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(Off-Camera) How do you feel?
Frightened, because
Fearful, because
if the police can stop us or
well for my children, they can take them away from me
one of them wasn’t born here
But
I don’t know if my family there can claim him
how long can they keep me here in detention?
They say it can be as long as a year
Who knows.
My son, this one, was born here,
I don’t know if they can take him, if they can decide not to give him back to me
I just don’t know.
(Off-Camera) What do you plan to do? Stay in the state, or
We’ve been thinking about leaving, because we’re afraid for our kids.
We’re thinking about returning to Mexico.
Instead of…
Instead of doing this to us,
They should be supporting us.
Because we’re not all bad people, we’re not all criminals.
Right?
I don’t know, I’m getting emotional.
Are you leaving the state, or the country?
Good question, because I’ve considered—
because of this fear of the police, that they can incarcerate me
I’ve considered sending my wife back to Mexico.
But if I send my wife back to Mexico she would have to take my kids and that would kill me
Therefore the best option is
moving to a different state.
(Off-Camera) Have you gotten anything,
like a power of attorney
to grant authority over your kids?
No, because
I don’t know who I can trust.
When you get a power of attorney, maybe the person giving it to you
isn’t even a notary, it’s useless.
And that’s money down the drain.
That’s why I’m looking for the right information,
so that I can contact someone that is worth it
I don’t want someone to tell me to go with this person, or that person
I need something safe and sure so I can talk to that person
Seven years in Alabama
(Off-Camera) Your children were all born here?
No, my youngest son was born here,
in Alabama.
My two other children,
my oldest son, who’s 12 years old,
and my 11-year-old daughter,
were born in Ensenada (in Baja California).
(Off-Camera) And how has this new law affected your day to day life,
and the life of your family?
Right now we’re doing pretty badly, because
We’d been hoping
We’d had faith in a
…a slightly more
…a less severe reaction from the judge,
that she’d temporarily stop
the law
while they considered the appeal.
But they told us the judge said no.
(Off-Camera) Are those your children?
Those are my kids.