Tijuana: Where the American dream ends | DW English

For many who try to cross into the USA from Mexico, Tijuana becomes the ultimate end of their journey. Many from Latin America become trapped in the Mexican border town, unable to get into the USA and unable to return home.

[alanamoss]

IF THE U.S. SAYS THAT YOU CAN NOT CROSS, THEN YOU CAN NOT CROSS! PERIOD! NO EXCEPTIONS!
CRY TO MEXICO, OR WHATEVER COUNTRY YOU ARE FROM.

[constance]

I can't believe the comments that it's America's fault Why doesnt Mexico step up for these people The Mexican President has critisized Trump for our illeglas and how we treat them Most of them are better off then these people. What about their own Governments stepping up. Why are suppose to take care of a world that hates us. Take care of our veterans and elderly first.

[sondrad]

31 years in the U.S. and he does not speak English?

[peterwilliams]

The United States is a sovereign nation which means it has a right to protect its borders

[angeldiavolo]

So we are supposed to feel bad for not letting the murderer and drug addict who didn't have her children in her custody when she was here.. We have enough issues with murderers and drug addicts as it is.. Then they're actually complaining about people getting hurt trying to get in illegally climbing fences... Yes it's called a deterrent!!!

[willdrucker]

update....you can no longer reside on the canal...the Mexican authorities in TJ have removed all the people and cleaned up the canal....

[sunshinesuperman]

if they been in america so long why dont they speak english

[yosoyfuego]

Mexico needs to do more to prevent illegal immigrants from Central & South America, Caribbean and Africa reach a Tijuana and other border cities with the United States. Mexico has its own social problems and huge numbers of poor people to deal with. Now, Tijuana has thousands of people from Haiti and Africa, but the infrastructure is not enough to accommodate more people. Besides, there no jobs for everyone. Leaders from Central & South America need to do more to improve the social conditions in their lands to prevent this exodus of illegal immigrants.

[ateam]

The American dream begins with legal citizens. Build that wall!

[rialand]

Who would let someone force their way into their home without an international background

[DanneyTanner]

My grandpa from Norway lived in hole in the ground in Minnesota when his wife kicked him out of the house..This was back in the 1950s

[wibarm]

Long story short. Border walls and obstacles work.

[realvaughnfelix]

I hope their version of American Dream isn't to leach off tax payers dollars.... sad economic situation.

[gainzilla]

Tj is a great city you need see the right people to see the best of tj

[furstenfeldbruck]

America should do the right thing and close the boarders to these free loaders.

[LakeArrows]

Weird nobody in this interview speaks English after living in the U.S. so long.

[JohnnyXanax]

I went to Tijuana in 2015 with four of my pals, three of us are army veterans. When we went to explore around the fence, we met several deportees who served tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Germany. One of them was wounded in battle and received the purple heart and another the silver star for rescuing injured soldiers in the middle of a gun fight. They all spoke perfect English and acted like Americans. But they were deported anyway. Just one had a criminal record for driving with an expired driving license. We wrote letters in their name to the Department of the Army in DC. We are trying to track down the soldiers that were rescued by these men. No word yet. I am only vouching for those deported who served in our armed forces. Some have families in the US, they should have the right to at least start their paperwork to legally enter the country and enjoy the freedoms they signed up for.

[daytona]

As far as i'm concerned they can use deadly force to keep them out. The lady lived in the US for years, yet she does not speak english.

[MikeJDavis]

The United States is a sovereign nation which means it has a right to protect its borders. There is a legal process in place for entering the United States. If an individual enters the country without complying with the legal process then that individual breaks the law. Breaking the law is a crime. Therefore anyone who enters the United States illegally is a criminal and should be arrested, prosecuted and either imprisoned, deported or both.

Regarding the argument that the European settlers stole the United States from the Indians: America was a vast land sparsely populated by nomadic people. The Indians didn't own land, raise crops or domesticate farm animals. The Europeans settled on land that was not owned by anyone. There was no country and there were no laws. So you see the European settlers didn't steal the land from anyone. Every single advancement in the Western Hemisphere is attributed to the white population. Mexicans and other illegal aliens have no legitimate argument when comparing the settling of the United States and entering the United States illegally.

[ztezmaxim]

Ummm. How is this the american dream? The american dream is to buy a house and make more money than your parents. It is not illegally breaking into another country.

I really want a billion dollars, does that give me an excuse to take it?

DW would be better served telling people not to go to mexico to illegally enter the USA.