Bad Hombres (2020) - full transcript

Sparse guitar chords

You have illegals

that are just pouring
across the border.

Speaking Spanish

They're sending people
that have lots of problems.

They're bringing drugs.

They're bringing crime.

They're rapists.

Speaking Spanish

Secondary?
Are you secondary?

- He doesn't have a visa.
- Oh, don't worry.



I'ma go looking for it.

But we have
some bad hombres here,

and we're gonna get 'em out.

Build that wall.
Build that wall.

Build that wall!

Build that wall!
Build that wall!

Build that wall!

Build that wall!

Mournful guitar music

Between
the Good Neighbor nations,

the United States and Mexico,

we can look down both banks
of the Rio Grande

over the vast lands
of south Texas

and the hills of Mexico.



Nuevo Laredo,
a border town carrying

a reputation
for catering to Texans

with a little "south
of the border" atmosphere.

Every year,

more than 200,000 Americans
cross into Mexico.

They find everything they want
right here.

But traffic
on the international bridges

is not one way.

Mexican nationals account

for 80 percent of
the retail sales in Laredo.

While in other parts
of the world,

there are demonstrations
of force between nations,

leaders from both sides
of the river meet here

every year
for an exchange of greetings

and a renewal of goodwill.

Here, you're seeing
a wonderful demonstration

of international friendship.

Mexican president
Felipe Calderón declared war

on the country's
powerful cartels.

They toppled drug kingpins.

Many shattered into smaller,
ultraviolent gangs.

Unfortunately,
the United States has not been

in complete control
of its borders for decades,

and therefore,
illegal immigration

has been on the rise.

We have a responsibility
to enforce our laws.

We have a responsibility
to secure our borders.

Secure our borders
with technology,

personnel
physical barriers,

if necessary, in some places.

The bill before us
will certainly do some good

and will authorize
some badly needed funding

for better fences

and better security
along our borders.

I voted for a fence.

I voted for 700-mile fence.

Good afternoon,
ladies and gentlemen.

I'm Pete Saenz; I'm the mayor
of Laredo, Texas.

We're excited to have
Mr. Donald Trump

here in Laredo, Texas.

It has provided us
an opportunity

to present to Mr. Trump
and his entourage

what Laredo's all about.

But the crime
along the border is down.

What danger
are you talking about?

Oh, there's great danger
with the illegals,

and we're just discussing that.

But we have a tremendous danger

on the border
with the illegals coming in.

Yes, ma'am.

Are you still
in favor of a wall...

- Oh, yeah. In--
- Across the entire border?

In certain sections,
you have to have a wall.

Absolutely.

Mr. Trump,
what do you have to say...

You're leaving?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

Speaking Spanish

Both my parents
came from Mexico.

They came over at a young age,
illegally,

and then they got
their green cards eventually

and started working
the agricultural fields,

like a lot of people did.

People wanna come to America

and work
and raise a family here.

It's a great country.

My mom's a citizen,

and my dad's hopefully
gonna become a citizen

this year or next year.

Oh, damn.

- Ooh.
- No, no, no.

I'm not gonna say
that there's not people

that come over
and cause trouble,

'cause, you know,
with anything,

you're gonna have some
troublemakers in there,

but the majority
of the people that come over

come over to here to work,

make some money,

and earn a living
for their family.

Speaking Spanish

My dad has
a little truck accessory shop.

Always there, 365 days a year,
you know.

There's no Thanksgiving,
no Christmas,

and I know he would come home
tired sometimes,

but he would always have time
to go out

and hit batting practice
with me.

My dad and mom'll watch
almost every single game

of my games.

They'll put the games
on the computer

and then watch it, like,
every single night.

Speaking Spanish

It pushes you, you know.

You see them going out there
every day,

and once you're younger,
I guess you don't realize it,

but when you get older,

you really see it, you know.

Parents are out there, working,

working their butts off.

So you just wanna do the same--

you know, follow their example.

Let's see...

Do the pledge.

I pledge allegiance
to the flag

of
the United States of America,

and to the republic
for which it stands,

one nation, under God,
indivisible,

with liberty and justice
for all.

Ernesto!

Here, mister.

Where you from?

- I am from... Mexico.
- Mexico?

- What part of Mexico?
- Mexicali.

You like it here better?

- Yes.
- Okay, okay.

You feel safer here.

Yes.

That's why you like it more.

- Yeah.
- That's good.

It's more...
but here is more, uh...

it's more, um...

I don't know.

How do you say it in Spanish?

I sub at a school where
they really try to help out

the kids that come from
different backgrounds

and are just learning
the language.

They need to learn English
to get by

'cause that's
the primary thing.

Speaking Spanish

I just like to have fun
with them

and I want them to learn

and have
a little bit of fun.

Keenan, where are you from?

Really?

- You like it?
- No.

No?
You miss home?

Hey, months of the year.

- March.
- March.

- What happens in March?
- School.

Spring training
starts in March too.

I start playing baseball
in March.

- Yeah?
- I leave you guys. I'm on a--

I like you play.

All right.
Okay.

Singing "Take Me Out
to the Ball Game" in Spanish

upbeat guitar music

speaking Spanish

The official return
of the Tecolotes

to the Two Laredos...

Professional baseball
is back in the Gateway City.

This was truly
a moment for celebration.

Press announcements
were had in two nations

in two cities

because the Tecolotes
de Los Dos Laredos,

Mexican League Baseball,

made a brilliant comeback
this past year...

speaking Spanish

...the Tecos
splitting their season

between two nations
and hometowns,

the return
of a time-honored tradition.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

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- I made it fall.
- All right!

