There are an estimated 11.5 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S., and, as Marco’s story demonstrates, there are many more who have lived in the States but are now back in their home countries. With U.S. Comprehensive Immigration Reform high on the current congressional agenda, it is crucial that we ground our understanding of the issue in people’s stories and lived experiences.

The heart-breaking true story of our failed immigration system.

Two Witness for Peace documentaries with original footage from the Nicaragua-based International Team.

Witness for Peace's Mexico-based International Team partnered with documentarian Kate Fenner to bring you the following three documentary shorts.

In addition to lobbying for enforcement-only policies that get more undocumented residents locked up, the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) refers to detained immigrants as "product" and has helped draft legislation that increases its bottom line. The trend has been disastrous for the Guzman family.

An overview of how free trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA drive immigration to the United States.

An overview of the militarized immigration policies that are a growing trend.

See what a New York police officer learns about the roots of migration when he travels to Mexico in this WFP documentary.

A documentary following a group from North Carolina as they come face to face with the roots of migration in Mexico.

A combination of economic policies promoted by the United States and stringent requirements mean that many families are separated indefinitely.

Hailing from Oaxaca, Mexico, Galindo holds a degree in Indigenous Law and focuses on the impact of migration on identity and family in Oaxacan indigenous communities. In this article she explains how immigration affects her home community.

An account of how U.S. economic policies have failed impoverished Nicaraguans.

Why are people like Fidel Santiago Martinez risking their lives to immigrate to the U.S.?

How can the United States force people to risk their lives crossing a desert and then call them criminals or collateral damage when they do or don’t survive the test?

Witness for Peace's official statement on domestic immigration policy.

A Spanish-language guide to the connections between U.S. economic policy and immigration from Mexico to the United States.