The High Cost of Deporting Parents 

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everyone Ray Jesus was allowed back in the U.S as a legal immigrant. he was reunited with with family sometime in april.

What I never understood is why does the US government not allowed illegals to work but has a way for them to pay taxes? Don’t play both sides

i feel his pain. after being here in the USA for 40 YEAR I beat my case and was able to stay with my family..

Deporting 1000 people PER DAY? That's so much money, no wonder America can't afford public healthcare 😩

Damn hommie had 10 employees, most small business owners will never reach that many.

I'm going through the same thing I lived in the us for 23 years I'm 24 now living in Mexico...got no criminal record got my high school diploma...got picked up by the immigration going to work

Ray was sent back home! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼his miracle came true.

Im viewing this in 2019 for the first time. Watched it in its entirety. Ray was a hard working, honest family man. couldnt stand to see this happen to his family. Thank gosh he got to come back to America. Welcome home Ray. Its a little late, but doggone it, you made it. Welcome home.

I hope VICE news do an update of RAY 'situation, because this video was five years ago.

If they're not criminals, and are hard working citizens that want to pay taxes why would we want to eject them? It seems like Ray is more American than most people I know.

The government is literally a James Bond villain in this case.

“cOmE iN LeGaLLy” *He tried to come in legally* Gets deported

let's just deport the bad apples and make apple pie with the good ones. this guy was an entrepreneur, contributing the the US economy. WHAT A SHAME!!

This really makes me appreciate my family more and more.😔

I was so saddened about Ray. That before I finished seeing the entire video, I was overwhelmed with sadness for ray. HOWEVER, turns out Ray was let back into the USA. RAY IS THE A GENUINE, HARWORKING RESPECTFUL IMIGRANT WHO CAME TO AMERICA AND MADE IT. GODBLESS YOU RAY

Wow, this hits you right in the feels, he seems to be an straight up dude, hard working. It's unfortunate he got separated like that

What a beautiful ending, I am so glad to see he got his fast miracle. Little did i know when i began to watch this, how much in common I have with this man.

22:02 when she saw the new house owner kids playing outside the house then she started crying ,i realised that nothing is ever promised and what you call mine may be not in yours tomorrow, so enjoy the moment and love yours cause you could lost it at any moment .

I am the son of a deported parent and can tell you the loss of my dad when I was 21 was a massive financial strain on my family and forced us into poverty. I understand this issue very well. its now been 24 years later and trying to fight to get my dad back home.

my friends dad was deported 3 years ago, and all he has every done was work to make a good life for his family, its honestly really sad and upsetting because he was the definition of a productive person in society

Sad Shit, all those numbers are people with lives and families. fucking sad world man.

If he was married why didn't he apply for a citizenship?

Wow. I. Had. No. Idea. Thank you for this enlightening documentary. As I was watching this I was praying for Ray and I'm so happy to hear he got his miracle! I would love to hear how he and his family are adjusting now!

If you choose to have kids, while still being a illegal immigrant, thats on you. If you know you could still possibly be deported, you having kids is choosing that one day you might have to leave them. You shouldn’t get to stay illegally just because you have kids.

but they would take his tax money wtf swear gets me mad

Casey is a Strong American woman...God bless.

My dad was deported and banned for 25 years when I was 11. Im now 22 and haven’t seen him since! We speak daily but damn I haven’t been the same. And tbh, him being deported and taken from me was the reason I was the way I was as a teenager..

I’m so glad he got to come back. Should do an update video VICE.

This is so sad, it should be criminal to rip apart families like that. the US needs to seriously reform its immigration laws.

YES! RAY GOT BACK HOME TO HIS FAMILY!

Incredible reporting vice. I knew this was happening but the human face you put on it. I lived in that area of Utah for a while, it just made it that much closer to home

In so happy for ray that he got to finally be back in the United States with his family! I am glad he got his miracle! I wish many blessings to you and your family ray!

This was so fucked up

well done documentary, gets ya right in the heart.

You need to do an update episode of this!

My parents came here from Guatemala and I visited when I turned 18. The drive from the airport to the Pueblo my parent grew up was like a 8 hour drive as well. Beautiful mountains and beautiful culture.

This guy had a family, a business and was even employing people, it doesn't make any economic sense to deport him.

Never treat anyone this way. God is watching. I hope Ray and his wife can pick up the pieces and still make it. They are a beautiful family.

Watching this now in 2020 breaks my heart. At the end, I'm glad vice news gave us the update that Ray's going back to the U.S. to his family.

