Immigration

October 2, 2026

USDA Cuts, Labor Shortages Rankle Struggling Farm Economy

Trump policies collide with one of Pennsylvania’s oldest agricultural economies

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Agriculture
September 17, 2026

A New System of Labor Threatens Farmworker Power

Harvesting machines and H-2A visas are concentrating power with growers and away from self-organized farmworker crews

Essay and photography by David Bacon
2026 Elections
August 8, 2026

Maine Dems Tackle Immigration After Local ICE Murder

At their Democratic convention, delegates acknowledge the state’s reliance on low-paid immigrants

Agriculture
July 16, 2026

The Most Dangerous Job in Coachella Valley

Date palm workers face immigration raids and injury to harvest a specialty crop

Essay and photography by David Bacon
Agriculture
June 18, 2026

For Coachella Farmworkers, the Grape Strikes of the 20th Century Cast a Long Shadow

Reflections on what could have been, a half-century later

Essay and photography by David Bacon
Immigration
May 18, 2026

Why a Mexican Flag Flies in Trump Country

Rural America faces a choice around immigration–one of exclusion or shared community

Immigration
May 7, 2026

On May Day, Farmworkers and Their Children Defy Poverty and Deportations

Hundreds of farmworkers, students and community activists make their voices heard

Essay and photography by David Bacon