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1 hr ago | Des Moines Register

Today's Inbox: Everything has gone wrong in Postville

For weeks now we have watched the evidence of multiple labor-law abuses seeping out of the aftermath of the Postville raid.

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Wed Aug 06, 2008

NewsTimesLive.com

Agriprocessors reacts to child labor allegations

DES MOINES, Iowa - A kosher meatpacking company accused of violating Iowa child labor laws denied knowingly hiring any minors and said Wednesday that the government's allegations are "inflammatory." State ...

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Telegraph Herald

Postville returning to 'normal'

Participants in the Interfaith Prayer Walk march on the streets of Postville, Iowa, last Sunday.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform

Tue Aug 05, 2008

WOC-AM Davenport

Alleged child labor violations at Postville meat plant

AN INVESTIGATION BY THE IOWA LABOR COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE HAS UNCOVERED DOZEN OF CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS AT A KOSHER MEATPACKING PLANT IN POSTVILLE.

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Quad-City Times

Child labor violations found in Postville meatpacking plant

State labor officials said Tuesday they found 57 cases of "egregious" child labor violations at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville after a months-long investigation.

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Des Moines Register

Guest column: Fast process for immigrants in Postville left no time for justice

FREIXAS is a professor of modern languages at Florida International University. * August 5, 2008 Arbitrariness, abuse of power, lack of due process and coercion are tactics of authoritarian regimes.

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Related Topix: Florida International University, Social Security, Personal Finance, Opinion, Des Moines, IA

Mon Aug 04, 2008

Owatonna People's Press

Two locals rally for, against immigration policies in Postville

' Immigration reform is on the minds of Ernesto Bustos and Brian Sanburn. But the two are on opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to immigration policy in the United States.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Immigration Reform

Newsday.com

Family owners of kosher Iowa slaughterhouse are embroiled in immigration debate

The bearded, fedora-wearing strangers from Brooklyn quickly transformed Postville into its own small-town melting pot.

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Related Topix: Religion, Judaism, Immigration Reform

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Rally for immigration reform in Postville

An immigration rally has kicked off in Postville with protesters shouting "Si se puede," translated in English as "yes, we can." Hundreds of people marched through the small Iowa town of about 2,200 on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform

Rational Review

On Point: The Postville raid

"For a tiny town of 2000, Postville, Iowa has been tagged with a lot of superlatives lately.

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Sun Aug 03, 2008

La Crosse Tribune

Joe Orso: Shrine dedication, Postville rally offer two opportunities to encounter faith

This week, I saw two images of Our Lady of Guadalupe. One, a giant mosaic in the front of the giant Shrine Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, where people stand in awe.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Federal Prisons

Telegraph Herald

Immigration rally heats up Postville

Julie Santos leads a group of children in songs and chants during the Interfaith Prayer Walk in Postville, Iowa, in response to the immigration raid at the Agriprocessors Inc.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform

Sat Aug 02, 2008

Diggers Realm

Postville: Twin Cities Jewish Community Sent Three Busloads Of People [Video]

To show their support for illegal aliens and Agriprocessor Inc - a Jewish owned business in Postville, Iowa - The Twin Cities Jewish community loaded up 3 buses full of people to head to a rally for illegal ...

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WHO-TV Des Moines

Federal Officials Defend Documents Used After Raid

August 2, 2008-- The U.S. attorneys office and a federal judge are defending the use of documents, including scripts, that were given to attorneys as well as workers arrested in an immigration raid at an Iowa ...

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Diggers Realm

Postville: Blogs For Borders Video Burst For July 28, 2008

Jake and MJ of the Freedom Folks went to Postville to cover the rally there over the weekend.

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Des Moines Register

Throng packs Postville to pray, call for change

Postville, Ia. - More than 1,000 people from around the Midwest converged on this small town Sunday to show disdain for the treatment of immigrant workers arrested during a massive raid here in May.

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Fri Aug 01, 2008

News.ncmonline.com

Congressional Hispanic Caucus to Investigate Postville Trials

Editor's Note: The Iowa immigration raids were nothing short of a clear violation of the values enshrined in the Bill of Rights, according to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Joe Baca, Democrat

Chicago Sun-Times

Conservative Jews want kosher reforms

Conservative Jewish leaders are seeking to protect workers and the environment at kosher food plants such as the one raided by federal agents this spring in Iowa.

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Thu Jul 31, 2008

KCPQ

Study finds 11% drop in illegal immigrants

A report Wednesday indicating a marked decline in the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. fueled a widening national debate over the Bush administration's policy of immigration enforcement through ...

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Related Topix: US News, Immigration Reform, US Politics, Luis Gutierrez, Democrat

KCRG

ACLU: Scripts Show Immigrants Pressured at Trials

The ACLU is raising questions about a packet of documents given to attorneys for workers who were arrested during an immigration raid at an Iowa meatpacking plant.

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