Texas Border Crisis (Part 1/4) - Crossing into Mexico
🕑 Added 2024-01-21 22:42:17 +0000 UTCHey guys,
Been editing nonstop for a week straight and so stoked to get this new series moving, called 'Texas Border Crisis.'
Unlike our previous coverage along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, which predominantly revolved around the experiences and first-person accounts of of migrants from a variety of faraway countries like Guinea, Bangladesh, Senegal, Guatemala, and beyond -- this series aims to take things a step further and to explore the lucrative, billion-dollar human smuggling industry that is ran by traffickers on the Mexican side of the border, often called 'coyotes.'
After my strange encounter with the Tribal Police on the T'ohono Odham Reservation, who strategically diverted me away from following the migrant bus inland from the Gringo Pass border crossing by using a tribal loop-hole that bans 'filming permissions,' unless journalists have been pre-approved by the tribe's council, I felt like there was something extremely suspicious and deliberate going on.
And so my mission began - to find coyotes across the border and personally shadow them, ask questions about what is really going on, and develop a better understanding the human smuggling economy.
What we filmed along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas was quite possibly the most shocking stuff we've ever captured, and I'm going to put this series out in four, 12-15 minute parts for a couple reasons.
For one, I am editing all of this by myself and your continuous feedback as I work through footage is an integral part of the creative process and helps me refine a condensed final product for the 'surface net.'
But most importantly, some of the stuff we filmed in Mexico could possibly land us in hot water with some organizations that I'd rather not interact with, so we need to be VERY thoughtful as to how we present the footage.
In this first episode, we'll fly to Eagle Pass to meet up with our bilingual escort (and the homie), rapper Chedda Blanco, who walks us into Mexico to first meet the coyotes.
Enjoy,
AC.
P.S. - This is a re-upload of a video I posted two hours ago that I guess was missing a couple blurs. Shout out to the Patrons who caught that!
Comments
Kevin OConnor
dont know if I would hook upto them huge risk of setup rob the gringos etc , however they turned out to be decent law abiding coyotes on mexican soil that is :) finer pair of lads you could not hope to meet and as it turns out they had their own plan B if stuff went south as well.
Jubeer Kauwsar
This is suicide
Harriott Devinne
My brother deployed to Eagle Pass last year, he's in Louisiana Army National Guard, he said that the border spot there is horrifying. One night he was posted to guard literal dead bodies of migrants, he told me that they would throw infants over about a mile down then send a group through while border forces are trying to tend to the kid. In the dead of night the only thing keeping them safe was NV, and they would still take on shots randomly. He has been deployed before but never saw action until he was deployed in the US. Also, the guardsmen are less equipped than everyone there. They were deployed with one plate(blocked small ballistics up to .45) and a M9 Beretta. They were also refused upon asking permission to bring their home kit(better plates, an actual rifle). He was shook up kinda bad when he came home, I couldn't imagine having to defend myself in the dark with just a handgun whilst being shot at with rifles. Once he and his unit left, then the news starting flooding Eagle Pass for coverage. Godspeed you guys, stay safe and we all appreciate your journalism.
Chen
This didn’t age well Massachusetts just gave them drivers license and the right to vote….
Eli Britt
Andrew ain’t no fed
Ryan Kahl
Please go report on the Darien gap
Cvpher.com
ballz of steel 4 Real
Darlene Khosrowpour
I find the border wedding almost impossible because my husband was here on a visa and when we married and tried to get him a green card, they wouldn't let us do it ourselves. we had to hire a lawyer.
Dr. Cool
Plot twist, Andrew was hired by DHS to infiltrate and expose the coyotes.
Shark Michael
Not the poor human traffickers!
Tate Yoder
Wow. So eye opening. Thank you Andrew and crew. But definitely echoing other comments, please do a better job of blurring their faces. 11:22 I can straight up see the side profile of one of the 3 guys.
Ella Clark
I agree, the voices, tattoos, and other identifiers like their chains need to be obscured.
Sebastian
Yeah I’m gonna join in here with the feedback about voices and tattoos. Gotta cover those up better. The tattoos and voices could give up their identities.
Hash5moker
Gotta protect your sources even if they dont protect themselves.
Hunter Delgado
You need to censor those guys entire profile, including tattoos and fuckin voices or they're dead. They could very well already be marked for talking to you. There's only so many coyotes in EP, plus you identified their voices and tattoos. Comn dude.
Hans Olsen
This is crazy. Big props to Andrew and the crew that's quite the risk. Glad you both made it back safe.
Fire Flores
Did these cats have “edgar” haircuts ?
Hash5moker
Shouldnt you blur their tattoos more?
Caitlin Kuvalanka
You’re craaazy!! Thank you
Matt P
Godspeed bro. I just joined the Patreon yesterday, but I’ve been a fan of you guy’s work since all gas no brakes. Thanks for shedding some light on this subject. I got five on it!
Alexander Brown
You broke rule number one. Are we to expect an episode on...