- All right, we ready?
- Yep.

Hang on tight. Hang on tight.
You got me?

Okay.
Whoo!

My name is Luis Flores.
I'm 32 years old.

Catcher.

Play here with
the Dos Laredos of Laredo,

here in the Mexico League.

The passion
that I have for baseball--

shit, man,
it's taken care of my family.

It's got us a house.
It's got us--

you know, put my kids
and my wife under a roof.

Babe, we need to shave my back.

I am Mexican American,

born on American side,
but the food, the culture,

and stuff like that,
you know--

I grew up eating tacos.
I grew up barbecuing.

I grew up drinking
Tecate Lights.

There's some
Hispanic blood in me.

Hey, I forgot the ketchup,
mustard, everything, Mandy.

Being from Del Rio,
a lot of the border towns,

you get a lot of people
from the Mexican side

that know English
and then vice versa.

We go over there;
we know our Spanish.

- I'm here, I'm here.
- Speaking Spanish

- Yeah, thank you!
- Speaking Spanish

Watch his foot.

Watch it.

Grandpa, hold on!

Hold on, Grandpa!

And this year,

it's been a little
different story

compared to my last
two and a half, three years

here in the Mexican League.

In my past,
I was in Monterrey.

So it was kind of hard
for me to get home

because it's
a little further,

five and a half hours.

But when I got traded
over in Laredo,

different story, you know?

It's two and a half hours
away from home.

Easy drive.

Speaking Spanish

My big goals, baseball-wise:
just staying healthy

and enjoying it

because I think
this could be my last year.

If I don't really have
a chance

to get back
to the Major Leagues,

I think it's pretty much--

you know, my time is up
from playing ball.

But I wanna keep going.

And I could play
another two or three years.

I know I can.
And good years.

I mean, it's in me, you know?
I still have it.

Pensive music

speaking Spanish

What's up, trouble?

Good seeing you, man.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

Okay.
All right, man.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

Yeah.

- Still alive.
- Still alive, dog.

Damn!

It's my, what,
tenth season?

Spring training's
a month long,

and then the season's
over a hundred games.

It's just a long road.

You kind of get used to it
as a baseball player,

but we're a team
and we're a family.

Speaking Spanish

- Yeah.
- Or no--yeah?

- I will.

We stick together,
you know?

It doesn't matter
where you're from,

if you're from Dominican,
if you're from the U.S.,

Venezuela.

We're a team.

Our main goal is to win,
you know,

and those are my brothers.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

Someone told me long ago

There's a calm
before the storm

I know

It's been coming
for some time

When it's over,
so they say

speaking Spanish

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ominous music

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I heard a lot
of things about here.

It's not like other cities,
where you can--

you just go out
during the night

like anyone else, you know?

If it's late,
the sun's down,

I think about it twice
before I go out.

Oof!

Speaking Spanish

I think the main idea

to live here is to, like--
to save money.

Everything in general
is cheaper over here.

Life over there
is kind of expensive.

That's why we decided
to come over here:

to pay less money
for a bigger apartment,

have more money saved.

That's the main point

why we decided
to live here in Mexico

instead of Texas.

Speaking Spanish

The body count
here continues to climb.

Three more people were killed
by drug lords last night.

The border turmoil has turned

the image of this Mexican town
to pieces.

Tourism has dropped
by 90 percent.

Drug violence
is raging

from Mexico's deep south

to its northern border
with the United States.

I ran
on a very simple slogan:

make America great again.

If you're gonna have drugs
pouring across the border,

if you're gonna have
human traffickers

pouring across the border

in areas where
we have no protection,

in areas where
we don't have a barrier--

very hard to make America
great again.

Oh, wow.
It is super deep.

My name is Tricia Cortez,

and I'm executive director

of an environmental nonprofit
in Laredo

called the Rio Grande
International Study Center.

Our organization started
this program

in the early to mid-'90s
because at that time,

the river was in a really
rapidly deteriorating state.

Let me know
when you're ready, Manuel.

The river is
the number one asset

in our community
in so many ways.

8.28.

It's sort of like this ribbon
of life

in a very semiarid,
water-stressed region.

Speaking Spanish

It provides habitat
for a lot of wildlife

and animals,
even livestock for ranchers.

One down.
Two to go.

That wall is the single
most important issue

that is facing our community
right now.

You're destroying habitat.

You're destroying access
to the river.

You are impacting ecosystems.

Okay, Manuel, this is 0.35.

And so I'm not really sure
who that wall is for.

A wall is not gonna stop
people who are gonna come

and claim asylum.

The drugs are gonna keep
coming through the bridges.

I mean, who is the target
of that wall?

It's a symbol, right?

And it's
a dangerous symbol

and it's a deeply undemocratic
and un-American symbol.

All right.

Okay, we got everything done,
Manuel?

Making sure that we stop
its construction

is so important

because the ramifications
will be so profound

for so long.

It's something that
the president needs for 2020,

and it's a big flip
of the finger

to people south of us,

and we cannot allow that
to happen.

Man, that sun.

Just saw a shoe there.

They get rid of
their shoes and so forth.

There's a little landing
on the other side,

on the Mexican side.

There's a bucket there.

You can't actually see it,

but there's probably
a little roadway

on the other side.

And you'll have a scout hide
inside the brush right there,

looking this way,
trying to see

if there's any activity.

If they don't see
any activity,

then they give the go-ahead,

and they'll just cross
right on over.

They can cross,
walking through here

without any issues,
without any problems.

This is ground zero
for human smuggling,

right here.

