Crossing Borders: A series on the reality of illegal immigration
Illegal immigration is a subject that’s always in the news, from policy debates to caravans at the border.
But how often to we hear from the undocumented migrant communities inside the United States?
In this series of stories, Alasdair travels with a group of elderly Mexicans, granted US visas to visit their illegal-immigrant children, and looks at three different perspectives, of those who live through the daily realities of undocumented life America.
The Mother
In the first part of our series examining the human side of illegal immigration in the United States, we follow a Mexican family separated for years, then allowed to reunite. But only for a short time. Our correspondent, Alasdair Baverstock has their story.
2. The Daughter
We continue our series examining the human side of illegal immigration to the United States. A Mexican family separated for 20 years - allowed to reunite, for a short time, as part of a U.S. migrant reunion program. In part two, we hear more from the daughter, whose illegal journey to the U-S still worries her.
3. The US-Born Grandchildren