Episode 2 | Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border

Duration: 57'58''

Synopsis

Sue visits the Mexican city of Juarez, which adjoins El Paso, Texas. She meets Gabriela, who is bringing up her kids alone in El Paso as her husband, who is not legal in America, is stuck in Juarez.

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