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Unsafe Third: Failure and Hypocrisy of the Asylum Cooperation Agreement

By Corie Welch On January 7 the body of Cinthia Abigail Fernandez, a young woman from northern Honduras, was found in Huehuetenango,...

Como EEUU creó su propia crisis de migrantes

por Carlissa Arrow El Rio Naya Durante décadas, Estados Unidos ha estado experimentando una crisis humanitaria en la frontera entre...

The Mérida Initiative: Beneath the Surface

Tales of Migration and Detention

by James Hutter, james.hutter@gmail.com (This blog entry is part of a series. Click these links for Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3) Our visit to...

My experience on a Roots and Realities of Migration delegation to Oaxaca | Mi experiencia en una del

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Obama’s New Immigration Directive a Positive Step, But Not Enough

By Carlin Christy, WFP Mexico and Tony Macias former WFP Mexico Team Member A new policy move by President Obama and the Department of...

Lessons from a Canine Immigrant

By Sara Joseph Communications Associate, Witness for Peace During the year-and-a-half that I worked in Nicaragua with Witness for Peace,...

Refueling a Vicious Cycle

By Bart Evans Coalition Coordinator, Student Action with Farmworkers In the 17 years since NAFTA went into effect, agribusiness seems...

Upper Midwest Speaker Tour on Migration Hits the Ground Running

By John Pegg Board of Directors, Witness for Peace Upper Midwest Region Following their presentations and a group discussion, we enjoyed...

When children are too scared to go to school, something is terribly wrong

By Jess Hunter-Bowman Associate Director, Witness for Peace Our immigration system is broken. There is no denying it now. When states...

La Gotita Sobre el Acero: a poem in English and Spanish

By Franciso “Chavo Romero” They call me El Chavo, and I was born and raised on the coastal city of Chiques (aka Oxnard, CA), territorio...

Migrating Towards Understanding

Pass this video on to your friends by sending them the quick link: witnessforpeace.org/migrating. Or host a movie night to show the...

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