David Bacon

David Bacon is author of Illegal People—How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants (2008), and The Right to Stay Home (2013), both from Beacon Press. His latest book is In the Fields of the North / En los campos del norte, University of California Press, Colegio de la Frontera Norte, 2017.

Labor OrganizingJanuary 25, 2008

Right to Strike Imperiled in Cananea

If the Mexican government and Grupo Mexico succeed in smashing a miners' strike, the reverberations will be felt even across the US border.

David Bacon
Immigration PolicyAugust 22, 2007

Bush’s Immigration Clampdown Crimped

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

David Bacon
Immigration PolicyFebruary 6, 2007

Workers, Not Guests

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

David Bacon
Labor OrganizingJune 28, 2006

Mexico’s Labor Rebels

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

David Bacon
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Immigration PolicyDecember 8, 2005

Beyond Braceros

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.

David Bacon
Immigration PolicyOctober 6, 2005

Communities Without Borders

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.

David Bacon
Immigration PolicySeptember 9, 2004

Be Our Guests

Guest workers in the US are routinely punished for asserting their rights.

David Bacon
Armed ConflictsJune 10, 2004

Solidarity in Wartime

In a Service Employees union hall in Boston, a hospital worker raises her hand.

David Bacon
Higher EducationDecember 24, 2003

Class Warfare

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

David Bacon
Labor OrganizingApril 24, 2003

Screened Out

How 'fighting terrorism' became a bludgeon in Bush's assault on labor.

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David Bacon

Labor OrganizingJanuary 25, 2008

If the Mexican government and Grupo Mexico succeed in smashing a miners' strike, the reverberations will be felt even across the US border.

Immigration PolicyAugust 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.

Immigration PolicyFebruary 6, 2007

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

Labor OrganizingJune 28, 2006

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

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Immigration PolicyDecember 8, 2005

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.

Immigration PolicyOctober 6, 2005

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.

Immigration PolicySeptember 9, 2004

Guest workers in the US are routinely punished for asserting their rights.

Armed ConflictsJune 10, 2004

In a Service Employees union hall in Boston, a hospital worker raises her hand.

Higher EducationDecember 24, 2003

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

Labor OrganizingApril 24, 2003

How 'fighting terrorism' became a bludgeon in Bush's assault on labor.