government has been reticent to acknowledge there have been civilian tolls in drone strikes and the thorniness of getting papers to come into the u.s. >> it hasn't been easy. it's probably about a six-month process in this point. for people living in this area, one of the biggest impediments as a starting point is getting birth certificates. it's not standard to get birth certificates when they are born. so we had to start from the very beginning in trying to get them paperwork of a birth certificate to even be able to get the passport to even then be able to apply for the visa. it was further complicated by the fact the family was supposed to travel with me and their pakistani lawyer who is a legal fellow who works closely with over 150 families who have been affected by drone strikes. the u.s. refused to grant his visa. we then had to scramble to figure out another way to get them here.