Agriprocessors manager arrested for role in fake immigration documents

10/30/2008 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

We’ve posted before about the Iowa slaughterhouse Agriprocessors, which was the target of a big immigration raid in May. Today the Associated Press reported: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse that was found to have employed hundreds of illegal immigrants was arrested Thursday by authorities who allege he helped many of … Continue reading Agriprocessors manager arrested for role in fake immigration documents

Oh boy, here we go again “meatpacker” sob stories; demands for “rights”

11/30/2012 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a story about meatpackers and their immigrant labor. Heck, a few years ago we set up whole categories on the controversy. We had stories from Emporia, KS, Greeley, CO, Shelbyville, TN, Ft. Morgan, CO and Grand Island, NE.* Most of those involved Somali refugees demanding their rights to … Continue reading Oh boy, here we go again “meatpacker” sob stories; demands for “rights”

Iowa editor admits it: we want refugee labor in our state

05/18/2010 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

We told you in January that the State of Iowa (one of 10 major refugee contractors) was getting out of the business of bringing refugees to Iowa. I meant to tell you the other day, but didn’t get around to it, that only Catholic Charities would still be providing Iowa’s meatpacking laborers. Now comes an … Continue reading Iowa editor admits it: we want refugee labor in our state

Postville postmortem

05/14/2009 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

You can go read the Los Angeles Times update story on the Postville, Iowa meatpacking crooks yourselves, but you won’t read much about the crooks who owned the plant, just the bad federal government for raiding it! Entitled, “Immigration raid leaves damaging mark on Postville, Iowa,” it ticks me off! The whole article is about how bad … Continue reading Postville postmortem

An Iowa slaughterhouse town dies, immigrants left with nothing….

11/07/2008 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

….will there be more American towns like this as the economy worsens? I honestly don’t know what to say. Read about the travesty in Postville, Iowa here: Postville, Iowa — In the days before the nation’s largest kosher meat company filed for bankruptcy, the company’s slaughterhouse here in northeast Iowa gradually shut down its operations, leaving … Continue reading An Iowa slaughterhouse town dies, immigrants left with nothing….

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