Casa del Migrante is a shelter located in Tijuana, Mexico. The organization provides temporary lodging and other services to migrant workers who are stranded in Tijuana while attempting to cross the U.S Mexico border without documents. Many of these migrants come from other parts of Mexico and numerous Latin American countries. In this pod, Matilde, a social worker of Casa del Migrante in harrowing detail explains why migrant workers leave their families behind and attempt the dangerous journey across the border, and her day to day experiences of working at the organization.

Original Music by Tonalli Magaña
  • video added June 04, 2007
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42 responses // CASA DEL MIGRANTE // Video

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    GL! good pod. These people stories have to be told so that we do not forget how lucky some of us are in this country... You might like my pod"the 12 tribes of Israel" too. Check it if you'd like...

    AnderOs
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    good story. you kept it moving with the cuts.

    daflew
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    Buen trabajo! Grenn Light! deberia estar en la TV

    usumacinta
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    excellent topic and pod. for sure green light!!!!

    rtpro
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    i dug it. Nice piece....well translated. You get me GL! Maybe add a little music....like a single piano..=) Good stuff!

    BreadandCircus
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    Great pod. I like your camera work and editing style... Would like to see more of this kind of vids.

    Katotoy
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    You'll make it. Nice work. Keep 'em coming.

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    I like that pod. thanks for the comment !

    evraymond
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    good job. important place to take your camera! good narrator. GL! please watch <a href="http://www.current.tv/watch/13598088">my pit bull legislation pod</a>

    jennadorn
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    I was hooked wanting to know more. THis is such a difficult and complex issue. More please more. great job. greenlight. more!
    If you get a moment please see our pods on
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    twodee
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    I liked it, the story is very intriguing. I would have liked to hear from some of the migrants and also have a better understanding of how formidable the border crossing is. Keep up the great work and add to this Doc.

    -Scott

    bspfilmmaker
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    very nice film - brings the immigration debate right to the forefront.

    ramsampath
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    Very Good Information. The vocals and text editing are exceptional. I believe we will see this on Current very soon. Good Luck. Oh and thank you for your GL on my pod.

    simsplicity1971
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    Beautiful broll, would have been nice to hear from a migrant, but I applaud you in covering a subject from the grass-roots perspective.

    jw
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    good job! GL!

    DirectorDave
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    Interesting perspective on this subject and very nice camera work.

    All the best.

    garzilla
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    Very nice work. I'm amazed to find such a service in Tijuana...if only the US was more cooperative. But NOOOOO lets build a wall....make that two walls...with lasers in the middle!

    The only thing that bugs me is that subtitle which jumps to the top of the frame.
    Although an immigrants voice would be great to include, they might not want to be on TV :)

    Goldman
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    Very nice. Nice to see this perspective of the immigrants journey.

    becca118
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    Excellent job with this. Kept my full attention the whole time through. Nice editing and camera work, and great content. Hurry up and produce some more.GL

    Jason_Boone
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    I liked your use of b-roll, good editing.
    Very informative piece.

    titocurrent30
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    I like this pod! Editing, music, everything fit in perfectly. Kept me interested the whole time. Can't wait to see this on TV.

    thanks for watching mine :)

    sfilm
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    Congratulations for capturing such a sensitive subject matter with an unbiased point of view. Good footage and use of ambient sound. Very nice production overall. GL from me!

    Thank you for your support, and for your comment on my <A HREF="http://www.currenttv.com/watch/57173461">pod</A> . I really appreciate it!

    pantazonia
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    Nice job...Good B-roll. It must have been hard to fill in segments of her dialogue with other footage, yet you managed that very well.

    GL.

    blando3
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    Great story, very insightful. I would like to know more about how the organization receives funds to support itself. Who sponsors them?
    GreenLight.

    brucinho
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    word...

    DonQ
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