The story of the growing resistance of Mexican communities to the poverty that forces people to migrate to the United States People across Mexico are being forced into migration, and while 11 percent of that country's population lives north of the US border, the decision to migrate is rarely voluntary. Free trade agreements and economic policies that exacerbate and reinforce extreme wealth disparities make it impossible for Mexicans to make a living at home. And yet when they migrate to the United States, they must grapple with criminalization, low wages, and exploitation. In The Right to Stay…mehr
The story of the growing resistance of Mexican communities to the poverty that forces people to migrate to the United States People across Mexico are being forced into migration, and while 11 percent of that country's population lives north of the US border, the decision to migrate is rarely voluntary. Free trade agreements and economic policies that exacerbate and reinforce extreme wealth disparities make it impossible for Mexicans to make a living at home. And yet when they migrate to the United States, they must grapple with criminalization, low wages, and exploitation. In The Right to Stay Home, journalist David Bacon tells the story of the growing resistance of Mexican communities. Bacon shows how immigrant communities are fighting back-envisioning a world in which migration isn't forced by poverty or environmental destruction and people are guaranteed the "right to stay home." This richly detailed and comprehensive portrait of immigration reveals how the interconnected web of labor, migration, and the global economy unites farmers, migrant workers, and union organizers across borders. In addition to incisive reporting, eleven narratives are included, giving readers the chance to hear the voices of activists themselves as they reflect on their experiences, analyze the complexities of their realities, and affirm their vision for a better world.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Award-winning photojournalist, author, and immigrant rights activist David Bacon spent over twenty years as a labor organizer. Bacon’s previous books include The Children of NAFTA, Communities without Borders, and Illegal People (Beacon, 2008). He is an associate editor at Pacific News Service and writes for the Nation, American Prospect, Progressive, and San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications.
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Contents
Introduction ix
One From Perote to Tar Heel Pushing People out of Veracruz 1 Smithfield Goes to Mexico 4 And Veracruz Migrants Come to the United States 10 The Union Campaign in Tar Heel 14 Demands for Change, on Both Sides of the Border 18 A Union for Tobacco Workers 22 Narrative One. You Don’t Need to Be a Doctor or Scientist to Smell the Stench: The Story of Fausto Limon 31 Narrative Two. We’re Here Because of the Economic Crisis: The Story of David Ceja and Guadalupe Marroquin 35 Two Cursed by Gold or Blessed by Corn Communities Resist Canadian Mining Companies 41 Killings in San Jose del Progreso 47 Oaxacans Debate Poverty and Migration 53 A Government Committed to the Right to Not Migrate? 61 Can the Triquis Go Home? 71 Narrative Three. If We Don’t Attack the Roots of Migration, It Will Continue to Grow: The Story of Rufino Dominguez 82 Narrative Four. We Want to Talk about the Right to Stay Home: The Story of Aldo Gonzalez 93
Three The Right to a Union Means the Right to Stay Home Mexican Miners Resist Repression and Poverty 98 Labor Law Reform a Boss Could Love 104 Calderon Goes to War with the SME 113 Migration and Cross-Border Labor Solidarity 122 Narrative Five. We’re Fighting for Our Right to Keep on Living in Cananea: The Story of Jacinto Martinez 130
Narrative Six. No Matter What the Result, We Will Continue to Resist: The Story of Humberto Montes de Oca 135