Robert Kent
What do you mean by these people? Genuinely curious
Ryan Shoemaker
wild. one of a kind content. I would love to hear some of you and the crews reflections on this series, maybe in the newsroom...
Dasha
we already have these people, send em' home
Desert Rat Explorations
What about their tattoos? They can be identified.
David A
Pollo runs
Casey Nova
Dude ur so fucking good at this. Thank you
Michael Tuttle
Hey bro I thought of an idea, hope you are able to read it. I’m not sure exactly how much Vice is worth these days, some sizeable obviously. but they are a failing company currently, contemplating bankruptcy. BUT they do have a valuable name and brand (nostalgia back from the good ole days of vice reporting) , you should try to come to them with a game plan, business plan pitch, along with your online reputation and credentials amongst the journalist community and pitch them an idea on how you can turn the company around , raise some financing (big credit) Negotiate for a percentage of of the company 🤔
shrub
amazing content. nervous seeing the guys identifying tattoos without blur but otherwise stoked and hyped for this series
Don Gy
Wow this is crazy good, thanks as always
Tyler La Cosse
Missing a couple blurs would make my asshole pucker
Robbie Freece
Will be showing your border coverage to my Latin American Literature and Research class in the coming weeks! Excellent reporting
Phatdawg1
fuck man , this is gnarly Andrew. I fucken salute you big time. This is real boots on the ground shit. Fucking epic.
Anthony Nittolo
That animator idea is great! One of critical roles cast - Ashley Johnson - follows Andrew on social media. She probably has connects to really incredible animators because of their animated Amazon show of their first campaign Vox Machina. I bet Andrew could hit her up and see if something could be arranged.
Szymon Urbanski
Andrew and his big cojones
Nat04
I need part 2 immediately
NDR924
Careful compa
Spinoza
Consider still inserts or general b-roll with audio over to help keep anonymity of locations and people. Can also help cut the work of catching every blur. You can also hire an animator to recreate scenes to raise value for a yt upload down the road.
Cell_Phonine
andy locked in w the yotes
Dan
fukkkkk hurry with parts 2/4-4/4. Im nervous for you
Thomas Swanson
You've got some big fucking huevos
Jordan
Holy fuck
Burnttoast0152
Bated breath for eppy 2.
Caleb Mathsion
I mean it’s on him not covering them but the face only does so much when we see all the tattoos
Feelib
quite some cojones i must say
Dr. Cool
The unequal power of Americans and Mexicans, as an American myself, fills me with an indignant rage. That one group of people are treated like criminals going into a war zone for wanting to cross over into what has historically been Mexico for several centuries up until just 175 years ago, Poland Spring water and Scientific American magazine are literally older than that border... another group of people can just walk in with no security checks or even checking their passports, you just have to pay a dollar to get in. Even bars or dance clubs have more checks than the people of another nation who stole half of their nation. And this is what MAGA calls an "open border", I can only imagine if they got their way, Mexicans/Central Americans would be treated like Palestineans in Israel.
sleepcycl
you didnt blur a face at 11:23 and their tats and stuff showing is also identifiable info. thanks for the content.
Kayla Moree
Learned more about the situation on the border from this series than any of the ultra confusing large media stories, truly good and necessary work!
Adam Witzke
glad to know you made it back .. or this wouldnt of got posted
James
Can’t wait for the next episode!
Emerson James
If you plan to upload this to a wider audience in the future, it might be a good idea to be even more aggressive with the blurring, especially when it comes to tattoos and such
Gail Henderson
Stay safe buddy!
Cat Hicks
Also, I’m so sorry to hear that lady was a cunt. Trust that most of us are not like that. I can’t understand how someone pursues and completes this education and still ends up without the ability to introspect or self-correct.
Cat Hicks
I provide palliative services to cancer patients and am pursuing a PhD in Health Promotion and Prevention Research. If I stuck with the Masters, potential careers include Clinical Ethicist (working in a hospital setting), International Review Board membership to assess medical research to reduce exploitation and maltreatment, or government consultation for public health policy. It’s a very interdisciplinary field. I specialize in posthuman and ecological feminist theory in medical settings.
Cactuarrior
Would anyone be able to invite me to the discord server? Thank you in advance :)
ottar larsen
hello
bat kyak
No cartel, no ISIS... pretty solid rules lmao
SanestFlexican
risk reward analysis by Andrew: Risk: - reporting on a narco state can be fatal Reward: - unlimited amounts of big booty latinas 🤔 he will C alright
Stephen Wright
So wild man. You are doing great work.
Taylor Stutz
You're the man Andrew, keep it up! You got my patronage! I can't wait to see the rest of the footage once you get it all edited. Hoping you can portray the sensitive stuff stuff in a way that doesn't get you in trouble, but at the same gets the information you're "getting across" 😉
Paige
Mad respect for showing real stories of what is happening on the border and with real people.
peacenluv
sorry mama and papa Callaghan
caleb mcintosh
11:22 u can see one of the guys faces completely. If your trying to be completely discrete.