About two weeks ago,

the state police
on the Mexican side

engaged some cartel members
right there

by the railroad bridge.

And you can hear
all the actual gunfight

going back and forth.

Like, there's a train
right now.

That's a good indicator that
there could be activity

on this side.

This white truck comes
quite a bit.

And I'll show you the scouts
on the Mexican side.

They're hiding in the brush.

Check the LP

for that Avalanche
right there.

That's a scout vehicle.

Border Patrol's
already calling us,

letting us know that this--

they know that
this is a scout vehicle.

Six-four-five.
I got it.

Ten-four.

- Your truck?
- Yeah.

- Speaking Spanish
- No, sir.

He has priors

for predatorization.

Yeah, okay.

You're about to go wanted

if you don't turn yourself in.

Don't hang around
in hot areas,

especially if you know
it's hot aquí.

You know, I already saw

the priors
that you got arrested for.

It's a hot area.

If you don't have to be
in this area,

there's other places, you know,
where you can go fish.

He has priors,
uh, for smuggling.

So...

...probably up to no good
in the area.

We need help
and we need a solution.

You know,

our current president's
solution is,

"Build a wall.
Keep them all out."

And you can see why
he would wanna build a wall.

'Cause there's--
we've got no protection.

You build a fence around
your house to protect it,

and that's kind of like

what he's trying to do
with our country,

and I agree with him.

- I agree with him.
- Ten-four.

We're making contact over here
by the riverbank with BP.

Goodbye.

It's a cat-and-mouse game.

All that's keeping us safe
in the United States

is Border Patrol agents
guarding this area here.

A record number
of families

and unaccompanied minors

are now trying
to enter the U.S.

The president today
threatened drastic action

if Mexico does not stop
illegal immigration.

And for the first time,
he put a date on it.

So there's
a very good likelihood

that I'll be closing
the border next week.

President Trump tonight

ordering 750
additional border agents

to the region.

It is a drastic step,
catastrophic,

if the president shuts down
the southern border this week.

They're gonna
stop them,

and if they don't stop 'em,

we're closing the border.

They'll close it,

And we'll keep it closed
for a long time.

I'm not playing games.

- How you been?
- Good. How are you?

Let's go fishing.

I never...

Never fished?

No, I never eat some fish...

Oh, out of this river?
Yeah.

We usually walk
across this bridge

and then get picked up
by a bus on the other side.

Upbeat music

- Where is it?
- Right here. Sorta--

- It's here?
- Yeah.

Then we're running.

Chattering in Spanish

Okay.

Speaking Spanish

gentle guitar music

The team's
a little worried as a whole

about the border being closed.

A lot of us live
on the Laredo side.

We're probably gonna have
to move to Nuevo Laredo

and stay over there a couple
days until things settle down.

Hopefully, it doesn't happen,

but that's--
it's a possibility.

But the quality of bats,
where we're putting--

pitching is good;
we're healthy.

That's the important thing.

We're ready to go, you know.

It's been
a long spring training,

and I think everybody's ready
to get the season going.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

We, just one day
before opening day,

have been in contact
with the border authorities,

with the city authorities
from Laredo,

saying, "What's going on?
What will happen?"

The worst case,
if the border is closed,

we have to play in Mexico.

Speaking Spanish

The team we're gonna
be having our games against,

they're in Mexico, so they
won't be able to get here.

We'll have to go back
to Mexico and stay there

till everything goes back
to normal.

President Trump
appears to be backing down

from his threat to close
the U.S.-Mexico border.

I mean, what is behind
the president's pivot

on closing
the southern border?

You know,
from the Hill,

from private business,
from pretty much everyone,

the message to the White House
this week was "Don't do it."

Clearly, the president

not backing fully away
from that,

but saying
it would not be immediate

is definitely a relief
for people here.

Frankly,
better but less drastic

than closing the border is
to tariff the cars coming in.

And I will do it, just like--
you know I will do it.

I don't play games.

Let's go, Tecos!

Play ball!

Welcome
to Uni-Trade Stadium!

Bienvenidos.

We are unique.
We are special.

México,
United States of America,

represented by the Tecos
de Los Dos Laredos.

This is
the only international team.

Speaking Spanish

deep guitar music

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Where is he?
You see him?

Look, stand on the chair.
You see him?

Speaking Spanish

Luis, I love you!

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Dad!

I don't need
sunscreen.

Says who?

I'm gonna wash it off
in the water.

Are you?

- Yes.
- Hey.

When I hit
that ball yesterday...

home runs like that,
you don't really feel them

off the bat, you know?
It's just--you really don't.

And I was thinking,
"Man, please don't go foul."

I was like, "God, I hope
it don't go foul."

But no, it stayed straight.
So...

when you perform well,

you come out in the paper,
you know?

It's just--that's--
it's pretty much what it is.

He did it!
Yes!

- Come and pick me up, Dada!
- Swim over here.

I didn't really get a chance
to get an apartment here.

So for the next six
and a half, seven months,

this is home for me.

Logie, are you gonna get--oh!

This is way better.

- Yeah.
- Wow.

I told you!

Oh.

So--feels so good!

This is what I needed.

I try to take care
of my body

as best as we could
as ball players...

Oh, Dada's getting too old.

...from catching nine innings,

from traveling
with the type of situations

that we're given.

She shaved your back?

She don't give me my back.

She don't give me
my vitamins or nothing.

Don't get me wrong.
I love playing.

I've been doing this
for the last 12 years,

but it's getting tough
on my wife.

We would go to Yucatán

if we're gonna just fly
with you.

But if we're gonna fly
by ourselves,

then we'll just go to Cancún.