Four Defending the Human Rights of Migrants Special Courtrooms for Immigrants 142 Bush Ties Workplace Raids to Immigration Reform 146 Myths and Realities of Enforcement 153 Mississippi Resists Political Raids and Anti-Immigrant Bills 158 Utah’s Immigration Bills: A Blast from the Past 170
Narrative Seven. They Pay Us a Wage That Barely Allows Us to Make a Living: The Story of Lucrecia Camacho 177
Narrative Eight. We Made Them Millions of Dollars: The Story of Lupe Chavez 184
Five Fighting the Firings Mass Firings: The Obama Administration’s Workplace Enforcement Policy 188 The Firings Spread, along with Resistance 195 Protest Tactics Cross the Border 204 Marching Away from the Cold War 211
Narrative Nine. This Law Is Very Unjust: The Story of Teresa Mina 220
Narrative Ten. When We Speak You Hear a Roar: The Story of Keith Ludlum and Terry Slaughter 223
Six Human Beings or Just Workers? How Do You Say Justice in Mixteco? 230 Something Less Than Citizens 238 Enforcing Labor Rights for Border Crossers 247 Canada’s “Model” Guest Worker Program 253 The Pitfalls of Regulating Guest Worker Programs 261
Narrative Eleven. The Future Doesn’t Exist for Us Here: The Story of Miguel Huerta 270
Seven The Right to Not Migrate and Radical Reform 273 Challenging the Washington, DC, Consensus 274 The Right to Not Migrate Is a Social Movement 283
One From Perote to Tar Heel Pushing People out of Veracruz 1 Smithfield Goes to Mexico 4 And Veracruz Migrants Come to the United States 10 The Union Campaign in Tar Heel 14 Demands for Change, on Both Sides of the Border 18 A Union for Tobacco Workers 22 Narrative One. You Don’t Need to Be a Doctor or Scientist to Smell the Stench: The Story of Fausto Limon 31 Narrative Two. We’re Here Because of the Economic Crisis: The Story of David Ceja and Guadalupe Marroquin 35 Two Cursed by Gold or Blessed by Corn Communities Resist Canadian Mining Companies 41 Killings in San Jose del Progreso 47 Oaxacans Debate Poverty and Migration 53 A Government Committed to the Right to Not Migrate? 61 Can the Triquis Go Home? 71 Narrative Three. If We Don’t Attack the Roots of Migration, It Will Continue to Grow: The Story of Rufino Dominguez 82 Narrative Four. We Want to Talk about the Right to Stay Home: The Story of Aldo Gonzalez 93
Three The Right to a Union Means the Right to Stay Home Mexican Miners Resist Repression and Poverty 98 Labor Law Reform a Boss Could Love 104 Calderon Goes to War with the SME 113 Migration and Cross-Border Labor Solidarity 122 Narrative Five. We’re Fighting for Our Right to Keep on Living in Cananea: The Story of Jacinto Martinez 130
Narrative Six. No Matter What the Result, We Will Continue to Resist: The Story of Humberto Montes de Oca 135
Four Defending the Human Rights of Migrants Special Courtrooms for Immigrants 142 Bush Ties Workplace Raids to Immigration Reform 146 Myths and Realities of Enforcement 153 Mississippi Resists Political Raids and Anti-Immigrant Bills 158 Utah’s Immigration Bills: A Blast from the Past 170
Narrative Seven. They Pay Us a Wage That Barely Allows Us to Make a Living: The Story of Lucrecia Camacho 177
Narrative Eight. We Made Them Millions of Dollars: The Story of Lupe Chavez 184
Five Fighting the Firings Mass Firings: The Obama Administration’s Workplace Enforcement Policy 188 The Firings Spread, along with Resistance 195 Protest Tactics Cross the Border 204 Marching Away from the Cold War 211
Narrative Nine. This Law Is Very Unjust: The Story of Teresa Mina 220
Narrative Ten. When We Speak You Hear a Roar: The Story of Keith Ludlum and Terry Slaughter 223
Six Human Beings or Just Workers? How Do You Say Justice in Mixteco? 230 Something Less Than Citizens 238 Enforcing Labor Rights for Border Crossers 247 Canada’s “Model” Guest Worker Program 253 The Pitfalls of Regulating Guest Worker Programs 261
Narrative Eleven. The Future Doesn’t Exist for Us Here: The Story of Miguel Huerta 270
Seven The Right to Not Migrate and Radical Reform 273 Challenging the Washington, DC, Consensus 274 The Right to Not Migrate Is a Social Movement 283
Acknowledgments 288 Sources 289 Index 292
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