Some Kid
Love the video but yeah I gotta agree here, and I don’t think the subjects considered that they’re tattoos are dead giveaways, the one guy has a huge neck tattoo and hand tattoos, those all should be blurred. Maybe the YouTube upload will be?
luudes
Any one else have issue with this video player for the last few months of videos? It loads soo extremely slow that i get stuttering and stoppage at 1x speed
nicklaus4444
Nice
Colin Uthe
I got chills. Damn.
Justin Miller
Are there any plans to get approval from the Tribal Council? It would be cool to see where they end up getting dropped off at. I was assuming from your previous video that they get dropped off back in Mexico? Being from Los Angeles this whole border issue really intrigues me and even in Los Angeles the truth is obscured. Thanks for doing what journalism now fails to do, find the hard truths in our society/culture and display them to people who would never see these stories. <3
Denny Chandler
What a great piece, can't wait for the next!
John Pierson
Unreal commitment to journalism!
Rolando Mota
Viva Mexico 🇲🇽🍻
Elyse Monroy
I think this is the most important journalism happening in the U.S. right now. Andrew and his team are amazing.
Aaron Kinney
How do I get an invite to the discord? Thank you for your time!
Jeremy Jensen
I love these videos so much. Thank you so much for doing this!
Cosmic Dawg
Subbed for this series. Keep up the great work
Pirate Shubert
please do more work to hide faces i feel like you arent doing enough andrew
Luke
Just started supporting you on patreon. Keep up the work in the free world. It is great what you are doing, bringing light into dark areas nobody whats to go on there own.
ok
Please but black bars on these ppls faces. Blur can be deconstructed.
Austin Holt
Thank you for your service AC !
LW
Agree on blurring the tattoos. Anything at all that can signal who they are. Even t shirt logos. The blue needs to be much stronger on their faces too. You can still pick out details about their facial anatomy and hair.
Ashleigh
I tend to agree and making it as difficult as possible to get abortions only helps increase that labor force.
Cikito
You should reblurr at mark 11:22 and reupload.
Swampy
Bruh got the press pass through the pearly gates
Swampy
I wonder if people are over reacting worrying about the coyotes safety based on exposed tats and their voices. We haven’t seen what they said yet, but depending on how it goes it could actually be quality advertising for their services that the cartel would not take issue with.
Swampy
I think you need home grown gonzo journalism for that. I don’t think a person could effectively understand the dynamics of our country well enough to know what stories need telling without long exposure, and I’d imagine it’s the same for y’all.
Swampy
Ya stopping over turning every emergent democracy in the world would be helpful at a glance, but that assumes that a flood of low paid workers isn’t in the best interest of the industries that own our country.
Swampy
Just listen to him. He has an agenda and views just like every other human being. He wants migrants to be treated better for one. Dude is from a very far left wing cohort, but seems to be pretty moderate. IMO no biases is not an achievable state for a human being. We should just look to people who aren’t hiding theirs.
Swampy
I think the actually conspiracy that’s going on is that both sides want them here as second class citizens who earn less then Americans because it’s great for industry, and both sides are bought and paid for.
Swampy
Just a side note, I agree with all of ya about sending money, but the local Jamaican farm workers clean out every good will type organization in the valley of their blue jeans when they leave for the winter and flip them in Jamaica because having American jeans is status. I’ve also met a guy who collected hawk and eagle feathers for a voodoo type spell casting religion. His job was spreading fish guts from the local fish farm on fields and he’d pick up the feathers after the birds fought for food. Had a big barrel of them, and he took it everywhere so it didn’t get stolen.
Swampy
SA allegations. A buddy of mine knows Evan a little, and at least in their interaction he was super toxic. Folks tried to smear Andrew too, but it seems like they just accused him of having a bad relationship. We all grow, and improve. Dumb how people go and drag folks for not being the most evolved and emotionally intelligent version of themselves from the start. SA shit is different though. Not trying to defend shit like that.
Swampy
Ya all gas no brakes was fun, and I watched all of it, but it was basically pointless. Just exposing lunatics around the country who thought they could rap and almost all somehow seemed to hate the Jews. Nice to see him wielding his influence with journalistic integrity and telling stories that matter.
Swampy
He does his own editing. Also it’s probably too late. Best way to protect them would be ax the rest of their footage probably
Swampy
Impossible burgers
Swampy
Not necessarily a death sentence. A lot of these people could go back to a life of rural poverty. That’s not great, but they aren’t necessarily all fleeing from their lives. I know a lot of Guatemalans for instance and from my understanding they are here to earn better money. Not flee violence. Andrew’s previous videos from Arizona touched on how they are coached by coyotes to exploit the asylum system. I think we should find a way to let them come work and contribute regardless, but I think it’s not like the rest of the world is so crazy that being sent home is a death sentence.
Swampy
Realistically though they didn’t actually do anything to prove they are coyotes. I’m not saying I think this, but one could argue it was a skit even. Vice has surely done a few.
