The Postville Project

Documenting a Community in Transition

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

Filmmaker Luis Argueta tells the story of creating the documentary film, AbUSed: The Postville Raid, and shows clips from the film. This lecture and presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1,…

Panelists Mark Grey, Michele Devlin, and Aaron Goldsmith discuss the recent history of Postville, Iowa, including a brief history and background, its unusual diversity in a small town, and the large Federal immigration raid in 2008. This…

Community service providers discuss their perceptions of the initial impact of the Postville raid, its continued effect of the community, and the future direction of Postville. Panelists include Chad Wahls, Postville Schools principal); Nina Van…

Filmmaker Luis Argueta tells the story of creating the documentary film, AbUSed: The Postville Raid, and shows clips from the film. This lecture and presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1,…

Attorney James Benzoni of Benzoni Law Firm, Des Moines discusses the legal, judicial and constitutional implications of United States immigration law and the Postville raid. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and…
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