This one touched me , Ray went from living my life to lugging wood with his head and being so far away from his loved ones , I'm glad he's back home with his wide and kids

This was heartbreaking to watch. 5 children without their father's love and affection...there's another social cost. Godspeed Ray.

im pro control and regulation on immigration. But the immigration dept should also be more efficient and try to investigate case by case. This man is a good guy. Productive, honorable citizen. We just dont like criminals or freeloaders. It is a very complex subject.

That was just painful to watch! I can’t imagine going through what he’s been going through! A established business owner & a good family man. The American Dream. Unfortunately, our laws & court system do more harm then good sometimes! I hope he can make it back home. We love to have him back!!

JUST FINISHED THE DOC and I am so stoked he got his mericale I'm crying hahaah. Love yous all.

I hope he helps his mom now that he knows how hard she has it . Gosh I cried so happy ray went home this story broke my heart

This is one of the most hardest topics to talk about and sad.

this hits too close to home my father left last year for mexico i haven’t seen him in a couple months...

FREE OUR KIDS/PEOPLE🙏🏼🇲🇽🇲🇽 WE ARE NOT ALIENS!!

man I got emotional as fuck

Immigration has existed during the whole history of humankind.

The end of the video almost made me cry, so happy he got to come back home

Hang in there Ray. Blessings to you and your family

So glad to hear there was a happy ending to this story. There’s still so many others that didn’t end so well. We need to open our eyes

I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THIS GUYS AND IS FAMILY BECAUSE IT IS SAD.

san pedro soloma is where my parents are from! this is heartbreaking with everything happening in 2019 what is a wall gonna do... nothing.

The cultural cost of letting them stay is even higher.

The problem didn't start with America deporting this man, it started when he came to this country illegally. You can't pick and choose who gets the law applied to them and who doesn't. Everyone should be treated equally, regardless. Its a sad story of course, but he brought it upon himself and his family.

If anyone is wondering what the piano piece at the end was, that was Chopin Waltz op 64 no 2.

I started my immigration process after 30+ years. Fear paralyzed me. The fear of deportation. Now I'm documenting every step to help those that were scare of the unknown, like I was.

“Why? What did I do?” It’s not what you did homie- it’s whAt you didn’t do- go to your court dates.

Great doc Vice you've done it again!

I've never had a story hit so close to home ❤ breaks my heart seeing what these outcomes of these law would've been

Excellent documentary!!! Well done! I learned alot.

I am so happy that this genuine and hardworking Man gets back to his lovely family 👏👏👏 I hope you are all well and safe. Rays’s please looks after your beautiful wife and your adorable kids. ❤️❤️❤️ God bless you now and always 🙏

I hope one day we can understand that we come from the same planet and the borderlines have been created by human stupidity

"deport legal and illegal immigrants..." LEGAL?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m beyond sad for this man ! 😭

Absolutely heartbreaking. I hope you all are doing well and have gotten back what you all deserve.🙏🏻

I am feel sorry for him, Que Dios te bendiga amigo, ,lo siento ,Que Dios bendiga tu familia

he asked himself what did he do? I will tell you he made a poor choice he decided to break the law and take his chances all well knowing this day would come and could happen... He thought that if he could marry a American woman and that would lock him in to be able to say and he was rolling the dice thinking he would win. He was only thinking of himself instead of what would happen when to his kids when they finally would catch up with him and he is taken away and his kids are left without a dad. These immigrants all think it will not happen to them that once they come they can stay or won't be caught. this story is severely slanted as well when they describe the costs to the tax payers. They never once mention what the actual costs in 100's of ways if we where just to open the border and let a flood of immigrants just stay or come here. that costs would be a 100 times more than 12,000 dollars per illegal. Our nation would become a 3rd world country in a matter of 5 to 8 years. Americans lifestyle and earnings and way of livin would change and no longer be what it is right now if we where to allow them all to come across the border. The population would just soar to 4 times what we have now most don't even have a concept of what kind of impact that would have on our America lives. People are so bleeding heart about a few rare stories like this guy. Is it unfare? a bit as the guy is not a criminal or a tax evader or bad guy or more than anything a person who assimilated to American values and standards but he is the very rare case and that's partly because he was in Idaho where there are few Mexicans or Latins and married a white woman. 90% of the other illegals do not assimilate they are not like this rare one guys story. I hate when they media paints this rare heart bleeding story when it's the rare case as most of these types of true stories are not like this mans but of illegals that don't pay taxes "All of them" and do not assimilate or learn American values and lessons and beliefs. No most take advantage of the system and are taught by others to do so and get as much as they can. think you pay a lot of taxes now or pay a lot for health care wait till you open the flood gates to the boarders then you will see all those costs go up 4 times what they are now and you loose your jobs and your cheap college tuitions go up 4 times what they are now. There are always a few people that get burned a bit like this guy did but for every one like him there is 600 or 700 illegals that are doin the opposite of what this guy lived and did. Vice told the story of this one guy that is a rare example or case all to get a bleeding heart story to get viewers and attention as it sells papers. Vice does not tell te whole story of the costs of illegals and the impacts to our county vice only tells the saddest case and rarest case so they can get a audience to say "Awwww" because it gets them ratings... booo on liberal vice totally slanted half truths and non full story coverage... by the way I am Latin... not white.. And a republican and on the of Americans that can't have more than one kid because they can't afford them because we are to busy paying for this guys kids that he left behind to live on welfare all because he choose to "START A FAMILY" well knowing he could be deported at any time because he was a illegal the whole time he was here for 20 years. He just gamble with his wife's life and his children's lives which was selfish. Now he is upset he lost the gamble he needs to take responsibility for his choices...

