Voices on the Border works with partner organizations in El Salvador and the United States on a number of important political issues affecting El Salvador, such as:

Political Prisoners, arrested for protesting water privatization in Suchitoto and threatened with sentences of up to 40-60 years - under anti-terrorism legislation.

Free Trade which threatens the livelihoods of small farmers and the ability of people and their governments to decide what environmental, labor, and community laws they feel are important.

The International Law Enforcement Academy and repressive police tactics.

Health Care issues and economic restraints to people's access to this most basic human right.

The School of the Americas and US torture training of Latin America militaries.

Mining exploitation that displaces and poisons communities.