- But I don't know.
- Careful.

- Stay on the stairs.
- I think this year,

it would be even harder.

At home
with a five-year-old,

a three-year-old,
and a one-year-old,

and, man, she's a champ,
you know?

- That ain't easy.
- I'm jumping in!

At the end of the year,

I would love to hit over 300,

but it's hard
to think about yourself

when, in Mexico, you are
trying to win a championship.

Ah!
That ain't no belly flop!

Singing in Spanish

When I was back in the States,

spending my years
in the minor leagues,

it was all about development.

But being over here,

it's about winning,
winning games

from day one to day 122.

- After your home run?
- Mm-hmm.

Oh, nice.

Is that in English?
Oh, yes.

I wanna see.

Does it say anything?

Yeah.
It says I need a new wife.

Well, I think I need
a new husband.

So whatever.

- See?
- Oh.

Damn.

Oh, we got a trash can!
A'ight!

Getting better?

- Yeah, no doubt.
- No doubt.

Does the water work?

- What?
- Oh, sure.

- My hat?
- Huh?

Did you bring my hat?

I didn't use your hat.

- Who did?
- Johnny did.

Hey, what'd I do, Juan?

- Huh?
- What'd I do?

You used his hat.
Look.

The one I use?
Nice and washed.

- Wow.
- Oh.

Speaking Spanish

mild music

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singing in Spanish

sedate guitar music

Tecos!

Tecos!

Tecos!

Tecos!

Speaking Spanish

Well, we got
a reminder in recent days

that what U.S. officials
call a crisis

is a mixture of reality
and also political stagecraft.

Last week, President Trump

threatened to close
the border.

That threat seized headlines

just like his previous threats
to do the same thing.

Officials have now
backed off that threat,

at least for the moment.

They say Mexico is stepping up

to help with the influx
of asylum applicants.

Upbeat music

It's a long grind.

It really takes a toll.
Your body gets tired.

I'm a little used to it now,
I guess.

It goes with it.
I love playing baseball.

Speaking Spanish

- Oh, we're already here?
- We're here, bro.

Somber music

speaking Spanish

See you later, guys.
See you later, guys.

Oh, we're not in...

Oh, it's kind of warm in here.

Oh, man.

We can go
into any of these.

Yeah, let's just walk around.

I'm saying,
which one do you want?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Oh, my goodness.
- Dude!

Speaking Spanish

They said, "What type
are you looking for?"

I don't know.

I'm looking
for some normal ones.

Nothing too crazy.

I just want
some regular leather ones.

I don't...

I can't tell
what kind of skin that is.

Speaking Spanish

Looks like a bird.

No, no, that's just--
that's made in Mexico.

That's just, like, the symbol.

That's an eagle.

Speaking Spanish

- Those are pretty sick.
- Speaking Spanish

They're nice.

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It's very simple.

We wanna stop drugs
from coming into our country.

We want to stop criminals
and gangs,

'cause we have
an invasion of drugs,

invasion of gangs,
invasion of people,

and it's unacceptable.

But we've done
a fantastic job,

but we haven't been given
the equipment.

We haven't been given
the walls.

You know, we just
kind of resent that label.

It makes it sound like we live
in some lawless wasteland,

and the changes
would be so profound

to our ranches, parks,
nature trails,

low-income,
middle-income neighborhoods.

So much that's at stake,

and I'm getting emotional

because this is one of
the most lamentable chapters

of border history
that is happening right now.

Hi, Joseph. It's Trish.
How are you?

I'm good.
How about yourself?

Good.

I can just get
onto Cuatro Vientos,

right, and get
off Mangana-Hein?

Go right
on Hein-Mangana.

Yes.

That avoids
all the traffic.

See you in just
a little bit, Joseph, okay?

- Okay. Thanks.
- Okay. Bye.

So Joe Hein,
he owns a ranch.

It's been in his family
for about a hundred years,

several generations,

along the Webb County-Zapata
line, which,

you know, they're in
the crosshairs for this wall,

and so I think
it's really good

to get a firsthand,
real-world account

from somebody who lives
on the river.

Somber music

Depends
where they put the fence,

but I'd have to have
the animals

on the other side
of the fence,

and then what scares me
about that is,

the ecosystem
that they're hurting,

it's gonna be affected
forever,

because once that thing
is in place,

it's gonna be really hard
to destroy.

So it's a monument
to their stupidity.

It's like
we're giving the land...

- Right.
- Back to Mexico.

I mean, he'll be
the first president

that ever gives U.S. soil
to a foreign country.

I don't know why

this administration is picking

the most difficult course
of action to do something.

Border Patrol came,

and they asked me
to put towers

with cameras that could
zoom in and zoom out,

and it won't interfere
with the wildlife.

It won't interfere
with the domestic animals.

It's such a practical thing,

and how effective it would be

and how cost-effective
it would be,

because it's a lot cheaper
than building a wall.

Imagine trying to build a wall
in this type of terrain.

Hey, Ginger.
What d'you have, Ginger?

He lied to his base,

and now he has
to follow through on it.

And the sad thing
is that his base believes him.

I mean, common sense.
Ask the locals.

You don't think
if I was in danger here,

I'd be the first one
wanting a fence

to protect my family
and myself?

Why are we against it?

Because what he says

and the picture that he
paints, it's not true.

It's a lie.

The only rapist
might be my stud,

but that's about it.

It's not dangerous.

We're two communities
that become one community,

and the nation should be
very proud

of what they have here
because it's unique.

It's different.
It's positive.

We set an example

as to what relations should be
between nations.

It's very much
part of who we are.

