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David Bacon is a California writer and documentary photographer, who documents changing conditions in the workforce, and the impact of the global economy, war and migration. He is the author of several books about migration — the latest is The Right to Stay Home, just published by Beacon Press.
Migrants are dying as they cross the Mediterranean. Is there a better way?
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