Why We Left China With Our 13-year-old, And Risked Our Lives To Get To The US Illegally

Dad, Mum, and 13-year-old Lucy departed Chengdu, China with hopes of illegally entering the United States. They are part of a growing trend called ‘zou xian’ or ‘Walk The Line’ in Chinese internet slang, referring to those who take long and arduous detours to America. Their journey across the continent started in Ecuador, spanning 7 countries and 6,000km.

00:00 Introduction
00:50 Shopping for food to survive in the wild
02:02 What is ‘Walk The Line’
03:21 Why the family decided to leave China
06:19 Hellish journey on rough seas
06:48 Family’s 55km jungle trek in the Darien Gap
07:49 Mum recounts seeing a dead body
08:29 Robbed and extorted upon reaching Mexico
09:44 Held hostage by driver en route to Tapachula
12:17 Paying off officials at checkpoints to get to Arriaga
13:46 Family stranded overnight at Highway 200, Mexico
16:22 Caught by Mexican immigration
17:16 Family finally cross US-Mexico border wall
18:02 Where is the family now?

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Watch the full series of Walk The Line
Part 1: From China To US: The Illegal Trek Chinese Migrants Are Making To America    • From China To US: The Illegal Trek Ch...  
Part 2: Get To US Border Or Die Trying: Chinese Migrants Inch Toward American Dream    • Get To US Border Or Die Trying: Chine...  
Part 3: Can These Chinese Asylum Seekers Reach Their 'American Dream'?
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