Energetic music

After the win...

No pressure.

Just don't mess up.

Just don't fuck it up.

But look, it really hurt.

Speaking Spanish

What are y'all doing?

- This is going to the border?
- Yes!

Aww, man.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

Our bus driver,
he hits the brakes hard.

I felt like we were gonna
tip over, like, five times.

I love you!

Chatting in Spanish

It's a win!

My boy!
Winning!

Speaking Spanish

Johnny Davis.

Speaking Spanish

Let's go, Johnny.

Go, Johnny!

Oh.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

Speaking Spanish

All right, let's go.

Hey, hey, hey.

- Fuck that!
- Hey! Hey! Listen to me!

- Listen to me!
- Fuck this game!

He gotta see me after!

After!

Meet me in the parking lot
if you want to!

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

The one that they threw?

Watch this, bro.

Ha-ha.
No, no, no, no.

Speaking Spanish

Look at him!
Look at him!

Speaking Spanish

upbeat music

shouts in Spanish

Whoo-hoo!

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

Bueno.

It's always great
to be around your teammates.

Speaking Spanish

I love to travel
and see different places

'cause Mexico's a--
is a pretty neat country.

So I go out and try to explore
as much as I can.

This is actually pretty nice.

See a lot of different things
that--unique things, you know,

that I wouldn't get
to see in the U.S.

Grasshopper?
Oh, is this them?

Try one of them.

Speaking Spanish

What's it taste like?

He doesn't like them.

Speaking Spanish

Ah!

Man, after every game,
you're packing your bag.

Finish your game in Mexico;

you pack your bag

'cause they're bringing you
back to the U.S.

Pack your bag again.
They take you back to Mexico

'cause you're playing
in Mexico the next day.

Just plug the PlayStation in.
It's gonna...

Walking across every day.

They drop us off
at the border.

You walk back. You get tired.
You get tired of it.

You know what?
It's at home already.

- It's already connected.
- Okay.

All right.
Take care. I love you.

You know the next day,
we have a game.

It's--that game
is not gonna get canceled

because we're tired
or because we're--

or got in late
or because we couldn't sleep.

Like, you know,
that's out of your mind.

You gotta hit
in 110-degree weather.

There's no choice.
That's just our job.

But it's probably one
of the best grinds, though.

No one said
it was gonna be easy,

um, and for those
who make a living,

you know, doing that,

there's really
no time to think.

Speaking Spanish

upbeat music

And after that hole in one,

under for the day.

And now teeing off
on this par four.

It was a foul tip
that I fouled off my own bat,

but I guess I turned my head

and hit me, you know,
right on the side.

Right away, it--
everything went blurry,

kind of dizzy, and the--
it was hot,

and that was probably
what made it worse.

Took me 13 seconds to respond.

First--first thing my wife--
my wife said is--

when she walked
in that hospital room,

it wasn't, "Hey,
how are you feeling?"

Or "Hey, how"--you know,
"Are you doing okay?"

Gave me a big old hug.

Her first words were,

"You see?

I told you
you're getting too old."

Somber music

You know, in my head,
I'm like,

"Well, I am 32,"
but then I started thinking,

"Well, I'm having probably
the best year of my career."

You know, you're supporting
the family

because of--of how well
I'm doing.

It makes me want to stay
in it a little longer.

What luck.
What... oh!

But I've been offered a job
coaching freshman baseball

at the high school
in my hometown.

I don't want to retire.
It's hard, you know.

Maybe if I was hitting .180
or...

or striking out,
you know, and not doing well,

a lot easier.

- God!
- Ooh, that was,

uh--that was very close.

But it's hard
to turn down

because I finally got
that opportunity, you know?

But the thing is,
I have to start in August,

so it's gonna cut
into the season.

To do that,
that ain't easy,

you know, but...

So... that's--that's gonna be
a tough decision.

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speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

dramatic music

The Department
of Homeland Security

says the number
of undocumented immigrants

in their custody
is at a crisis level,

with holding facilities
overflowing,

mostly with families
and children.

Customs and Border Patrol
have been forced to begin

releasing large numbers
of aliens

into the United States.

The increase
in family units

is a direct response

to the vulnerabilities
in our legal framework,

where migrants
and smugglers know

that they will be released

and allowed to stay
in the U.S. indefinitely.

It's a big, fat
con job, folks.

Walls work, folks.
We need the wall.

And who's gonna pay
for the wall?

Mexico!

Who's gonna pay
for the wall?

Mexico!

Who's gonna pay
for the wall?

Mexico!

What's up, Flo?
Hey, dude.

What's up, dude?

How you feeling?

Better, way better.

Yeah? Back to normal?

- Doing all right?
- Yep.

Ready to go, Bubba.

I think if I would've said no,

I probably would've been
divorced by my wife.

It was a decision
that needed to be done,

decision that I made.

Speaking Spanish

I was hoping
I could finish the year

and try to help them,
you know,

go as far as they can.

Speaking Spanish

In my mind, I'm like,
"All right.

How am I gonna tell
these guys?"

You know, "How am I
gonna tell these guys

that July Fourth is my--

is my--is my last game?"

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And the home

Of the brave

At this time,

it is with great pleasure
to thank

the Tecos
baseball organization

and U.S. Customs
and Border Protection

Office of Field Operations.

Dos naciones, un equipo.
Two nations, one team.

Ladies and gentlemen,
please turn your attention

to the right field fence,

where the Laredo Police
Department SWAT team

will secure the field.

Every day

around our nation
and around the world,

the men and women

of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection

Field Operations

are on the front lines,

ensuring the physical
and economic security

of the United States.

