(Im)migration | Dollars & Sense

Organization of <i>sans-papiers</i> at a May 22, 2008 general strike march organized by the Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT). Banner calls for “regularization for all.” Photo credit: Marie Kennedy

Immigration/Migration

Selected articles from Dollars & Sense

Building a Better Austin from Below

By Carlos Pérez de Alejo | Sept/Oct 2009

The Austin-based Worker Defense Project has mobilized thousands of immigrant workers to combat rampant exploitation in Texas’ construction industry. Read more » | View videos »
The New Political Economy of Immigration

By Tom Barry | Jan/Feb 2009

Since 9/11, immigrants have become America’s most wanted—good news for the private firms and local governments that profit from their detention.
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ICE Descends on Rhode Island

By Rachael S. King | Sept/Oct 2008

The activist community in Providence, R.I. had the sense that something was about to happen. Rumors were flying about possible raids and arrests.
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“They work here, they live here, they stay here!”

By Marie Kennedy and Chris Tilly | July/Aug 2008

French immigrants strike for the right to work—and win. Read more »

Carlyle Group Targets Immigrants

By Ryan Lynch | May/June 2008

The private equity giant is forcing fast-food franchisees to run Social Security number checks on their employees—but what is their real motive?
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Immigration History

By Barry Deutsch and Alissa Thuotte | Nov/Dec 2007

A cartoon, plus a "Short Run" item about immigrants and mortgages.
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Earlier articles on immigration/migration:

The Real Political Purpose of the ICE Raids

By David Bacon

Using immigration raids as a pressure tactic to get Congress to approve new guest worker programs is not a legitimate use of enforcement.
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Made In Argentina

By Marie Trigona

Bolivian migrant workers fight neoliberal fashion.
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The Rise of Migrant Worker Militancy

By Immanuel Ness

Recent campaigns in New York City show the way for a revival of the labor movement.
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Oaxaca’s Dangerous Teachers

By David Bacon

Resisting human rights abuses through cross-border organizing.
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Indigenous Workers in California Fields

By David Bacon

Photo essay: Cultural ties help Mexican farmworkers survive difficult conditions.
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Legalizing Human Trafficking

By Basav Sen

Current WTO negotiations threaten to worsen the already precarious lot of migrant workers around the globe.
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Immigrants and the Labor Market

By Esther Cervantes

What are “the jobs Americans won’t do”?
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Hidden Horrors

By R.M. Arrieta

California dairy workers face danger and abuse.
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Immigrant Restaurant Workers Hope to Rock New York

By Dan La Botz

Following 9/11, displaced restaurant workers are transforming grief into action.
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Captive Labor

By Alvaro Bedoya

The plight of Peruvian sheepherders illuminates broader exploitation of immigrant workers in U.S. agriculture.
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Arab and Muslim Immigrants Under Fire

By Megan Harrington

An Interview with Hatem Abudayyeh of the Arab American Action Network
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Immigrant Workers in the Crosshairs

By David Bacon

Immigrants and workers across the country have been caught up in a wave of anti-immigrant legislation and repression since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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When Is a Labor Law Violation Not a Labor Law Violation?

By Abby Scher

In Hoffman Plastics, the Supreme Court struck a blow against the rights of undocumented workers. Immigrant rights advocates are fighting back.
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Braceros or Amnesty

By David Bacon

The choice is not over what policy will or will not stop people from coming across the border, but over what happens to people when they’re here in the United States. It is the age-old American dilemma—bondage or freedom.
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