Sue Perkins: Along the US–Mexico Border

Sue Perkins goes on a journey along one of the most contentious borders in the world.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Sue Perkins: Along the US–Mexico Border

First Air Date

September 7, 2020

Last Air Date

September 14, 2020

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC One

Part 2.
S01E02

Part 2.

Sue visits the Mexican city of Juarez, essentially one half of a super-city adjoining El Paso, Texas. Here she meets people whose lives traverse the border, including Gabriela, who is bringing up her kids alone in El Paso because her husband, Adrian, is not legal in America and is stuck in Juarez. Every weekend she takes the children to the border, so they can cross into Mexico and be with their dad. But Gabriela is not allowed to cross the border until her own immigration papers are finalised, and in the last six years she and Adrian have spent only 15 minutes together...

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