We defend our borders
from terrorists,

smugglers and traffickers,
and other criminals.

On a typical day,
CBP secures the flow

of more than a million
travelers.

Most are law-abiding,

but some travelers
are not law-abiding,

and we root them out
through the use

of professional judgment,

keen instincts,

and state-of-the-art
technologies.

The asylum program

is a scam.

Some of the roughest people
you've ever seen,

they read a--a little page

given by lawyers
that are all over the place.

You look at this guy, you say,
"Wow, that's a tough cookie!

I am very fearful
for my life."

"I am very worried

that I will be accosted

if I am sent back home."

No, no, he'll do the accosting.

We don't love the fact
that he's carrying

the flag of Honduras
or Guatemala

or El Salvador,

only to say he's petrified
to be in his country.

We started seeing
last year

caravans of migrants
from Central America

moving through Mexico
into the U.S.

In May, Border Patrol
called Laredo Sector

for help.

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They don't have
any money.

They haven't eaten.
They don't have any food.

Kids are starving.

As you can see,

a lot of people
come in with nothing

but just their clothes
on their backs.

Somber music

speaking Spanish

I can't imagine the conditions

in which these people live
in their--their own countries.

They wouldn't be making
this journey

if they didn't have to.

Being in--in Tijuana,
we had that wall right there,

it just feels like--
feel like you're in a cage.

In my opinion,

like, for instance, Laredo,

I mean, if they want
to build the wall,

go ahead and build the wall.

A lot of people don't like it.

A lot of people do like it.

I mean, build a wall
in Laredo

and split up the two cities,

I mean, the wall's
gonna make things,

I think, feel
a little different.

It will.

But, uh, those two
communities,

you're not gonna split
them up, you know.

There's a lot of people
that have family

on both sides.

When you spend some time
in Laredo,

you realize, you know, like,

how connected
those two communities are.

We play in, uh, Laredo.

- Oh!
- Well, we play on both sides.

- Yeah?
- I'm from Bakersfield, so...

Oh, no, I grew up
in Bakersfield.

- Really?
- I did.

No way.

I went to South High School.

- My high school!
- No way.

- Yeah.
- Are you kidding?

Kind of just proves
that the wall's

not gonna separate
communities, you know?

People are gonna...
they're gonna stick together.

So y'all get to work
on the Fourth of July too.

Yeah.

I think it doesn't matter

to the people
that are coming in,

but they're gonna have
a hot--hot meal.

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Nearly 250 years ago,

a volunteer army
of farmers and shopkeepers

risked life and limb
to secure American liberty

and self-government.

Now we must
go forward as a nation

with that same unity
of purpose.

Gracias.

Praying in Spanish

The future belongs
to the brave,

the strong, the proud,
and the free.

We are one people

chasing one dream

and one magnificent destiny.

And we are all made

by the same almighty God.

O say

Can you see

By the dawn's

Early light

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somber music

It's my last game
of my career.

I told my wife and my parents,

"You might wanna, you know,
bring the kids,"

and stuff like that.

Luis Flores!

My parents went up,
my sister.

They were all there, and--
and it was truly

a--an amazing experience.

Speaking Spanish

It was probably
better off for me.

Not that I didn't want
to say bye,

you know, because,
you know, eventually,

I'm gonna call every one--
every one of those guys

on that team, you know,
and talk to them.

But it was--
it would've been a hard--

a hard situation.

Speaking Spanish

You develop relationships
with those guys.

You're with them 24-7.

And you just--you--it's--

it's amazing how close
you become

just because of the game,
the game of baseball.

It's--it's just--really,
that's what it's about, man.

This team was really special.

Dada!
Da!

Dada!
Da!

The spirit
of American independence

will never fade, never fail,

but will reign forever
and ever and ever.

To every citizen
throughout our land

and those who are
making possible

the amazing fireworks display,

have a glorious
Independence Day.

Have a great Fourth of July.

We are Americans,

and the future belongs to us.

God bless you,
God bless the military,

and God bless America.

Happy Fourth of July.

Shouting in Spanish

The city of Nuevo Laredo,

which hugs the border
of south Texas,

is the latest hot spot

in Mexico's violent drug war.

The onslaught
of violence

has choked the city with fear.

Over the past two weeks,

over 70 people
have been killed there

in drug-related violence.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

Bye.

Somber music

Most of the people now

is not going out
in the evening.

Most, uh, business
in the city

are closing earlier.

The trouble is,

Nuevo Laredo
is under the tight grip

of the Zetas drug cartel.

They have lookouts everywhere.

For locals, even uttering
their name is taboo.

Let's, uh--hey.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

Panic
in El Paso this morning

when a day of shopping
turned into horror

with an active shooter
on the loose...

Run! Run out that way!
Run out that way!

...shoppers rushing
out of Cielo Vista Mall

and the Walmart Super Center
next door,

where bodies were seen
lying outside...

...others choosing
to hide from the danger.

The shots were going...

...this busy
Texas shopping center

becoming the latest
mass shooting

less than a week
after the last one.

Someone drove
a long distance

to go down there to shoot up
a Walmart in El Paso.

I guess they're
targeting Hispanics.

I know there's a lot of people
that--that died

during that mass shooting.

People are coming
from all over the place

to be a part of this--
this great country,

and it's just sad, sad news.

Disquieting music

We're going
to be signing today

and registering
national emergency.

It's a great thing to do.

And we will then be sued,

and they will sue us
in the Ninth Circuit,

uh, even though
it shouldn't be there,

and we will possibly get
a bad ruling,

and then we'll get
another bad ruling,

and then we'll end up
in the Supreme Court,

and hopefully,
we'll get a fair shake.