Swampy
What does a bioethicist do for work? I sold some livestock to a woman with a similar education who focused their phd on animal ethics around livestock. It was wild. She ended up neglecting them to the point of abuse. Worst customer I’ve ever had from an ethics perspective.
Swampy
Fr? What a stupid idea. Big money for no results I think.
Swampy
I think they are an intentionally created, or at least maintained, underclass. I work in agriculture and the immigrants keep our food system running. Native born folks mostly have no interest in long days of hard and physically skilled work of immigrants especially at the wages they earn. It’s not really even viable to locals, and yet people still complain about dirt cheap food prices being too expensive even though we Americans spend less of our income on food than any other first world country.
uya
they save money. often for years. sometimes they take loans.
FORTYozSTEAK
The government sucks. Can’t innovate shit. Can’t figure out legal immigration. They just move the problem from one area to another and let someone else figure it out. No accountability
Dan
+1
Andrew Chang
805 baby
Dan
I love that they are uploading as soon as it is ready. From a "streaming" pov I get that you wish they'd just release all the episodes in there series all at once. But from a "supporting a lean team of high quality journalists" pov, I appreciate the scrappiness. Those new pivot on your channel is powerful. I'd love to help amplify it anyway I can.
waxillium
Anyone worrying for his safety... This was filmed to completion months ago. He said as much in a video back then.
Dan
Love how you are just thinking in terms of a market economy. If we simply provide a better product at a lower cost can't we destroy our "competition"? Now I think it's way more nuanced than that but I love the logic.
Dan
The time now is ripe to sow the seeds for a new political party. DM me to start the next political revolution together.
11:22
Definitely should blur tats
Andrew Guerrero
Ah okay got it, thanks
Devin Briggs
SUSAN
Fernando
They actually are building a wall in a river… Tijuana River Barrier
weebcrit
in texas - DM me if y'all ever need editing support or university resources or something. y'all are doing god's work and i'll be praying for your many returns. thank you and be safe
Joe
Stay safe, Andrew. We need stuff like this now more than ever. Thank you.
Cesar Carrillo Calderon
u can see half of one of the coyotes face near the end when your close ups tho anyways amazing work man, really inspiring
Misael Guerrero
The work you’re doing is next to none bro. Stay safe
Ryan Melvins
We love this shit dude keep it up, stay safe too.
TransFormAndFunction
holy fuck Andrew, stay safe bud. We need you alive
Gabriel Serenil
Honestly curious to hear more about the thought process surrounding filming with the cartel despite your family’s best wishes. I myself am someone who doesn’t really get asked much from family and has a similarly short list of requests from them for how I live my life. I think breaking those isn’t easy, so I’d love to hear your take. Definitely a more personal question though. I love the content btw!
J
Thanks Andrew
Joshua Mill
I applaud your true sense of journalism. Thank you. Do you think the crisis could be reduced if instead of having to pay coyotes, America provided expedited citizenship at a lower cost than the smugglers charge? Provides people with safer passage and boost our economy.
Elijah Solis
yoo he got the tommy g merch on
Channel 5
I edit all the shit myself and I can only do like 5-6 solid mins a day
Kama Nefe
wish they didnt upload these in so many parts on patreon tbh. Still fantastic journalism
YeaBim
Crossed in 1999. We flew from Former Yugoslavia to Cuba to Mexico City. Than crossed to Arizona. I was 9
Cat Hicks
As a bioethicist, I think one of the most important things you do in your journalism is humanize everyone. It is astounding how quickly you gain others’ trust in doing so. Don’t ever stop. Journalism has needed someone like you for a long time.
Julien Lariviere
it's not out yet bro
Zack Dowdy
Stay safe, stay vigilant ❤️
Louis Dickson
Andrew, I truly believe you’re pushing journalism forward and everything you are doing is what a journalist should strive to be. Channel 5 has changed my perception time and time again. I think the questions you ask and the footage you capture is exactly what people need to see and hear. I can’t wait to see more! Stay safe and keep to ethnographic journalism, I love it! Btw: it’s been mentioned but there’s a missing face blur at 11:22
Austin Golde
if they kill my boy im sending the entire mexican cartel to space into the sun yurrd
Nadie En Especial
Este es el periodismo que se respeta, pura calidad como siempre. Lots of love from Mexico.
Erik Mendoza
This is absolutely wild. Go get that footage andrew
Andrew Guerrero
How do you watch Part 2? For what ever reason it doesn’t appear available?
spirals
you are some brave hombres. more power to you C5
Dylan Wilbur
Check that face over your shoulder at 11:22
PeterSParker
I believe the reason Channel 5 news is able to get as close to the story as they do is because it truly is the peoples news. Drug dealers, addicts, homeless, Daytona drunks, ukranians, coyotes, BLM rioters, BLM protestors, proud boys, and all of the people talk to channel 5 news because they see it as a chance to speak freely and actually get a message out they believe in. Rather than being spoken over, talked down to, and turned into a sound bite. Channel 5 interviews people, not talking points and rhetoric. That's journalism.
