David Bacon

David Bacon, associate editor at Pacific News Service, is the author of several books on immigration, most recently Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants (Beacon).

Currently

  • Rights, Not Raids

    April 29, 2009

    Clearer rights for immigrants and jobs for workers hard-hit by the recession will go a long way to reduce competition and fear.

2008

2007

  • Bush's Immigration Clampdown Crimped

    August 22, 2007

    A federal judge in San Francisco has put on hold new Homeland Security regulations designed to crack down on illegal immigrants in the workplace.

  • Workers, Not Guests

    February 6, 2007 Subscribe

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using immigration control measures to retaliate against undocumented workers who stand up for their rights.

2006

  • Mexico's Labor Rebels

    June 28, 2006 Subscribe

    On July 2, Mexico will choose a new president. Whoever wins will face an ongoing labor movement challenging the neoliberal policies of the past.

2005

  • Beyond Braceros

    December 8, 2005 Subscribe

    In a misguided GOP reform effort, Congress is ready to pass measures that would militarize border controls, violate workers' rights and give corporations a new bracero program. Immigrant rights groups, unions, civil rights organizations and working families push for something better.

  • Communities Without Borders

    October 6, 2005 Subscribe

    Guest worker programs are a threat to the communities Central American migrants forge as they sweep across the US. These programs undermine the economic rights of immigrants and natives alike.

2004

2003

  • Class Warfare

    December 24, 2003

    Labor studies programs are under attack by a well-financed right-wing campaign.

  • Screened Out

    April 24, 2003 Subscribe

2002

2001

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