Relaxed guitar music

Okay, so do we want
to start our meeting?

- Yes.
- I think a lot

has happened
since we last got together,

so, you know, I just wanted

to sort of touch base
with you all

and kind of see what--
what are you all thinking?

Like, what are you all seeing?

Like, what--what is something
that we can do now?

Um, I think our first phase
was to, uh, really attack

the declaration
of a national emergency,

uh, and I guess...

We formed a coalition

called Where's
the National Emergency

because we really were
scratching our heads

trying to figure out,
"What national emergency

is he talking about?"

Part of the problem is lack
of transparency, right?

They're not--
they don't give you a list

and say, "This is what
we're planning to do.

It just does not make sense

to take that amount of money,

billions of dollars,

from the military

to build something
so monstrous and intrusive

where it is not needed
because Congress told him no.

We need to educate the public

as to what the facts are,

and informing them
with the facts,

then we--we give them the tools

to make proper,
informed decisions.

My question is,
who is the public?

Everybody.
E-everybody, everybody.

But--but who is everybody?

Everybody that has
the capacity to vote.

- We talked about...
- We're quickly trying

to find a way to take
legal action

to try to get onto some kind
of national lawsuit

to challenge this.

And the DHS answered
to the lawsuit.

They said Laredo is a--
a top priority.

We're also trying to gather
a group of people

who really care
about this issue in Laredo

and try to figure out, "Well,

how do we mobilize
against this,

and how do we get
the word out?"

So maybe August is the time

where we need
to have something--

Well, we can just--we can have,
like, a town hall,

and then we can have, like, a--
like, a really public event.

And then have a march
to the museum.

- Yes!
- Yeah, yeah.

Awesome.

They want 127 miles of wall
to get built

along our river,

just 30-foot-tall
steel slab bollard walls,

and it's going
to change profoundly

our way of life.

To bring up all the issues,
right?

It's ridiculous.
It's not gonna work.

It's obscene.
It's a waste of money.

This is not something

that we're gonna take
lying down.

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speaking Spanish

relaxed guitar music

There we go.
Look at that.

Oh, shit!
Wow.

Oh, my God!

Man.

Singing in Spanish

It's getting ugly now.

Jeering in Spanish

speaking Spanish

Oh, shit.

Oh, man, I needed
one of those.

Viva México.

Damn, man,
we're out here grinding,

battling through shit, dude.

Okay, I feel like today
we're starting to get--okay.

Things are starting
to look good, okay.

Boom, something happened.
It's like, "Oh, fuck.

Back to square one."

Yeah, again, dude, it's like

flat tire after flat tire,
dude.

We're professionals, aren't we?

We still gotta fucking pick
each other up, you know?

Like, it's still
a fucking team.

Speaking Spanish

Miss it!

If only you could play
baseball like this.

Damn!

Hey, I'm gonna hit it,
boom, boom.

No.
Ah!

You talk too much.

Oh!

Soft music

Yes!

Goal at the beginning
of the season

is to make playoffs.

You know, we've had
a couple of injuries,

been a lot of ups and downs,

and we're just trying
to bail it out.

We're a little low
on pitching,

but we have enough
to get it done.

How?

Where do you want me to hit?

Hit--hit some pins.

Quit missing all of them.

No!

Fuck.

That's the good thing
about this time of year.

You know, you hope to be
in it, and we're still in it.

We got a series
against Saltillo left.

We have to win three games.

It's the biggest one
of the year.

We're down to the wire,
you know.

We're just hoping
for a little bit of luck

at the end
and see what happens.

Are you nervous?

No, I mean,

we're still alive.

In a sweep.

- Saltillo?
- Saltillo.

Oh, no.
No!

Welcome, everybody,
uh, to our town hall meeting.

My names is Carlos Flores,
and this is Tricia Cortez.

We are, uh, two people

that are part
of a larger coalition

uh, that has been fighting

for--or, uh, most of this year

to try to stop

Donald Trump's racist wall
in our community.

You know,
we understand

Border Patrol
has a job to do,

but we need to find
a better way.

That's why
we're all here.

That's why we care so much.

This is not a military zone.

What the president is doing
is illegal,

and Congress needs to act
to stop it.

And Mayor Saenz is here,

but tonight would be
an excellent time

to perhaps ask him also,

so you all know.

Thank you.

I was just waiting
for the opportunity.

Good evening.

I can see the passion, also,
that y'all have,

and of course, we--
we have that too.

Uh, for years,
it's been our position

that we don't want the wall.

Then you have to act.

Not being against it
and adopting resolutions

and saying we have
no choice...

...is different
from taking a stand.

The town hall meeting

was a pretty important event
for us.

Our position has been

that if the federal government

is gonna impose
and if they're gonna win,

we have alternatives.

As of yet, we haven't seen
a successful lawsuit.

I will argue
that everybody thought

that we were gonna lose cases
like Dakota Access,

and we won those cases.

It was the first time
that we've really took

a very public step forward
to create awareness

and visibility
about this issue

and to stress
the sense of urgency.

City, city council,
mayors.

How dare you?

It's my property.

Don't play with my property

for your benefit.

- Okay.
- Be fair.

I respect your opinion, sir.

I truly do.
I'm a landowner.

But it's not an opinion.

- Represent everybody fair.
- We the people!

The goal was to get
our elected officials

on board with us.

We don't get
our land back.

We won't get
our water quality back.

There is no end to our loss.

It's been
total silence

on the part
of our elected officials,

and so for us,
that is not acceptable.

