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Speakers Miryam Antunez de Mayolo and Mark Grey and moderator Quentin Hart discuss the basics of immigration in the United States and Iowa. This is the first in a series of four community forums on immigration, called Moving Beyond What I Think I…

The sign on the edge of Postville that greets visitors and residents.

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Many unauthorized immigrants regularly enter the United States in search of employment. A substantial number of these individuals come from impoverished countries and look to the United States as a path toward prosperity. Unfortunately, many…

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Newspaper article from May 13, 2008, Courier: More than 150 people marched Monday night in a peaceful but raucous protest outside of National Cattle Congress. For two hours, demonstrators marched, chanted and waved flags along the sidewalk that runs…
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