Hannes Winkel
There’s still an unblurred face in the last minute
David Lebow
Wow
B
Editing takes a lot of time.
B
Andrew it’s your balls that need props. Props to them!
ashtunxx
should probably blur ANYTHING that could be used to identify the coyotes instead of just their faces
Lewandabski Navarro
Trucha Andrew. The Cartel is hot over here where Im from
djtaylormichael
blur the tattoos
Pablo Cortes
Drop the next episode!!!!
Daniel Flores
Much love homie ! Mad respect for your work . Sending love from 805 Cali bro .
Atis P.
you're crazy brother, stay safe!
Salvador Mayo Jr.
You brave Andrew. I live 40 min away from TJ and used to frequent there when I was younger with my family but now as a family man, I don’t see it as a safe place even as a brown skinned Mexican.
Mariah Joy
Please hit me up when you come to IL! Mjoy9716@gmail.com
Jacob Huber
I'm sure you know what you're doing but just commenting for my own conscience that I hope you're using destructive blurring and not the kind that can be reversed.
🪷 T 🪷
I’m so anxious for the next episode!
mjkah
stay safe man
Tony Loving
That's how bad life is in those countries, that they're willing to save up for decades and sell what little they have to make the dangerous journey to the U.S. for the chance at a better life. Some may have financial help from outside their country too
andrew
props to your balls, andrew!
andrew
yes
andrew
there's a comment above about blurring all tattoos. that sounds like a pretty good idea...
jiveturkey
This series is going to be nuts 😂 can’t believe you still went!! Blur and change the voices!!!
Wogalot
Great work Andrew!
Marina N
Bless you Andrew and Channel 5 team 🙏🏼❤️
andrew
same
andrew
signed up just for this series. i never pay for stuff like this. you're doing great work.
Tri M
It’s almost surreal to watch a journalist be a genuine human while doing there job
Dormin
i think, they sell everything they own and probably have to do illegal stuff (drug smugling and any kind of thing you can think of) to pay for the trip
Austin Voltarel
Holy shit man, props to you and your balls. I'm so pumped for the next episode.
Bambie Johnson
Same!
Bambie Johnson
Andrewwww please be careful. Love the content.
Fernando Tabora
Dammm insane
sleepcycl
well, we know you lived at least
Kristi Brennan
Yeah that conspiracy theory thing about the dems wanting immigrants so they get votes is pretty wacky - only citizens can vote. Illegals can't even go through the long process to become citizens. Plus the democrats aren't capable of doing that kind of planning - they can't even plan 4 years ahead of time to find a candidate younger than 100 to run for president.
Griffin
Same for me in Scotland. Makes me realise how lucky me and my family are in the grand scheme of things. The world is a rough place.
hoopoebird
Holy shit Andrew- you're insane and I love you for it. I am looking forward to the next parts of this
Carrington Richards
REALLY interesting to see this. Thank you for making this content it gets to the heart of the issue without turning into into a racist puppet show. Not enough Americans think about the root cause of what is driving these migrants to go to America.
Liam Kelly
Truly amazing work, but at an extremely high risk. I feel deep concern for Andrew, but I can totally understand his ethics as a journalist push him to get in that cab. I know I wouldn’t.
Barry Montoya II
Ponte Trucha homie
Mr. Smith
Downloaded Patreon and joined just now for you bro! Keep up the work & thanks for asking the questions we want to know! Thanks for putting yourself in places most of us are curious about but are afraid to go to. YOU LEARNED ANOTHER LANGUAGE FOR US!
Luke R
The best news out there!
Bobby Styles
Be safe, man
Andrew Boryk
Andrew is live editing these, and posting the parts as soon as he finishes editing, he said it in a previous post
Ejazzle
andrew I know blurring takes fuckin forever and eats up a lot of your editing time. So maybe just use the audio from their interviews while going over b roll.
typical Ed
Chedda was right since sending back is a death wish for them from whatever they're escaping. There need's to be a more structured legal and swift way to grant these people citizenship.
tiredhungrylosers
blur all tats
Ben Reichstein
Mad respect for your continued true journalism route. Almost shitting myself watching this from the comfort of my home. Thank you, Andrew!
Brady Long Legs
This right here is what separates the YouTubers from the journalist. Love you Andrew stay safe.
Katie
i’ve been living in the midwest my whole life and visited eagle pass last year for the first time, my boyfriend is from that area. it was pretty shocking. their local sheriff office posts on facebook multiple times a day how many illegal immigrants they “catch”. not sure what happens to them after that.
Leon
Damn Andrew stay safe, that’s some serious shit.
Jazmin Juarez Guadalupe
St3wie you are spot on. Many Mexicans who are from the US would send money, clothes, and items to their people from their homeland. It kinda of explains why some Mexicans would have some cheap knock off brands or actual brand clothes and items.
babij
11:22 guys face. this series is great, excited for the next part
Aaron Ropson
You are really doing some great journalism! I can't wait for the next one
jamie medley
Really amazing man, super brave. Can’t wait for the rest! I’ll jump in and agree with loads on here-I think no one would mind considering your safety and risk if you blurred more than this to stop any non-face identifiers.
