@@donttalkcraplol, you think $28k is rich?
Excellent Documentary! Salute to Wei Du and the team! always curious about this topic and u guys did it well! awesome thank you so much!
Well done Wei Du and Team. This is by far the best documentary I've watched by CNA, topping Inside Maximum Security. Excellent production. 👏 Insightful and reflective on many levels as a viewer. At some parts of the stories made me recall Breaking Bad / Narcos.
at 19:25, "he pocketed CNY20m (US$3) of his client's money & went to the US" - thats a smart way of avoiding getting caught lol
United States became a shelter of criminals
He eventually will be scam or handler by the ganger in U.S.
That guy is scum.. I wonder how many of these migrants are just like him though.
There will be karma.
He has nothing to worry there in US because he has money (USD 3m). Every country is the same, it has its own struggles so it’s residents. Did you know for some reasons, Americans also leave their country US
Deep respect to these journalist and staff putting not only efforts but courage to telling the stories. God bless.
Well done Wei. Really good documentary. Hope will be follow ups and see how these families go in the near future.
I lived in China for 8 years, and it has been one of the best experiences of my life. I feel sad that they had to leave their country. I can tell the country is getting better year after year, but there is only one thing that makes people uncertain: the future. I could also see that China is amazing, but to be honest, it isn't a country where I would spend the rest of my life. It's not about the quality of life or money, but about the liberty and freedom to ask for your own rights. I know it hasn't been easy for them to leave everything behind and decide to move to the US. I wish all of them the best.
黄皮肤在美国有零元购的自由吗？
hi,little pink@@user-zr3zn5yi7o
Youre LYING christians are being persecuted!! 😂😂
What a story. Thank you so much, CNA team really put so much work and risk into making this documentary.
Thank you Wei Du and CNA team for this truly wonderful documentary!!! A big big thumb up
Respect to one of your best documentary. It is a dangerous journalism move from you to produce this good quality documentary. I took 3 hrs to finish this documentary and I am worry that you yourself get into trouble for this documentary. But you and your team finished it.
Bravo work done. 😊
Excellent documentary. A very engaging series that keep me glued to the screen. Bravo!👏
Thanks you Wei Du and her term crew sharing with us such a wonderful documentary. God bless you guys ❤️🙏
This is truly an amazing production, huge thanks to all the staff who made it happen
Congratulations Wei Du and CNA team. Documentary of the year 2024.
I'm not sure if this story should be titled "American dream" or an upcoming "American nightmare"
hard to say. Europe isnt much better. Muslims and Africans. larger percentage are not law abiding and just leech off the welfare system. At least in USA there is not much of social welfare. If they want to get ahead they got to work hard.
One of the best documentaries 有水准 I've seen recently really opened my mind and made me think deeply about its subject.
Wei Du and the whole team involved in creating this beautiful piece of work, I have never felt so moved by a video. Watched all three parts at one go. Thank you for you hard work and passion.
Thank you Wei Du & team for this extraordinary coverage. Bravo.
Thank you for helping the lost family by calling 911. You'll get a good karma. ( Was this the family that you saw when you drove by them in Mexico but unable to stop due being tailed by a suspicious car??)
I wish and pray for all the traveller to have a safe and sound journey in reaching their destination.
Thank you CNA for this eye opening documentary series!
Having been to the US recently, I can’t help but to think the “American Dream” is in the past. It seems these Chinese migrants have been misguided with the harsh truth of the reality of life there as an illegal migrant.
With the current economic climate and social issues such as drug addicts and homelessness in major cities, it is indeed not what they’d imagine. Please consider doing a follow up on these migrants after 6-12 months.
this is One of the most obvious pro-American sinophobic documentaries of this decade. Illegal Migrants arrive in the USA from India, Taiwan, indeed from all over the world.
The specific focus on Chinese crossing the border, particularly when safer ways of illegally"overstaying"the visa, has been a talking point only fringe USA right-wing outlets talk about
I think they are counting on US government hand outs. In other words, free stuff and help in integration. I think they hear these things in social media platforms.
