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Iowa Immigration Raids Meant to Sidetrack US Voters, Activists Say

                   
idexer.com
May 17, 2008
        
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The arrests on Monday of 390 undocumented immigrants at a meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa, was a tactic to distract the nation from the failures of the Bush administration, Minnesota immigrant activists said Friday. The raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)... [read full story]                    

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Seven Plead Guilty in Immigration Raid in Postville

 kcrg.com May 19, 2008
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L.A. organizers demand moratorium on racist ICE raids (grab yer barf bag)

 freerepublic.com May 16, 2008
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Seven Plead Guilty in Immigration Raid in Postville

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May 19, 2008
        

Story Created: May 19, 2008 Story Updated: May 19, 2008 WATERLOO (AP) - Seven people charged in the immigration raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville have pleaded guilty and will be deported. The men were charged with unlawful use of Social Security numbers. In a deal with the federal...

                   

Postville raid: The week in review

desmoinesregister.com
May 19, 2008
        

MAY 12: The largest single-site workplace raid in U.S. history resulted in the detainment of 389 of the 968 workers at Postville-based Agriprocessors Inc., the nation’s largest kosher slaughterhouse. The raid involved 16 local, state and federal agencies, led by U.S. Immigration and Customs...

                   
kcrg.com: Hundreds March for Immigration Reform kcrg.com

Hundreds March for Immigration Reform

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May 19, 2008
        

Story Created: May 19, 2008 Story Updated: May 19, 2008 WATERLOO -- Last Monday, federal immigration officers raided the Agriprocessors meat-packing plant in Postville. Hundreds rallied together outside to make a statement by marching from the Queen of Peace church to the National Cattle Congress...

                   

Immigration Raid Jars Small Iowa Town, Explains GSA Lease of Fairgrounds

truthout.org
May 19, 2008
        

The Washington Post's Spencer S. Hsu writes: "Monday's raid on the Agriprocessors plant, in which 389 immigrants were arrested and many held at a cattle exhibit hall, was the Bush administration's largest crackdown on illegal workers at a single site. It has upended this tree-lined community,...

                   

Immigration raid jars a small town

smallgovtimes.com
May 18, 2008
        

Critics Say Employers Should Be Targeted By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer POSTVILLE, Iowa -- I like it here in Iowa," said Escobedo, 38, an illegal immigrant from Yescas, Mexico, who has raised his three children for 11 years in Postville. Monday's raid on the Agriprocessors plant,...

                   

Immigration Raid Jars a Small Town

idexer.com
May 18, 2008
        

Critics Say Employers Should Be Targeted{nl}{nl}By Spencer S. Hsu{nl}Washington Post Staff Writer{nl}Sunday, May 18, 2008; A01{nl}{nl}POSTVILLE, Iowa -- Antonio Escobedo ran to get his wife Monday when he saw a helicopter circling overhead and immigration agents approaching the meatpacking plant...

Immigration Raid Jars a Small Town

freerepublic.com
May 18, 2008
        

POSTVILLE, Iowa -- Antonio Escobedo ran to get his wife Monday when he saw a helicopter circling overhead and immigration agents approaching the meatpacking plant where they both work. The couple hid for hours inside the plant before obtaining refuge in the pews and hall at St. Bridget's Catholic...

                   

Obama, Iowa and Immigration

talkleft.com
May 18, 2008
        

Immigration policy has not been front and center in the campaign so far. Except for the issue of drivers' licenses, the candidates are getting a free pass. They use the mantra "we need immigration reform" and everyone moves on to the next topic. The Washington Post reports on an Iowa town that is...

                   

Immigration Raid Jars a Small Town

1918.com
May 18, 2008
        

Antonio Escobedo ran to get his wife Monday when he saw a helicopter circling overhead and immigration agents approaching the meatpacking plant where they both work. The couple hid for hours inside the plant before obtaining refuge in the pews and hall at St. Bridget's Catholic Church, where...

                   
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Immigration enforcement in California turns focus to the workplace

alipac.us
May 18, 2008
        

Immigration enforcement in California turns focus to the workplace By Susan Ferriss Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, May 17, 2008 It didn't take long for the remaining El Balazo workers to mobilize after the immigration raids. True to the taqueria chain's name – the Speedy Bullet – all 11 Bay...

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