They got my dad too When I was 16 ever since I’ve Survived In the USA 🇺🇸 Do to immigration I was born here My father Is a Goodman That they they broke my family down but Know I’m In Vegas Working

Thank you for this its prevalent to my present time in my life

A majority of immigrants flee from central America due to violence economic instability or overall corrupt systems. In a way it's rather quite shameful in the disarray these countries have been because of American intervention.

I don't understand how he paid taxes, married a us citizen worked 26 years and could not become a citizen?

Vice News, your stories are wonderful, so personal and educational. Please keep them coming!😃

I would love to know how he is doing today. Is there a follow-up report?

If we had just enforced our laws from the beginning none of this would be happening. We need to start enforcing our immigration laws.

this is near and dear to my heart ...I hope soon enough my dad can come back ...he's not a bad guy ...I miss you dad

Damn this is a very sad doc !! I'm glad one family got their man back but there is still the other needing to get back to his family

My boy ray went to town 😂 got hockey team

He gets back in at the end

Amazing video. Everybody should watch it from the begin to the end, thanks for sharing it.

For this who SEE THIS my aunt the mother passed away this week from cancer it happens so fast! 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

can we get an update on this please?

I didn't see Ray getting angry with anyone over his situation. From what I gathered is that he knew he had broken the law and he was trying to make the best of a difficult situation. I'm sad that his situation turned out that way and I'm heartened that he was legally able to be reunited with his beautiful family. Everyone makes mistakes and by Gods grace we are forgiven. It is only right that when we make those mistakes that we accept and deal with the consequences with fortitude and grace the way Ray has AND when someone has dealt with those consequences it is only right and just that the rest of us give that person the second chance and forgiveness they've earned. I pray that Ray and his family have many beautiful years ahead in safety and security and little worry. 💕

There are a couple of things this didn't mention. The Ice officers refused to let Ray hug his autistic son who ran after him and wouldn't let go of his dad's leg. His youngest son just turned 3, and he barely knows his father. Kacie moved the family to Guatemala last summer for a couple of months to be with her husband, but the lifestyle was very hard on her kids and they had to come back so the kids could go to school. He was deported as a part of a big sting operation here, and nearly every immigrant who went to renew their driver's license were deported. But I am happy to say that Ray has his visa in hand as of today and is on his way home!

The Same thing happened to me exactly three years ago now I'm in 🇯🇲 ,not a day goes by that I don't think of my kids, I miss my three babies every single day 💔😔😢😢😢😢😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞

This story hit really close to home, too relatable 😔

Ray man congratulations on making it back home brother I'm truly happy for you my man I hope everything falls right back in place

I like how this is in 2014 and everything these people have been saying about how it's not as bad and shit but it's 2019 and it is just as bad as people have been saying lol

THANK GOD RAY GOT TO GO HOME ❤️ ! WE NEED TO COMPLETELY REBUILD OUR SYSTEM TO MAKE IT FAIR & RIGHT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT A BETTER LIFE HERE IN THE US 🇺🇸

It was actually nice to know that Ray got to be with his family at the end. But i cannot imagine what it would of been like to have clean and running water to chopping wood just to survive to cold nights.

How did he own a business if he was illegal that don't make no sense he could come back but but the right way

This breaks my heart.

There are so many wonderful people in this world who care about others thank you guys you sorry for someone that you don't know and all the best wishes for them families to stay together absolutely nice people

So happy ray is finally reunited with his family ❤️❤️

this world is going to hell

They should take it case by case.. not just deport everyone ...most important is that kids do need Both of their parents... ruining a family will come around and bite them in the ass!!

Fantastique you’re home now ese be happy!