Chongqing family look like they saw skyscrapers for the first time, a bit strange coming from a city full of skyscrapers.
Shanghai has more skyscrapers n much beautiful then NYP....
They might come from outskirts of Chongqing, which is in the countryside.
maybe after a long trip in the wild then get that feeling
@@nismovzrgtrbut all them are made in China🇨🇳 Quality😂😂😂.
@anupamsatpathi2071, well USA quality is outdated now.
The more I watch, I see this is not about poverty this pure unadulterated greed, even putting their children at the mercy of cartels and gangs.
I just binged watched all three parts. Amazing documentary.
This documentary opened my eyes of the suppression the Chinese feel in their own country. So much so they fell into the lures of immigration agencies that misled the beautiful stories of the American dream. Thank you Wei Du and the team for sharing this story. The journey has been perilous, but executed so respectfully to the stories of the migrants. I am terribly humbled in my country. I wish the families all the best in their new journey on the unfamiliar ground.
It's not oppression. Chinese people are happier than Americans, and there are criminals in any country
Shoutout to the crew and people involved in making this documentary ❤
This has been an eye opener, an educational one. Good job CNA Insider!
I have watched all 3 parts and it was an eye opener for me. Thank you for the doco. Well presented
Kudos to Wei Du and CNA for such an excellent coverage on this sensitive topic. While my grandparents were also migrant from China to SE Asia more than a century ago, its heart breaking to see hard conditions still pushes us to make tough decisions in hope for a better future.
China is hell
Really moving and captivating documentary... we were on the edge of our seat during all three part. This is award-winning journalism right there! Thank you Wei Du, greetings from northern France.
What a documentary! Well done Wei Du, the crew and CNA! Your awesome Wei Du!
Watched all 3 parts, Well done, absolutely award winning documentary by Wei Du and team as well as CNA. Really well done....hopefully there is a follow up documentary on how those families featured are doing months later.
感谢 Wei Du 和 CNA 的团队，非常真实的记录。没有对和错，只是一种选择
Respect for CNA team for this documentary. excellent documentary, I watched all 3 parts.
Thank you for the great documentary!
I'm also Asian (American). My family waited in line to come to America legally as refugees from a war-torn nation, got to work immediately (I was 16 and my first job was scrubbing toilets and cleaning parking lot for a local truck stop--the rest of my family worked various menial jobs starting out). I thank America everyday for the life I have now. Watching this, I have trouble finding sympathy for people with money, ability to fly commercial, rent airbnb to take illegal shortcut and exploiting loopholes in our immigration system. Apply and wait your turn legally! America is nation of laws and please respect that.
You came legally. They came illegally. It will be different for them. Its frowned upon being illegal. They should have gone to proper channels. And not smuggled in.
Coming in legally you get to work right away. Your background legally check. Your character gets check. You waited outside of the usa until your turn to come in. These are illegal un checked. No papers. Mainland china is a threat. CCP.
They are not checked. Mainland chinese is different its because they came from a communist country. CCP.
Show some compassion. Obviously they are black listed by the CCP for their faith or other reasons and impossible for them to enter US the legal way. No way these dozens if not hundreds take this risk because they just want to skip a line. Everyone is just hoping for a better life. Hats off to these because they are willing to take bigger risks and put up with these for a chance to step into US. I bet your comfortable ass wouldn't last a day on the route.
I'm the same. My family also waited forever to come to America legally as refugees from south east Asia in 1980. I don't like what's happening to our lawless county right now.
One of greatest show and greatest journalist, Wei Du...Keep up your great job and high spirits.
Thank you for letting us know about this, really never heard of it before. Can’t imagine how much suffer they had experienced and don’t know if it’s worthy, it’s in 21’s century, but I’m still seeing this, each of them has stories to be told, want to know more about them, please insist follow up. Well done!
Good to see them arrived in America after a difficult journey,Hope they will have a better life there.
Thank you for this beautiful documentary. It was like a movie. I can't believe how much i hoped they could all make it accross safely. I'm glad they did.