Crystal Johnson
Arms too
Cheatum
Great vid but I don’t think u blurred the guy good enough those neck tats can be recognized and potentially get him killed
Grey Star
this is truly amazing journalism! a bit scary, I hope you continue to do what you're doing many years to come.
Alex Bielovich
Glad you survived to tell the tale, damn
Alex Bielovich
Think of them as "episodes"
Marc Piechowicz
Dunno what happened to the Cartels - you used to be cool when you just dealt weed and coke! Nowadays, with all the people smuggling & Fent, you no longer cool
FuckaSuckaDingDong
Surprised you could get into that taxi with balls that big
Andrew Smith
The balls it takes to get into that taxi, Real Journalism right here
NickSttrs
To keep us wanting more ! Also to keep people subscribed. Don't want people to watch one long one and then cancel there subscription and come back in 2-3 months when the next one drops.
Jaymoe
The patreon basically gets you early access to extended cut videos that eventually make it to YouTube and some that can't be posted there
Daniel Hunter
Amazing coverage, the best bang-for-buck journalism i've ever seen. Be careful and stay safe man
Joey
Damn! Grade-A content but be safe though man this shit ain't no joke.
Jevon Golden
Best decision I ever made supporting you.
Lifon Henderson
Your mum gonna be pissed
Leo
i love your covering of stuff and storytelling so much, first patreon i find my money worth, im also very glad for you that you have your own channel now and see so much growth, much love and luck and stay safe !
James Cannone
why do these come out in parts?
emelia king
wow! this is amazing to see a side that i have never seen in the news, especially as someone from australia
feverdoggs
how can i join discord?
Jim
Damn I totally forgot AGNB was even a thing!
BCL
Nah, I think some of his former releases didn’t toe a center line as well - this is about as apolitical and unbiased as it gets. I complained about potential interpretation of partisan bias in a previous video, Andrew nailed it with this one. Well rounded, no forcibly interjected perspectives that could be considered uncalled for. Doesn’t get much better than this, this is real journalism.
baidi kam
I’m so invested in this , thank you
Joel Spencer
There’s Patreon only content
Sergio Mares
I lived in Piedras Negras my whole life! Happy to see theres stories.
Hamish Rogerson
Cheddar goes hard shout out to him
Nicholas Tirone
New sub here just curious is any content on here not YouTube or does it all make its way there
David Baird
i'm so invested in all this border coverage i cant wait to see where this one leads great work to you and your team andrew keep it up.
Dalton Halter
Damn, be safe man!
BCL
Now this is A++ journalism but seriously, you need better editors. It's possibly worth even re-uploading this video because the face at 11:22 + visible identifying tattoos is not a good look. Not being dramatic, you're playing with fire here and the utmost diligence is required, these are guys employed by billion dollar industries that specialize in murder and torture. They're putting their lives on the line because they're obviously fans. Common sense dictates this does not bode well for them if they say anything to piss off their employers in the next video, their identities can be very clearly determined from this video's footage if the right person looks at it.
Christian Terry
for real
Kiefer Hamilton
I’ve been watching since all gas no brakes and this reporting has been so impressive I think it is only far to support it. I’m on the edge of my seat for the next episode
Matthew Pagot
This is actually crazy. The balls on you guys.
NM
Fired
Mitchel Baker
Seriously man, you’re producing unique journalism and getting primary accounts from people of so many backgrounds. The unbiased nature you guys take has made me think more objectively about current events, that’s something I appreciate the most. You seeing all perspectives and not keeping it one sided.
Collin7
thank you for keeping real journalism alive in a world of sensationalism andrew
Dave M
you're a maniac but I respect you
Alexander Sharp
agreed tattoos are used in criminal justice databases, I would blur the tattoos for everyone's safety dealing with those organizations
Mark Anderson
I think another thing you are not grasping is that these people are spending their entire life's savings to make this migration. Yes, $10-20k is a lot of money, and it is the entire amount of money these people have. People with only $10-20k total to their name are poor in any country.
mjkah
ggwp
Channel 5
Aight I’ll do it. They legit don’t give a fuck (I asked them), but I don’t wanna get anyone caught up
Zeus
No, the 20k is basically a debt that they take on.
Matt Miller
This is real JOURNALISM.
Sweaty Palms
blur their arms fs. love u andrew great work
St3wie
Andrew mentioned in another episode how the USD is inflated heavily in other countries. They probably get sent money from family in the US. I know the guys I worked construction with would send nearly their entire paychecks back home to Mexico, Columbia, Honduras, and Guatemala. A lot of these guys I know have been working here for 25+ years, still sending money back home.
Jose Romero
that's exactly what I was about to type.
Jack Pliner
No cartel. No isis. Seems like a reasonable demand from your parents 😂
Jonathan Sippel
Holy fucking shit, that's a cliffhanger.
