Basic Info

First Air: May 18, 2024

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Last Episode

Name: Can These Chinese Asylum Seekers Reach Their 'American Dream'?

Season: 1, Episode: 3

Air Date: 2024-05-18

Runtime: 47 min

The Chinese migrants arrive in Mexico, and immediately end up on the receiving end of traumatic experiences. Mexico will soon turn out to be the most treacherous part of their journey, with pressure from the government, drug cartels, and smuggling gangs. Meanwhile, in the US, sentiment is rapidly changing towards migration. Texas makes it a criminal offence to cross the Wall. New York City starts to evict migrants from shelters. Ahead of the Presidential Election, former President Donald Trump threatens a mass deportation.

Videos

Behind The Scenes Of 'Walk The Line': The Team Who Filmed Chinese Asylum Seekers' Journey To US (YouTube)

From China To US: The Illegal Trek Chinese Migrants Are Making To America | Part 1/3 - Walk The Line (YouTube)

Get To US Border Or Die Trying: Chinese Migrants Inch Toward American Dream | Part 2 - Walk The Line (YouTube)

Can These Chinese Asylum Seekers Reach Their 'American Dream'? | Part 3/3 - Walk The Line (YouTube)

Walk The Line

2024 1 seasons 3 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 1 votes

Overview

A passionate TV crew goes on one of the most ambitious and dangerous shoots of their lives, following groups of Chinese migrants making their journey from Ecuador into America. To reach the Land of the Free, the crew tails the migrants on a most treacherous journey across South and Central America often full of organised crime and corruption. It also requires them to trek through the ‘most dangerous jungle in the world’, the Darien Gap. In this documentary special, the CNA crew bring to light why the Chinese migrants been driven to such desperation, and if the American Dream is all it’s made out to be.