Tags: postville | AlterNet

On AlterNet: postville

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "postville"

Silence on Immigration

David Bacon, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 28, 2008.
National political campaigns say less and less about immigration enforcement.

Immigration Crack-Downs: Tough on Workers, Never Employers

Bishop Gabino Zavala, Comment Is Free. September 11, 2008.
Raids on undocumented workers is part of a broken immigration policy.

Immigration Raid Breaks Up Organizing Drive at Iowa Meatpacking Plant

Simone Landon, Labor Notes. September 9, 2008.
Employers are using immigration enforcement by ICE to hurt workers, both natives and migrants.

Religious Leaders Protest Postville Raid

Kim Bobo, Religion Dispatches. August 8, 2008.
Religious groups have called on lawmakers to create ethical and humane approaches to immigration and to protect workers' rights.

Immigrant Raids Must Stop

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Rep. Joe Baca, Chicago Tribune. August 7, 2008.
Why do we treat those who work the longest hours at the most undesirable jobs like terrorists?

The Translator's Perspective: an Inside Account of the Biggest ICE Raid in History

Erik Camayd-Freixas, New America Media. July 14, 2008.
An interpreter struggles with his conscience after a massive immigration raid in Iowa.

Meat-Packing Giant Raided by ICE Faces Criminal Investigation

Wendy Feliz Sefsaf, New America Media. July 11, 2008.
Agriprocessors, Inc. faces charges for wanton mistreatment of mostly immigrant workers.

Will Obama or McCain Halt our Growing Immigration Police State?

Sally Kohn, June 17, 2008.
An open letter to our next American President.

Rush to Prosecute Leaves Immigrant Victims of Crimes Without Protection

Wendy Feliz Sefsaf, New America Media. June 13, 2008.
Immigrant victims of employer abuse can usually get special visas that protect them, but recent immigration raids show that might be changing.