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Raids on Swift, Agriprocessors highlighted in immigration policy critique

conatz wrote 3 weeks ago: A national commission investigating immigration enforcement under the Bush administration has relea … more →

Tags: bush, Immigration, Fuck the Police, police, Latin America, Iowa, Immigrants, Latinos, ice

Postville raid reflection and prayer1 comment

franciscansisters wrote 1 month ago: It’s guest blogger day! Rev. Denny Coon, United Methodist Church, FSPA affiliate On May 12 the … more →

Tags: Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, FSPA, ice, Immigration, Immigration Legislation, immigration raid, Iowa

Raid Victims Awarded Visas

rachelfirm wrote 2 months ago: Two days after the one-year anniversary of the Postville raid, 20 workers were awarded work visas u … more →

Tags: Immigration News, ICE Raid, Iowa, postville raid, postville victims

Postville anniversary rally smaller, but more focused

conatz wrote 2 months ago: Time may not have necessarily healed all wounds in Postville following last year’s massive federal … more →

Tags: Protests, Immigration, Iowa, Immigrants, Religion

Postville: The Difference a Year Makes

Matthew Webster wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday, immigrant rights advocates marched down the tiny streets of Postville, IA. They marched … more →

Tags: Border, Agriprocessors Inc, Aila, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Attorney General Eric Holder, Child Labor, David Leopold, Father Ouderkirk, Flores-Figueroa

Postville Paradox1 comment

Al Bregar wrote 2 months ago: Immigration reform is on the minds of some residents of Postville, IA today as they observe the anni … more →

Tags: Politics, Abregar, Agriprocessors, Illegal Immigration, IA, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ice

5/12/08 Pt. 4: Justice for Immigrants: Bishops Call for Immigration Reform

Michael wrote 2 months ago: More from justiceforimmigrants.org, the bishops site for catechizing on the issue of immigration. H … more →

Tags: Immigration reform, justice for immigrants, St. Bridget Postville

5/12/08 Pt. 3: Justice for Immigrants-Immigration Myths

Michael wrote 2 months ago: Justiceforimmigrants.org is the website for The Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform sponsored b … more →

Tags: immigration myths, St. Bridget Postville

5/12/08 Pt. 2

Michael wrote 2 months ago: At 10 AM on May 12, 2008, 389 people were detained and families were seperated, many for months. Sa … more →

Tags: Post, st. bridget

5/12/08

Michael wrote 2 months ago: The following was a paper that I wrote for a class on the Common Good as part of Viterbo’s Ma … more →

Tags: Immigration, Justice, May 12 Raid, St. Bridget Postville

One Year After Immigration Raid, Postville, Iowa Struggles to Survive3 comments

D. Graglia wrote 2 months ago: By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the raid by immigration … more →

Tags: criminalization of immigration, Immigration Policy, immigrants and the economy, obama and immigration, Immigration News, Iowa immigrants, Agriprocessors, Iowa, postville immigration raid

Editorial: Making the Punishment Fit the Crime

mexicoinstitute wrote 2 months ago: New York Times, 5/5/2009 When illegal immigrants apply for jobs, they sometimes present made-up Soci … more →

Tags: Migration and Migrants, Security and the Rule of Law, Economic Integration, New York Times, Illegal Immigrants, Identity Theft, social security numbers, Iowa

April Showers bring May Flores Decision from the Supreme Court1 comment

Matthew Webster wrote 2 months ago: Having spent much of this past semester writing and researching my Legal Writing brief at the Univer … more →

Tags: Border, , 1028A, 18 U.S.C. 1028, 8th Cir, aggravated identity theft, Agriprocessors, Central America, David Stout

Award for "Postville," London production for "Shakespeare Incorporated"2 comments

donfried wrote 3 months ago: I heard yesterday that my “Postville” play was selected as one of the winners in the 200 … more →

Tags: andy mcquade, Awards, Boulder, Boulder International Fringe Festival, Britain, Colorado, Curious Theatre, Denver, Des Moines

Write your own damn play!

donfried wrote 3 months ago: It’s been a mighty busy week in the great scheme of play marketing. Last Monday I flew to Omah … more →

Tags: Musings of a Crusty Old Fart, Writing Career, activists, Colorado, Des Moines, Des Moines Register, hasidim, human rights volations, Humor

Postville, Iowa: Action alert and May 12 event information2 comments

franciscansisters wrote 3 months ago: First, Paul Rael, Hispanic Lay Minister at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Postville, Iowa, r … more →

Tags: Immigration reform, FSPA, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, immigration raid, franciscan, postville iowa, Agriprocessors

Saint Patrick's Day in Postville

Matthew Webster wrote 3 months ago: Saint Bridget is one of Ireland’s patron saints.  Born to Dubhthach, a pagan chieftain of Lein … more →

Tags: Border, Mexican, Immigration reform, immigrant, obama, Catholic, spanish, New York Times, Minnesota

Three Rapids Just Outside Postville

Mavis Penney wrote 3 months ago: The water here never freezes, even in the coldest Labrador weather. This is a respected and danger … more →

Tags: Watercolor 5 x 7, Labrador Landscape, Mavis Penney, watercolor painting, snowmobile trail, ice, dull

ACTION: Day of Remembrance for Postville

rachelfirm wrote 3 months ago: Below is an action being organized by St. Bridget’s Church, the first responders on the frontl … more →

Tags: Action, ICE Raid, immigration raid, postville anniversary, postville iowa, Sister Mary McCauley


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