♪ >> on the line is a documentary produced by my first guest here on communidad. active former colleague at kntv, she went off and had her own production company. it sounds like you're big time nationally. >> i'm a professor who also produces documentary. >> professor at american university of all things. you went out and followed the minutemen if i'm following you correctly? >> yes, i spent about 18 months on and off with the minutemen, going on patrol with them. i also interviewed people that had been crossing the desert as well and wanted to see -- i wanted to see what the minutemen

were all about. and i wanted to see what motivated them. >> it was heart wrefrmging to watch your footage on what happened to marie n ya in this case. >> i was out in the minutemen and i had a cameraman with me all the time. i was out with them, and he had gone to drop someone else off. they heard on the radio a woman had been apprehended by the minutemen. i decided to go with. i think i jumped in the car with another tv crew, i had the camera, i was shooting myself. there was a 24-year-old woman named maria. >> let's watch, because you sent us a clip. this is about a four minute clip. get ready to -- it is a sad story, so brace yourself if you will, go ahead. >> it was getting dark and we were wrapping up some

interviews, my cameraman had left me behind at a post to drop someone off. i had the camera, but i was stuck in the desert when the radio's lit up. they had found someone i wanted to see what was happening, so i grabbed the camera and hitched a ride. when i got there a canadian broadcasting crew was talking with someone in a lawn chair. the minutemen were standing around taking pictures, was a young woman, her name was maria. she was 24 years old, and had been walking in the desert for three days before the minutemen spotted her. i sat down in the dirt with her and asked her in spanish if she would talk to me.

[ speaking in spanish ] >> me and the canadian reporter just sat with maria, we told her the minutemen had already called the border patrol. i wondered if maria knew the people who stopped her were average americans not law enforcement.

>> it took about 30 minutes for the border patrol to arrive. the minutemen filled them in on the situation. chris simm cox, the president of the men et men showed up, along with the lion chief and several other members of the minutemen leadership.

>> what happens next, sir? what do you do? >> do we have to have the cameras? >> well, the cameras have been on, i think it's better for you to tell us what happens, how it works. >> they will be fingerprinted and i.d.'d. >> i watched the border control drive away with maria. i felt an unexpected connection with her, like i should be doing something to help her. what she wanted seemed so human. she wanted a better life for herself, for her family. it's hard to see why the minutemen saw her as a threat. chris simcox told me the minutemen had given her humanitarian aide. >> she just walked up, stood there and asked for help, we provided that, we gave her water, food and called border patrol. >> it was a strange choice of words for what had happened.

>> a great documentary.er othk and speak more request carolyn brown, stay with us. and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today.

we're back with carolyn brown, producer of "on the line" what do you want the viewer, after they watch the documentary to go home with if you will at the end. >> i think for me it was all about people understanding who these people are and not just the minutemen and what motivates them, but also the people that risked their lives across the desert in arizona, that's where they're crossing to come to the united states and work. it's about making them human. i spent a long time with the minutemen who called them aliens, even with the border patrol, who are very nice and doing a great job. they dehumanize these people as well. the film ended up being about

the people and making them human beings as the border patrol and minutemen call them. >> did youen watt to put marie in the car and say, can you come home with me? >> for lots of reasons i really identified with her, i thought, how is she different than me or any of my cousins or my family members. she's a human being, she looks like people in my family, why is it that she's having this experience and i don't. >> i have to play devil's advocate. i rode along with the border patrol in tijuana. they said, you're more than welcome to come to this country but knock on the front door and don't jump the fence and come in through the back door. >> that's great if you can. the wait for unskilled laborer, if you look at the statistics, it's over 10 years if you want to come. there's no way to come legally

any more. i have a friend who's a professor, he's from ireland, he got his green card in one year. that's amazing. >> you have a new project? >> the children of migrant farm workers and what life is life in a community like solinas. >> you used to produce the newscast here at channel 11, you've gone national, you've been with the networks, how important is it for you to get this word out? >> i think of why is it that this is what i've chosen to do, documents about, and someone who's in academia and not a news producer. i think a lot of it has to do with my mom being a first generation immigrant to the united states. she came a different way. but the fact that i identify with these people is the reason why i think it's important. i have family who live in

solinas. >> if you want to log on and find out more about carolyn's proje projects can you find it online. thanks for the work you're doing, and nice job. >> thanks. >> carolyn thbrown. > up xtne,he t s salsa sisters coming to san pablo.