Kristi Brennan
No games or agenda here. Just want to understand
Kristi Brennan
Respect your comment. Tell me more please? I just want to learn. Understand
Leul
Saved money over a long period of time. Many probably get help from people who already live in the states.
Nahid Anowar
you should blur their tattoos
Diego Alvarado
1.- No cartel 2.-No ISIS
Richard Springfield
What happened to Evan and Nic?
Coop
Another great dive in, really curious about how more of that conversation went with your parents. What did you feel in your gut when you sent the other half of the team away? As viewers were safe, but man you’re really going the extra mile with these reports. Thank you. Also for people confused as to how people in poorer countries have 10-20k, i would assume it’s pooled income for one in the family to make it and then eventually for them to get the remaining family over with time. Wealth is often generational and with that poverty. When freedom and opportunity is all that can save you and your family, that is all you and your family will save for.
Jared Dyer
Crazy to think how they even get the $ to pay for this. It's really hard to find given my attempts.
Tony Loving
Except only citizens can vote... It takes a lot of time and effort for legal immigrants to gain that status, and it excludes illegal immigrants entirely.
Jake Richard
How do these poor people have $10K+ to get here and most of them already have family waiting?
Lance Pounds
You and your team always do a good job Andrew. I’m looking forward to see how this story unfolds.
Gavin
It’s pretty biased politically. It’s just not to a specific party, but rather Andrew’s own views. He clearly has a view he is trying to get us to understand
Nathan B
It’s because they have us paying 1.5-3k per month in rent, and 1.5k+ per month in other expenses. Where they probably spend a couple hundred dollars per month on rent and food, if that.
Bento
Bro that feeling sitting in that car at the end of the video must’ve been insane
Chen
Also think about this.. if one political party in the US was to allow a flood of illegal immigrants to enter the US and pretended to be a helping hand and changed voting laws so anyone could vote they would essentially lock in their political party to control the US for generations to come…
Chen
Remember folks the tight the border the more money is to be made anything that’s trafficked over cost more to get here…
Chen
They have 20k but live in a place without lights…? Doesn’t make sense
Shaun
As someone who has lived an incredibly sheltered life in New Zealand I don't really know how to articulate how seeing these videos makes me feel. Thank you Andrew and the team.
Kristi Brennan
I continue to be completely puzzled: How do migrants from all over the world - who claim they are fleeing utter poverty, starvation - afford 10-20K thousand plus dollars to get here? Most US citizens would have a hard time coming up with that money. How can they be so devastatingly poor and pay for travel across multiple continents, have bank cards to pay off cartels and corrupt mexican border guards to the tune of 5K? I sincerely don't understand. Any information?
Robert Keeney
Yoooooooo wheres the rest wtf andrew
Matthew Slater
haha same
Kristi Brennan
I really appreciate this. Seems unbiased politically - a really difficult line to walk even if one wants to...appreciate it! Really interesting content. Exactly what is needed to try and understand the shit show that is the border issue right now. Will look forward to the next one. And hey, post as long as you want - a 15 min video is just a tease, given the content and quality of these I would easily watch an hour video.
Brady
Just became a patron from the migrant detention camp video and I’m happy to be here, doin gods work man!!!
Dirty Larry
As already stated and for real for real… Blur all their ink as well. I also think it’s great advice to alter their voices even if you have already a little. Respect though on the journalism. Props to Larry too for sticking with you.
Matt Miller
Make sure to blur the tattoos
Matthew Stoffel
Is there anyone who keeps it as real as you guys? Thank you for doing real journalism and giving me a chance to actually learn something about the world I live in.
uya
damn i signed up bc u said the full video was on patreon :/
alex duenas
Holy shit you are the fucking man!
Name
This is good stuff but also probably free advertising for the crew that let you in. So I wouldn’t worry too much about it.
David LaRue
You are the best journalist! Thank you!
Ariel Cal
Bro that is scary. You went to Mexico with people you can’t trust with just your camera man? You got balls. I salute you.
Adnan Khayyat
Please make sure to blur neck and arm tattoos as well
Ben
Just a minor suggestion but maybe use a Low pass filter for your plosives on your voice over tracks.
Stacy Lampp Jr.
This is about to be one of the most insane documentaries you have made so far dude. You have some gargantuan balls doing this.
Paul Wood
The re-uploaded video still doesn’t seem to have enough blurring
Silvie
really incredible journalism as always <3
Silvie
yah pls make sure yall correct that at least for the public release
Christen Lasley
This is exactly what we all need. THE TRUTH! thank u for ur dedication to that exact thing. Out here doin the Lords work!
Paul
missed a blur at 11:22
Mo
You guys are making every penny worth it for sure
fouad humaidan
One way the US can stop the border crisis is to NOT fund an international Geñocide. Also holy shit ur crazy for goin in with them. Be safe.
Santos Cisneros
So grateful to have this content, looking forward to the next few. I really hope that your investigations into migration and refugees can potentially go across the ocean to get some perspective on the North African/Middle Eastern/West African migration into countries like UK, Spain, France and Germany.
