his parents brought him to california when he was only 3 years old. recently deported he's trying to get back to the only life and family he knows. are you trying to get back? >> i am. >> reporter: how are you? >> either legally or if possible illegal. just to be back with my family. >> reporter: he told us he feels like a foreigner living in mexico, he'll do whatever it takes to get back to his family in california even if he dies trying to cross back illegally. as you said these policies are advertised as deterrents, but the cost of that is human suffering, people in detention, people who have been separated from their families, deportations or in this case people stuck at international borders unable to move in either direction. >> cal, stay with us. i want to bring in stephanie valencia. she's on the advisory board of the latino victory fund and