Columbus is credited with forging the first links between American and European civilizations. But whether the manner in which these cultures collided merits commemoration as a federal holiday is doubtful at best.

Witness for Peace founder and Southeast Regional Organizer Gail Phares applauds Obama's decision to stop deportation proceedings against immigrants who pose no threat to national security or public safety....and pushes for the next step in comprehensive immigration reform.

Law student Isabel Saavedra reflects on her delegation to the U.S./Mexico border.

The focus of the Witness for Peace demonstration was the criminalization and deportation of immigrants.

The protest was part of the 25th annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace, a statewide effort to support human rights for farm workers and undocumented immigrants.

The Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace passes through Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Demonstrations for immigrant rights and worker equality make the North Carolina evening news.

The march was part of the 25th annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace, an event spanning North Carolina demanding immigration reform, fair trade policies and justice for workers.

An opinion-editorial by Witness for Peace National Grassroots Organizer Catalina Nieto.

National Grassroots Organizer Catalina Nieto marks International Migrants Day with a call to address the roots of immigration: U.S. foreign policy.

Witness for Peace's Catalina Nieto and Galen Cohee Baynes demonstrated for immigrant rights at a for-profit detention center near the School of the Americas in Georgia.

With the Witness for Peace delegation model, community leaders in the States form personal relationships with their counterparts in “sending” communities in Mexico.

An opinion editorial by Witness for Peace Regional Organizer Colette Cosner

Under the guise of protecting the country from drug smugglers and Mexican cartels, the U.S. government uses tax dollars to abuse undocumented immigrants.

15 Long Islanders explore the roots of migration to the U.S. on a Witness for Peace delegation to San Juan Sosola, Mexico.

A delegation of 15 Long Islanders - which included educators, university students, and government appointees from both Nassau and Suffolk counties - traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico and made a surprising discovery. They learned that Mexican migration patterns are inextricably linked to the global price of corn.

A letter to the editor published by Witness for Peace supporter Miles Freeman exposes the roots of migration: U.S. trade policy.

WFP Southeast Regional Organizer Gail Phares advocates immigration and trade reform based on her experience leading a delegation to Mexico.

An opinion editorial by Mexico-based Witness for Peace International Team member Alexis Ball.

Witness for Peace organizers protested unjust immigration policies during the 23rd annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace.

Witness for Peace Southeast makes headlines with their 23rd annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace.

Witness for Peace sends a delegation of North Carolina leaders to Oaxaca, Mexico to examine the root causes of immigration to their state.

The National Catholic Reporter interviews WFP Executive Director Melinda St. Louis at this year's School of the Americas Vigil

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