Life After Deportation

In a multimedia series, Peter O'Dowd and Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez follow undocumented immigrants as they are deported from Arizona in the Southwestern United States to Guatemala. They chronicle the challenges deportees face upon returning home, the debate about whether it's worth the risk to return to the U.S. and the unintended consequences of the policy: A generation of young Guatemalans with U.S. passports.

View the Flickr slideshow to see photos chronicling their travels across the Central American country.

Selling Spanish Immersion: It Takes a Maestra

When you study with one of these Spanish teachers, your investment is a lifeline.

Teaching Spanish to foreigners in Guatemala has become a cottage industry — one that is occupied mostly by women. This is the final story in a series exploring the issue of bilingualism in the U.S.

Selling Spanish Immersion: An American In Guatemala

An Arizona resident recalls his time as a Spanish immersion student in Guatemala. Part of a series of stories exploring the issue of bilingualism in the U.S.

Selling Spanish Immersion: Why Guatemala?

The Central American nation of Guatemala is developing a reputation as the go-to place for Spanish immersion

Why study Spanish in Guatemala? It's cheap, unique and effective. Part of a series of stories exploring the issue of bilingualism in the U.S.

Selling Spanish Immersion: Why Spanish?

Through the Public Insight Network (PIN), we looked into dozens of cases of adult English speakers who are now using Spanish.

Americans are notorious for being monolingual, but have many different reasons for learning Spanish through immersion schools in Guatemala. This is the first story in a series exploring the issue of bilingualism in the U.S.

U.S. Consumers Key To Survival For Guatemala Artisans

The Guatemalan cooperative Mercado Global used the U.S. economic crisis to revamp its product line and marketing plan. The changed ultimately helped it lure high-end American retailers and survive the Great Recession.

A Rural Guatemalan Town With Young U.S. Citizens

American-born children living in Guatemala are caught between two worlds

After their parents' were deported, 16 American children moved to an impoverished Guatemalan town. Their future in both countries remains uncertain. It's the final story in our series, "Life After Deportation."

In Guatemala, A Debate On The Merits Of Illegal Immigration

Many understand the draw, but not all are willing to go

In a Guatemalan town known for coffin building, the question of leaving has a way of hanging in the air. Three men debate the pros and cons of taking the perilous trip north to illegally enter the United States. It's the second story in the series "Life After Deportation".

Fear of Landing: Deportation Can Lead To Stigma At Home

More than half of all deportees from the U.S. are criminals. What does that mean for those who are not?

Mixing convicted criminals with illegal border crossers has led to side effects. The good guys are often confused with the bad guys when the plane lands. It's the first story in a three-part series: "Life After Deportation".

Fly Along On A Deportation Flight To Guatemala

Peter O'Dowd was on board a deportation flight to the nation in Central America Friday. You can listen to him report from 20,000 feet in the air.

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