frmg the salsa sisters are coming back to the bay area. you won't want to miss it. michelle alvarez with the parks and rec department at san pablo. welcome back to the show to both of you. tell us about the summer series if you will. this is a way for san pablo ans and everyone to come enjoy what the city has to offer. >> this year we started a series

of concerts, from may to september, and really we're using it as a platform to -- for people to come out, enjoy music, enjoy good food, and also promote the businesses on that corridor of 23rd street. every week we feature a different restaurant, helps them promote their business, let people know, try the different foods and restaurants that are on that street. and also being able to let our residents and community know all the different projects that san pablo is involved in. we have a new community center under construction. it's under design process now as well as different development projects and also letting them know what type of resources and city services we can offer in are and what they can do to

either help themselves -- or things like that. >> how much does this help healing process? we all know what burden the budgets have caused, every single community, we want to think about something else. does this help at all, the fact that you're able to go out and enjoy the evening on the city's dime if you will? >> yes, it is a free event. i think with that, it makes people feel a little more at east that they don't have to come out of pocket to enjoy a nice event and bring their families out. part of the event the we also have a car show, so i know that brings out a lot of people that enjoy that hobby. and with the restaurants as i said before, we also sponsor part of the meals, so people can enjoy the $2 dinner or -- and feed their families. >> we're going to show you a picture. these are some amazing girls who are flying into the bay area. they're called the salsa sisters, and here's a quick clip.

♪ >> tell us about the sisters, they're pretty amazing? >>. >> the young girls are out of the valley, in the fresno area, and who have a tremendous story and an exciting story about their life being adopted, all sisters that were -- by this gentleman mr. sosa, that was able to adopt a family -- young girls, at a time when they were going to be almost spread apart. during that time, being that mr. sosa is a musician, talented, he was able to work with the young girls, dug inside of him, drew out of them and now they're musicians, sinners and getting pretty popular now. they've done some great thing already.

>> they're going to play all the music that they're doing from latin rock to r & b, tejano music, tex mechl. >> how amazed are you that they've been able to overcome and what they're accomplishing so far? >> very amazed for these young girls. all beautiful young ladies, being bilingual at the same time, going to school, learning their -- getting further educated and that's their message they give out to the young people as well. stay in school and still lrn more from what you have within. they want the community and visitors to see how they perform. they want to meet as many people as possible. and we invite the whole community, your viewers out here, to come out to san pablo in old town san pablo for a

great time on thursday, july 21. >> they've done something that i've never done. carlos santana, there's a picture of them, they sang the national anthem if you will at one of the opening games for the san francisco giants, there it is. what a beautiful picture. what an honor for carlos to be in that picture. >> he grave them the blessing, so you know he's got them going. >> that's awesome. what's it like for the city to be able to welcome talent such as that. >> i think it's great. i was at the giants game when they sang the national anthem. when i heard that they were able to come to san pablo, i was excited and got the word out right away. >> just like any other city, i would imagine that san pablo has to make some cuts. >> absolutely. well, the city as well as city council sees the importance of

keeping people engaged. and you do that with community events. and that's the way to bring people out and keep them engaged, to let them know that we as a city are still here to support them, support their community. >> san pablo summer series, give us your final thoughts as we show the website on the screen. >> can you visit the website, www.sanpabloca.gov. and then hitching on to the events, it will give you the full information. we just completed a great fourth of july event with great talent which has been awarded that particular event. so we have the second half rolling in, great excitement, everything from zitico music, r & b, tex mex, everything. >> any other news? >> i look forward to seeing

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