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How U.S. policies helped create the current immigration crisis
Six reasons why U.S. trade and immigration policies — not ‘lax immigration enforcement’ — have caused migration from Central America. By David Bacon | The Rag Blog | July 14, 2014 David Bacon will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Crisis, Border Security, CAFTA, Central America, David Bacon, Immigration, Mexican Border, NAFTA, Rag Bloggers, Trade Policies
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : David Bacon on U.S. Policies and the Great Mexican Migration
Journalist, author, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon.Rag Radio:David Bacon discusses how U.S. policiesfueled the great Mexican migration By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2012 Noted journalist, author, documentary photographer, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bacon, Globalization, Immigration, Labor Movement, Mexico, NAFTA, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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David Bacon : How U.S. Policies Fueled the Great Mexican Migration
So many migrants from Veracruz have settled in North Carolina and the South that they name markets for their home state. Because of ferocious anti-immigrant laws, however, many businesses have lost customers as immigrants flee the state. Photo © David … Continue reading
Al Giordano : How the ‘NAFTA Flu’ Exploded
Updated May 4, 2009 This photo, on the Smithfield Farms website, (still there at this posting on May 3, 2009), carries the following caption: “Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never … Continue reading
