And they will be sent back to China safely
Great job CNA ,Wei Du and crew❤
Great documentary! Thanks for showing what the immigrants had to go through. Can’t help but felt sad while watching, many people risk their lives, go through so much to improve their own or family lives.
American-born Chinese here, left the States for Guangdong after graduation, best decision of my life. I feel sorry for these migrants that get scammed into thinking the US is some sort of paradise......sad sad sad.
American Chinese here who is exploring moving to a Cantonese region in China, I hate living here and the sinophobia is getting scary with how many racist idiots there are here.
excellent work and big respect to the team!
Glad that CNA made this documentary. Hoping for the best for those involved.
so disgusting when a men said that he escaped for financial crimes
Thank you for your wonderful work. There seems to be a real difference in the Chinese immigrants, their reasons for enduring the hardships and dangers faced etc. certainly we can find a way to make room for the good people in your video.
Thank you CNA team for this great work. Hope all families have better life in American.
Hope they be deported soon. Trump 2024
Hope they get deported by Trump and protect America
Hope there are future update about the family's life in the US. A follow up & a life after...
IF Trump gets elected; they will be deported; most people in US is idiots who haven't travelled the world and probably will never travel (and predominantly they are hillbillies and probably is a Trump supporter) outside of US of A.
the only Americans who travel is more pro-choice (Democrats supporters) but the elites who support Trump travels... the poor ones don't even travel to Mexico or Canada or let alone outside their state; only Christian missionaries travels the world ahaha
I was thinking exactly the same.
There are some videos on the RUclips about Chinese immigrants life in the US after about a year or so, you just need to be able to understand Chinese to understand those videos……
@@eggheadegghead nah..i will wait for CNA's one.
@@seanchen9265 they opened up a taco shop
just finished watching all the 3 episodes.... wow. simply amazing.
Thank You! I You know you stand out from the rest when you see comments like "binge watch all 3 parts" I did too - all three at one go last night.
Extremely great job by the CNA team ! Keep it up ! It really makes me feel so very very blessed to be holding a singapore passport and living in a safe, peaceful country with a very comfortable life. Those who tirelessly help the migrants are wonderful selfless people too. I can only pray that this world can become better for all those suffering.
Lmao the Chinese illegals here hold like 3m of illegal funds here and can pay 30k /head just to get here
Singaporeans work 50yrs and can barely get to a NW of 5m
whos really suffering here
Could CNA follow up with a video to catch up with these people featured in this documentary after 6 months or so?
thanks for filming and producing this incredible documentary. It was a difficult journey for all the immigrants.
Thank you for this eye opening documentary.
Three episodes in, I have now realised this is not illegal immigration, this is simply the greatest live cross border Jumanji show performed by some of the most romantic and thrill seeking Chinese adventurers! BBC Earth, take that!
This is illegal! Don't lie.
exact sentiment..
@@user-mg1wg4tb5w I was making fun over things and ppl that are not supposed to be made fun of... But the Baba character simply conveys such a vibe to this documentary.
I know I can't speak for the director Ms Du Wei and team who have actually done an excellent job recording the (in)famous Line journey. But I suspect somewhere into the journey, seeing how ppl like Baba dream of life to come in America with a literal religious zeal as opposed to what's really going on in the actual America she's known for life (even though she's from Chongqing my home city in China), it might be irresistible for Ms Du Wei to start feeling a bit farcical, albeit not without sympathy about many of these line walkers perceptions of certain things (AMERICA, CHINA, DREAM AND REALITY.... )
Excellent and gripping documentary. I hope that the destination they are pursuing is worth all the sacrifices-the perilous journeys, the anxieties, agonizing challenges and the extreme fatigue. Being illegal immigrants, they not only have to confront the ramifications but also the anti-Asian sentiment that is still prevalent in the US.
Beautiful documentary, great job CNA team ❣
I have just finished all 3 excellent documentaries. Watching from the UK as a non-Asian was heartbreaking and exhausting. A perilous journey in the hope of a new beginning. I wish them all well! Mexico seems to be a basket case! No way would I take my family there on Holidays.
