Filmmaker Tania Rahkmanova arrives in Syria to film "Iraqi Exodus."

Global remittances -- funds sent from migrant workers to their home countries -- were recorded at $318 billion in 2007.

Filmmaker Nina Alvarez talks about a mother's love for her son and shares her personal experience as a Salvadoran-American.

Salvadoran gang member Traveiso's mother went north to find work in the United States. His mother’s story paints a portrait of one immigrant’s experience and the difficulties of life stretched across borders.

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In this lesson, students will look at the harsh realities of gang life, the impact of gang life on El Salvador society, and what is and isn't being done to resolve the issue.

(Encore presentation August 5, 2008) With unprecedented access to the lives of these self-proclaimed “homeboys,” "18 with a Bullet" uncovers the inner workings of a gang whose transnational membership numbers in the tens of thousands and which has captured the attention of U.S. law enforcement.