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A new Netflix documentary shows the challenges facing the U.S. Immigration system, and it features a veteran with New Mexico ties who was deported.Cesar Lopez served in the Marines for several years. Lopez said it was one of the biggest honors in his life. "You can say whatever you want about me, but if you didn't serve in the armed forces, you cannot say you're more American than me," he said. "A lot of people join to get papers. I didn't join to get nothing. I just wanted to be a Marine and protect people. That's why I joined." The veteran shared his deportation story in a new Netflix docuseries called "Immigration Nation.""I was hoping that it would help us come home, but I really didn't expect it to have the impact that so far it has," said Lopez.A few years after leaving the Marines, Lopez was driving through New Mexico, when he was caught with 50 pounds of marijuana."That's another thing with the system, that's really what I'm fighting now," he said. "It's just little pieces of the system that targets Latinos." Lopez eventually returned to the United States and used his platform to advocate for deported veterans."The immigration system is broken," said Lopez. "The Democrats and the Republicans, every person that I have talked to about the deported veteran issue, agrees that we should come back." Lopez hopes this documentary brings policy change for the hundreds of veterans who have a similar fight."For everybody to call their representatives, tell them to stop deporting veterans and make it a sit-down point on their negotiation for immigration reform," he said. In June, Cesar was pardoned by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for the crime he committed. He's still trying to become a U.S. citizen. "Immigration Nation" is currently one of the top trending series on the streaming site.

A new Netflix documentary shows the challenges facing the U.S. Immigration system, and it features a veteran with New Mexico ties who was deported.

Cesar Lopez served in the Marines for several years. Lopez said it was one of the biggest honors in his life.

"You can say whatever you want about me, but if you didn't serve in the armed forces, you cannot say you're more American than me," he said. "A lot of people join to get papers. I didn't join to get nothing. I just wanted to be a Marine and protect people. That's why I joined."

The veteran shared his deportation story in a new Netflix docuseries called "Immigration Nation."

"I was hoping that it would help us come home, but I really didn't expect it to have the impact that so far it has," said Lopez.

A few years after leaving the Marines, Lopez was driving through New Mexico, when he was caught with 50 pounds of marijuana.

"That's another thing with the system, that's really what I'm fighting now," he said. "It's just little pieces of the system that targets Latinos."

Lopez eventually returned to the United States and used his platform to advocate for deported veterans.

"The immigration system is broken," said Lopez. "The Democrats and the Republicans, every person that I have talked to about the deported veteran issue, agrees that we should come back."

Lopez hopes this documentary brings policy change for the hundreds of veterans who have a similar fight.

"For everybody to call their representatives, tell them to stop deporting veterans and make it a sit-down point on their negotiation for immigration reform," he said.

In June, Cesar was pardoned by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for the crime he committed. He's still trying to become a U.S. citizen.

"Immigration Nation" is currently one of the top trending series on the streaming site.

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