Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville(Iowa) plant

Chicago Tribune ^ | 05/12/2008 | HENRY C. JACKSON

[iowamark]

Postville is in extreme northeast Iowa.

[iowamark]

Update: ICE describes raid as 'largest in Iowa history'

[reagan_fanatic]

We have a meat plant in Joslin, IL not too far from where I live. I’ll bet dollars that there’s a healthy number of illegals working there as well.

I hope immigration hits them next.

[iowamark]

DM Register story:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/NEWS/80512012/1001

[DoughtyOne]

I wonder if ICE has any clue WHY this is the largest such raid in Indiana history. If it had been doing it’s job over the last twenty years, we wouldn’t be in this mess.

I’m perfectly willing to place most of the blame at the very top too.

[Neoliberalnot]

Owners and operators should have been arrested for hiring of known illegals.

[DoughtyOne]

Oops, Iowa... heh heh heh.

[fweingart]

With 300 illegal aliens packing meat for U. S. consumption the diseases their bodies harbor can be spread much faster to kill more Americans.

They drive cars into us while drunk, they rape, murder and steal, they soak up all the public funds intended for poor Americans.

They are the gift that keeps on taking.

America: cut your own damned grass.

[SampleMan]

In similar news, the Dhim vote base in Iowa just declined.

[DoughtyOne]

Drop a dime bud. Tell them you’re 14 and pregers.

I hear that’s pretty effective. ;-)

[Alouette]

Oh man, that’s the biggest kosher processing facility

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[iowamark]

Read that DM Register story. I cannot post it because it is Gannett. It is unbelievable. This is a kosher meat plant(!) The illegals were running a meth lab inside the plant. A supervisor who complained was fired.

[CholeraJoe]

Dollars to doughnuts, these weren’t illegal immigrants from Canada, Ireland, or Iceland.

[kingattax]

if they arrest all the illegals, the meat processing plants will have to close.

but that's ok, before too long no one will be able to afford to buy meat anyway. americans will be on all the canal banks with cane poles

[Alouette]

if they arrest all the illegals, the meat processing plants will have to close.

PETA will rejoice.

[zerosix]

"Dummermuth said the raid at the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in northeast Iowa came after months of planning, beginning in October 2007."

My question - why did this take so long? How did the feds find out that the SS numbers are fraudulent, and does it take ONE YEAR to check on one?

[iowamark]

Union had asked authorities not to raid plant

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“44 were released for humanitarian reasons, primarily because they must care for children. Those released were ordered to report to court later.”
I’m sure they’ll show up.