Having watched all three episodes, I have immense respect for CNA, Wei Du, and the team; Wei's courage is commendable. The migration route closely resembles the slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the key difference being one of proactivity versus passivity. These individuals simply seek to flee burdensome debts and begin anew elsewhere. My hope is that they achieve what they are searching for.
There is nothing good about not paying back the money you owe.
@@jeffng1712Sounds like their culture isn’t it? LOL
How do you know they have debits? Do you know if you have large debit you cannot leave China because you cannot get a passport. These people had to have a passport to travel to Turkey and then Ecuador. You have to have a good social score to get a passport or even get a train or bus ticket. As far as owning momey because there house was never built then they are running away from a lot more horrible scams, then someone asking $20.00 to stay on the bus. If they were so poor how did they pay for this? All the plane tickets ect. Even after what these people went though you still have to trash them instead of understand how horrible living under a communist country is. YOU CANNOT LEAVE CHINA UNLESS THEY SEE YOU AS A UPSTANDING CITIZEN. If these people go back to China I doubt the country will ever let them out because China is limiting passpprt even more. The sad thing is they would have done better trying to get a tourist visa amd then applying for asylum when they got here. The problem is getting a Visa can take up to a year to get.
@@jeffng1712How do you know these people own money? You cannot even get credit cards in China. Also if your social score is to low ( how much debt you is a big part of the score ) you cannot get a passport or even a bis ticket if it is really bad. Also if people own money on a home that was never built who really did get scam? Basically they are running from millionaire scammers to ones that just take $20 instead of life savings. Many of these people have college degrees. Meanwhile wealthy Chinese who probably got rich by scammimg Chinese people can just buy there way to a green cards and eventually citizenship.
Yes, I agree with the point about 'The Slave Trade' ,but today 'walk the line' is voluntary.
Thank you for making this documentary, the mental stress of the immigrants must have been so traumatic, ❤
Finally finished the documentary, it’s nice to know they survived 🙏🏻
But will they have better lives?
Cannot speak English, more troubles ahead if Trump wins election.
hard to watch the one couple carrying the baby boy. same for the south american that was pregnant and the christian man with the daughter.
Fantastic documentary by the cna team . Keep it up ❤
Brilliant work by the team. Would love to see more about their lives after moving to US
The best documentary I ever watched for the past years, I even cried when those migrants were robbed😢
Week done, love the documentary! Made me cry watching it
A great documentary. Thank you!
excellent documentary. i watch all 3 parts.
What an heart wrenching documentary, surely China can't be that bad, to leave and be preyed on by smuggling gangs like that for a so called better life in an unwelcoming country, as the saying goes " the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence " I wish them well.
Some of them are already complaining it is pathetic and they are not used to the way things are here. Welcome to America!!
Many people on Chinese social media advertise that washing dishes in the United States can buy a villa with a year's salary. America is full of gold. So these idiots gave up everything and went to America to wash dishes. Thank you for the US public opinion war budget. Let China have fewer useless idiots.
maybe it is THAT bad? of course with all the censorship of the great firewall the wumao won't allow any bad news to spread though.
It is not just US, Chinese is fleeing everywhere.
obviously these people were facing different issues in china which made them must run away from china. from the interviews, some are looking for religious freedom, for money, one run away coz he was corrupted in china, and so on. we cant comment on their motive and worth, is their choice.
thank u and team, good documentary. 👍👍
Bravo, well done. I will be surprised if this documentary doesn't win any award.
Magnificent doc, conflicting stories on “The grass is always greener on the other side”... Kudos CNA and those samaritans who helped those who are hungry and hopeless...
The production of these documentataries are of high level quality. I highly commend CNA, Wei Du and the crew for their excellent journalism.
Salute to Wei Du and her entire team. Can’t wait to see a coverage of them a year later
Incredible CNA doco ! I hope CNA will produce a follow up series on these families.