Jonathan Blitzer, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and Mauricio Lima, a documentary photographer, traveled to the western highlands of the Guatemala to explore some of the causes driving historic levels of migration from the region. One area of interest was climate change; other factors were more cultural and economic, including the role of U.S.-based remittances and cycles of debt.
Jonathan Blitzer on 'Tempest Tossed' Podcast
Blitzer traveled to the western highlands of Guatemala to report on migration fueled by climate change.
The Dream Homes of Guatemalan Migrants
American-inspired houses in the country's western highlands are a daily reminder that opportunity lies elsewhere.
The Epidemic of Debt Plaguing Central American Migrants
Borrowers are staking homes and property for a chance to reach the U.S.
How Climate Change Is Fuelling the U.S. Border Crisis
In the western highlands of Guatemala, the question is no longer whether someone will leave but when.
Meet the Journalist: Jonathan Blitzer
What factors are driving people to migrate from Guatemala at historic levels? Jonathan Blitzer reports.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Cites Pulitzer Center Project at House Committee Hearing on Climate Change
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cited granntees Jonathan Blitzer and Mauricio Lima's project on the link between climate change and Guatemalan migration as evidence at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's hearing on climate change and national security.