Lost Boyz: Deporting the Cambodian Diaspora

One of the untold stories of the current immigration hysteria sweeping America is the forced deportation of young Cambodians, mainly men, who came to the United States as infants and refugees after escaping the Khmer Rouge genocide, civil war and illegal US invasion and bombings of Cambodia. Their families, poor, uneducated farmers for the most part, were dumped in some of America's worst gang infested neighborhoods. Even though they had 'permanent resident' status, felony convictions, some more than 10 years old, means under new immigration rules they are being sent back to a country they do not know, where they have no family and little hope of escaping poverty. Even after serving time and paying back their debt to society, over 1500 Cambodians, some as old as 70 years, are being punished a second time and thrown into ICE jails with no right to appeal.

Over 200 have already arrived in Cambodia, leaving behind families, wives and children in the US. The deportees have no right to appeal, no right to see a judge to show that they have atoned for their past crimes and are living as productive members of American society. Considering America's role in the turmoil that swept through Cambodia in the 1970s, we are breaking the faith with these refugees.

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[Khmerbei]

DHATZ MY CUZZIN IN 2:40 ON DUH LEFT SIDE OF DUH COUCH ... LoLz.

[stuartisett]

Do you know where Bobby is now? I'd like to contact him if possible.

[true052]

I LOVE AMERICA but i hate the racist people as human beings we shouldn't judge one another by our image or race if u hate a person hate them of who they become not hate them because of their race in the USA military there's all kinds of diffrent race fighting to protect AMERICA

[87babyphat]

C A M B O D I A !!

[MasterFu]

@KennyboyGM I agree with you I don't understand either we all Cambodia running a long way try to find peace although this kids grew up here but their own root parent from 3rd world country should rise the way Cambodia culture not gangbang sh*t

[Chhandy1]

@bLaZeRs4dub whats a wanna be mexican?

[BrandonSkiev]

Ok. Im tired of this gangzter song. im out.

[BrandonSkiev]

@SithSereyPheap1  You can swim with sharks but you can t with a gun. lolz hahahhahahhahahahh im so right!!! Your so wrong! But i am really right!

[BrandonSkiev]

@KennyboyGM Youre right! I agree. But you know how we humans are... We are very vulnerable! They cant control what s surround them. Too bad for them weakly ones.

[BrandonSkiev]

He s better off in Cambodia when he couldnt live in America right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I feel veryt very very very bad for the mom! It s not her fault at all!!! I blame the GangZ

[sammydb8]

Its 2011 f the gang life.get ur $ right.n ur mind straight. Not to many Khmer's left.think bout ur kids future.dnt let any1 step on u. R parents went threw so much worse for us.we youngins have no excuse

[sammydb8]

F... up r world.bring us here away from the war n put us in another s... hole excuse of a home n place to raise kids.then have every other race try step on u n expect us not to rise up with r fist balled up?then deport us back after we been working hard to raise r fam.paying taxes working legally,but u wont even deport the Mexicans back.instead u give em $ for having kids from all the citizens check.wtf! My Khmer peeps!when we Gona put r voice out there? How long do u wana c r peeps step on?

[3thebrudas]

@bLaZeRs4dub these guys grew up in the worst hoods in US and all they saw growing up was Mexican and black gang bangers so its inevitable that some khmer youth would emulate their own gangs for protection and more