KENS
Hot
Brendan Smith
So interesting dude - you might want to blur the cartel blokes neck and arm tattoos as well though as they are pretty easy identifiers.
Hilario C
Yooo wtf bro. Stay safe dude. Don't go in too deep. They don't mess around.
Sam Louback
Absolute national treasure.
Jeremy
Big ups C5. Andrew you’re a great leader and even bolder journalist for bypassing your parents wishes for you. Learning a lot by watching these.
Ebhhhh
Knowing this had already been recorded makes me feel a whole lot better, knowing y’all are safe. This series is important, great work Andrew and team!
Ethan
Hell yeah! Great work
Cesar Gomez
✋5️⃣
Nicholas Leiber
Yeah bro you’re wild for going through with this 😂 It’s very much appreciated though!
P H
i think you showed their faces in the san francisco streets part 2 video so you should go back and blur them there also
Silquetoast
Certain types of bluring can be undone. I suggest blacking out their faces entirely (and identifying tattoos) for the full release
Aubrey Nicklaus
Love the real journalism! Please keep it up!
James C
goat of journalism 🐐
Josh Greer
You've got serious balls for this one man
Sky Mercure
You’re living with courage Andrew! It encourages me and many others
Vann Vixious
i feel like you may want to blur the cayote's tattoos too since those can be used to identify people sometimes. Looking forward to the next episode!
Holden
Been waiting for this
Jennifer
Objective journalism, thanks.
Fabián Silva
You see documentaries and articles about these kind of scenarios, but never give much thought to the journalist. But with you I felt worried about your wellbeing
Martina Bustos
So good can’t wait for next episode!!!!
Hermington
Thank you, I have been waiting for this series to come out
chris pieper
you are a national treasure, please don't die
Supreme_Skywalker
You should invest in a quality editor not only will it up production value and relive stress but possible save your life Your blurring skills has always kinda been questionable and since you’re diving into more mature content, being cheap can get expensive. There’s a video editing patron that would probably love to work for you
ElEsnupi
I would definitely blur more of their faces/tattoos, even voice changing. Unless I'm just being paranoid.
Miki
Like everyone else, another brilliant episode but stay safe.
0
Wish we could watch the entire saga in one
MrBogantilla
HST is smiling in his grave. Your gonzo journalism continues to blow me away. Be safe and much love.
Akif Khan
I’m with everyone else in the comments of blurring the tattoos, and face better.
JOAN CEDANO
my stepmon is a green card marriage and she constantly complains about Haitians in DR. Humans are funny
trikke
Damn man, keep up the great journalism! It might be wise to modulate their voices for personal safety
DonettaTrump
Marriage wedding. Romantic
william halbach
Stay safe man, and thank you!
Jacob
This why this channel is so worth the money. This journalism is insane. Thanks for putting yourself through such dangerous situations to report these stories!
lasya
hey andrew thanks for highlighting the bangladeshi migrants as well, i could swear i heard bangla being spoken in the earlier videos so it was rlly great to get some insight on their situation. stay safe and def blur the coyotes in their entirety.
Christopher
MR CHEDDAH?!
cass
Per other comments, I agree & think you should make these men just blurs in their entirety, for yours n their safety as well. I respect & appreciate u!
James Gamblen
Awesome video Andrew 👍 👌 stay safe out there 🙏
David Ventura
Keep doing the good work Drew
Hez
This is dope. Please try and blur as much of their faces as possible, including neck tatts as those can be used to identify a person as much as a face can. But all this looks good and can't wait to see the rest of the series
Roma 2.0
Thanks for risking your life for us goons Andrew, I can see that this is more than just a hobby for you man, this is your purpose, your passion inspires Broseph.
Laci
I couldn't believe how easy it was to get to Mexico, and the wedding on the border was wild. Would the voices of the coyotes be recognisable, and should they be altered to protect their safety?
Jose Magaña
Lol I still snapped his pic from the last upload , LOL JK
drain.jesus
Im so glad yall safe omgggg
Matt🆒
This is getting intense, appreciate ya
Joshua Duarte
I would do a better job at blurring dudes tattoos, they make him pretty easily identifiable if you already have an idea of who he is
drain.jesus
The take on liberals boy what
24-7 Watcher
Very important content, thank you, be safe
Negrito
Bros risking his life to give us this information. Legendary 💎
Anthony J Malone
Inspiring as hell. I'm so stoked what you're doing.
Matt Keough
Super interesting information Andrew, I tell all my friends about your great content.
Jason Sellers
PS - 11:22 should be another blur I believe (over your shoulder)
Bv
Nice video as always, Andrew. Fuck cartels tho, they act so tough but only when they are in safe conditions themselves…
Jason Sellers
If Hunter S Thompson is looking up at us from Hell, I think he'd be smiling and proud of the works you've been putting out, Andrew. Seriously good journalism!
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thanks for being a good journalist Andrew
Yuri Sagastume
It’s so American to have a tile course next to a border to flaunt wealth to people migrating here
vapelordthenord
W video