Documentary: ‘The Invisibles,' Texas-Born American Kids Suffering Paperwork Nightmare in Mexico

They are known as “The Invisibles,” American children now caught in a bureaucratic nightmare in Mexico struggling to prove their identity and receive basic services. Many of these children were born in Texas, and are, therefore, U.S. citizens, but left America when their families returned to Mexico. At least 600,000 U.S.-born American children are now living south of the border, according to the Mexican government, and some of those born in Texas are being turned away from basic services such as a seat in a classroom or a doctor to keep them healthy and vibrant because of a paperwork mess some child advocates say Texas leaders aren’t doing enough to resolve. NBC 5 Investigates and Telemundo 39 went to the heart of Mexico to see, first-hand, the suffering heaped on the young and vulnerable who are lacking certified identity documents.