InvestigationImmigration, Labor, Politics How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Migration Impoverished by NAFTA, residents of Veracruz crossed the border to work in Smithfield’s Tar Heel slaughterhouse. Now they’re condemned as “illegals.” David BaconThe NationJanuary 4, 2012
NewsImmigration, Labor The South’s Immigration Crackdown In mid-April, Republican freshman Rep. Matt Ramsey took the floor of the Georgia House to sell his colleagues on the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act. “If we want to effectively address illegal immigration, we can’t wait for our federal government to act,” he said… Hannah Rappleye & Lisa Riordan SevilleJuly 30, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment, Labor, Politics Rules Should Follow Small Fishermen Is the government destroying fisheries in order to save them? Tom GogolaNewsdayJuly 29, 2011
NewsLabor Bob Moser’s Great American Prospects On June 28, the American Prospect announced that Bob Moser, editor of the Texas Observer since October 2008, would become its new executive editor. Moser has a long and celebrated career in journalism… Daniel JudtJuly 27, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment, Labor, Politics Bycatch 22 As a twisted consequence of overfishing regulations, commercial fishermen have no choice but to catch sea bass, flounder, monkfish, and tuna — and throw them dead back into the sea. Tom GogolaNew YorkJuly 10, 2011
ImpactImmigration, Labor Investigative Fund story led to largest human trafficking indictment in US history It’s been a terrific period for The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. Our muckraking reporters have been chasing leads across continents and following important stories over months, even years, with impressive payoff. Now we’re asking you to support this important work as we launch our annual fund drive. Esther KaplanJune 2, 2011
InvestigationImmigration, Labor Lou Dobbs, American Hypocrite While he railed against “illegal aliens” and their “illegal employers,” undocumented immigrants tended to Lou Dobbs’ estates and prize horses. Isabel MacdonaldThe NationOctober 7, 2010
InvestigationImmigration, Labor Indocumentados trabajaron para Dobbs Lou Dobbs regularmente arremetía contra los “empleadores de ilegales.” Sin embargo, el propio Dobbs utilizó mano de obra de indocumentados para que trabajaran en sus propiedades multimillonarias y que atendieran los caballos que le tiene a su hija Hillary. Isabel MacdonaldEl DiarioOctober 7, 2010
AnalysisImmigration, Labor Behind a Human Trafficking Investigation On September 1, the Department of Justice leveled the largest human trafficking indictment in US history… John BoweSeptember 14, 2010
ImpactImmigration, Labor Federal Indictments in Human Trafficking Scheme Mordechai Orian, the target of an Investigative Fund probe into human trafficking, is now under federal indictment, in the largest such federal case in history. Esther KaplanSeptember 7, 2010