Whether it's legally
or whether it's making

a lot of noise and pressure,

that's what we're
gonna have to do.

It's not really
a question,

but thank you for giving us
some type of hope.

Keeps my faith in humanity.

Uh, racism has no rights

in a diverse society.
Thank you.

Somber music

Hey, let's go, guys!

Hey, hey.

Speaking Spanish

uneasy music

Activity picks up at this time.

What I try and look for

is movement in the brush.

What they'll do is,
they'll dig themselves

into the grass,
especially in this area here.

They'll--they'll literally
dig into it and hide.

Speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

I got you,
I got you on, uh,

our, uh, radio.

He says that they're still
in the banks,

that they're waiting for them
to come out.

So...

And they're gonna wait
for nightfall.

Speaking Spanish

dramatic music

At the bottom
by the railroad bridge.

Ten-four.

Six-four-five.
Ten-four.

They might try
and make a run for it

since we have
all the activity here.

Speaking Spanish

energetic music

They went back
from here, then.

Yeah.

I think where they're fishing
is where they're at.

Yeah.

'Cause those are the lookouts.

Speaking Spanish

light guitar music

singing
somber Spanish song

His bag?

It's right there.

Chatting in Spanish

speaking Spanish

Fucking blew it, man.

Wasn't our time, boys.

Maybe leave--

maybe leave, like,
at five o'clock.

Fuck!

Hard to believe,
though, ain't it?

First time in this league,
I don't make playoffs.

- Man.
- Second time in my career.

Um, we're getting close
to the wall here.

The wall's gonna come up
through Mexico.

A lot of traffic
through here

'cause you're--the--
lot of 18-wheelers

coming from Mexico and stuff.

That house
that just sold?

Yeah.

I just met them
at Perkins.

- Really?
- Yeah.

They're from Michigan.

This is our wall
right here.

You used to be able
to get through Mexico

through here,

but you can't anymore.

Nice, right?

Gentle music

My kids are, uh--

they're really--they're
really attached to me now.

I've been enjoying
this time off, really.

It's been awesome.

Remember,
we're gonna get--

Hey, I might hit
the jackpot, then!

That's funny.

Oh, that machine--
what's it called, that machine?

- The bowler.
- The bowler machine, that--

I'm gonna hit jackpot.

It was tough when I--
when I left,

but I'm home now,

and being here with my kids,
man, that's helped a lot.

Waking up to them,
uh, I can see

the difference already
in them.

It's really brought our family
closer together.

This is Mexico and U.S.

Starting this new chapter
in my life.

I tell you what.
I-I have--

I haven't looked back.

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speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

speaking Spanish

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speaking Spanish

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- You ready or what?
- Yeah.

You're gonna wear red?

What's wrong
with red?

Damn!

I ain't scared.

What?
Speaking Spanish

You're gonna wear that one?

I ain't scared.
What's up?

I love baseball.
I love playing it.

But once the season's over,
I like to relax

and just watch
my baseball games, you know?

I become a fan.

That's mine.
It's kind of just in case.

Growing up, my dad and mom

spent a lot of time together

watching the baseball games,

and it's always--
always a good time.

Okay, let's go.
Let's go, my friend.

Where you at, mouse?

Let's roll.

I don't know
if I'll settle down

here in Bakersfield or not.

I eventually want
to get married, have kids--

in the future, though.

I'm not ready.

Speaking Spanish

I would love
to stay with the Tecos,

play another two or three.

That'd be awesome.

This year, I came back,
and I felt pretty good.

Body feels good.

But I know I'm towards
the end of my career.

That's for sure.
We'll see.

We'll see what happens.

Mr. President,
the agents and employees

of the U.S. Border Patrol

are the tip of the spear

proudly defending
America's borders.

We would like to present you

with this piece of the first
30-foot border wall installed

along the United States border
with Mexico.

Honor first.

United States Border Patrol,

El Centro sector,
April 5, 2019.

It's beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you, Gloria.

So thank you very much.

Thank you.

- It's a heavy piece of wall.
- Yes, it is.

Yes, it is.
Thank you.

We live on the border,

and we understand

that there are issues,

but it just doesn't make
any sense to us.

I view this
as a community

with a border
going through it.

People come and go.
Families interact.

Education, communication,
trade.

This area

really makes America
more American.

And we have
all these horrible laws

that the Democrats
will not change.

They won't change them.

And I think
they're gonna pay

a very big price in 2020.

They want to have
open borders.

Think of these people.

Suppose they're gonna say,

"Let's have an open border."

They'll flood your houses,

they'll shoot you,
they'll take over your house,

they'll take your car,
and they'll...

probably stay there.

Why not?

Speaking Portuguese

You know,
a lot of times, people,

they feel that the border wall
will--will protect us,

save us,

and will lock
those people out,

but it's really
locking ourselves in.

It's one of the most
un-American things

that we can do.

The system is full.

Our area's full.

The sector is full.

Our country is full.

When it's full, it's full.

We don't have room.

Can't take you anymore.
I'm sorry.

Can't happen, so turn around.

That's the way it is.

I love coming here.

I have bragged
about how patriotic

Laredo is,

a city that is
96 percent Hispanic.

That's a--
a source of great pride.

To be that proud of heritage

but deeply patriotic

is an all-American idea.

Whether you're
with us or not,

we're gonna move forward,

and we're gonna be making
some noise,

and we're gonna work

and do whatever we can

to halt this madness.

Chatting in Spanish

What was that?
Come on, you fucking...

I love you, man.

Speaking Spanish

Last one of the year.

Last cross of the year.

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