More trouble for immigrant workers in Postville, Iowa. This story just kills me. For those who don't know the backstory Postville is a small town in Iowa that first made news when the local slaughterhouse was bought by a group of Hasidic Jews from the East Coast, who proceeded to move into the small town, causing all sorts of ruckus. Yeah. Slight culture shock.
Anyway, in May there was the largest immigration raid in the US, with ICE arresting almost 500 people, 389 of whom are still awaiting trial to be deported. Their families are stuck, and generally not able to find work. After shutting down some operations, Agriprocessors imported some workers from Palau. Here's where the story above picks up.
More Postville links:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/opinion/13sun2.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/17/AR2008051702474.html
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Kosher chicken Palauans
Posted by heather c. at 12:39 PM
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ICE hung out by an elementary school here. Picked up parents as they went to pick up their kids. Makes me discussed with our country.
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