corruption and desperation at the southern border child
exploitation. The brutal broke through Mexico for
migrants seeking to reach America. These are the
stories that drove Maria de jesus Peters and her
husband juan de Dios Garcia darvish throughout chiap
Mexico two locations view journalists dared to go. I
would write Mexico is the nightmare of the american
dream. A journalistic calling that put their lives in
danger. Video captured Peter's covered in blood after
being struck while A caravan of people headed for the
United States, Davis recalls a brutal attack by police
in 2012 while on assignment 2016 marked their fi
death threat coming from a man claiming to be a
commander with the one of the most dangerous drug
cartels in Mexico and he tells juan, how do you want to
see us as friends or as enemies They were scared and so
was their young daughter. Yes. It always made me scared.
I would ask my friends to accompany me to school. This
may another threat, but this one felt different that
they were going to kill my family. Suddenly the two
storytellers became the story. The family was forced to
flee on a tourist visa and arrived in Phoenix Arizona
at the end of June Mexico has turned into a cemete
for journalists. The exact number of journalists killed
in Mexico this year is disputed. As many as 13 murders
are reported by the associated press and that number is
likely higher this month. The National Human Rights
Commission reported for radio stay employees were
murdered in chihuahua Mexico by an organized crime
group bluntly put, this is probably going to be either
the deadliest or one of the deadliest years in mexican
recent history for journalists. Albert Hodson, a Mexico
representative for the committee to protect Journalist
claims impunity levels in Mexico are incredibly high.
You know, Maria and fund they have been reporting
threats against their life for six years now, not a
single person has been properly investigated. He
believes that threats are coming from multiple fronts,
including corrupt politicians, police officers, the
army and organized crime groups. Sometimes they can be
just verbal threats. They can be abductions, it can be
tortured a fate. This family fears as time and money
runs out unable to find protection and legal help in
phoenix to extend their tourist visa. The family
boarded a bus to L.A. Where they hope someone will ta
their case. What is your biggest fear What do you think
is gonna happen if you're not able to find any help
here in the United States Yes, I feel safe here. But if
the door's closed, I'll have to return. And who knows
if I'll survive the award winning journalists say g
back to Mexico would mark the end of their career in
journalism, a passion that's given their life purpose
and now threatens to end it if they're forced to go
back. Now, earlier this month, the Mexico government
did announce that they detained someone they believed
was connected to the murder of a journalist, but still,
many organizations say more nee to be done to prevent
these deaths. Article 19, an organization that works to
protect journalists announced that they documented more
than 330 attacks on the press during the first half of
this year. That's a 51 Percent increase during the sam
time period as 2016 Maria and Juan tell me that they've
been told they've got a difficult case to stay in the
United States, but say they'll continue knocking on
doors in hopes that they will find legal representa
and protection to stay in there in the us and help
preserve their lives chance.