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Witness for Peace Spokesperson Discusses Immigration, NAFTA

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Tension surrounding Mexican immigration is growing, and many would say that the system is broken, especially Paola Gutierrez Galindo. From Oaxaca, Mexico, Galindo holds a degree in Indigenous Law and is focused on the impact of migration on identity and family in Oaxacan indigenous communities. At a presentation hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies, she explained her concern about migration as a Mexican worried about the demise of her community, a view unfamiliar to many Americans.

Stand Up for Immigration Reform

Wed, 07 Oct 2009

San Caralampio is a poor Mexican farming community along the Guatemalan border where hundreds of families have been torn apart — not by war, but by economic policies such as NAFTA, which have destroyed their families' ability to live off of their farms. Unable to find work in their small farming community in southern Mexico, Candido's three sons made the agonizing decision to leave their family and began the long and harrowing journey through the hostile desert to find work in the USA.

Trade Actions Near You

Dozens of groups throughout the hemisphere are mobilizing, educating, and acting up this month to call for the replacement of the failed NAFTA model. Find an action near you.

Forced Migration

Mon, 21 Sep 2009

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

October 12: International Trade Action Day

On October 12--Indigenous Peoples Day--WFP will join social movements across the hemisphere in launching coordinated, eye-catching actions to call for the failed NAFTA model to be replaced with justice-oriented trade. Join us.

Exclusive Video: Witness the Roots of Migration

Watch an exlusive WFP video following a group from North Carolina as they come face to face with the roots of migration in Mexico.

Protests at jail lead to arrests

Wed, 08 Apr 2009

WFP activists and others protested unjust immigration policies in North Carolina as part of the 23rd annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace.

Both sides of immigration issue to be represented Wednesday in Graham

Mon, 06 Apr 2009

WFP Southeast is scheduled to march through Graham and Burlington on Wednesday advocate for immigrants’ and workers’ rights, and for a fair trade policy as part of the 23rd annual “Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace.”

Miguel’s Story: From Farmer to Impoverished Wage Worker

Read this story of how U.S. economic policies have failed impoverished Nicaraguans.

Where there is SOA, there is Witness for Peace

Wed, 26 Nov 2008

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

The Perfect Storm: U.S. Policy in Mexico

How U.S. policy drives people like Fidel Santiago Martinez to risk their lives to immigrate to the U.S.

On the Migrant Trail

WFP Mexico Team member Alexis Ball reflects on her delegation experience on the Migrant Trail Walk on the U.S.-Mexico border.

WFP Position Statement on Immigration Policy

Read WFP's statement on domestic immigration policy.

Forced from Home: US Policy and Immigration

Download this insightful analysis of the Roots of Migration. For the full document including a fact sheet, discussion questions and action ideas.