The search for migrants who die trying to reach the U.S.

Name: The search for migrants who die trying to reach the U.S.
Uploaded: 2017-02-21T00:34:52Z
Duration: P464S
Description: Hundreds of people die crossing the U.S.-Mexico border each year, excluding countless bodies that are never found, a number some fear will increase with the construction of an expanded wall. A group of volunteers spends weekends rescuing migrants or recovering victims along dangerous smuggling routes. Special correspondent Jean Guerrero of KPBS Fronteras joins them on a search.

Clip: 02/20/2017 | 7m 44s

Hundreds of people die crossing the U.S.-Mexico border each year, excluding countless bodies that are never found, a number some fear will increase with the construction of an expanded wall. A group of volunteers spends weekends rescuing migrants or recovering victims along dangerous smuggling routes. Special correspondent Jean Guerrero of KPBS Fronteras joins them on a search.

Aired: 02/20/17

Rating: NR

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