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Immigration raid in Iowa largest ever in US
Federal officials say a raid at a northeastern Iowa meat processing plant this week was the largest in U.S. history.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say 390 people have been arrested on immigration charges after Monday's raid at Agriprocessors Inc. in Postville. The facility is the world's largest kosher meatpacking plant.
The raid was aimed at seeking evidence of identity theft, stolen Social Security numbers and people who are in the country illegally.
Fifty-six of those arrested have been released on humanitarian grounds; many of them have to take care of children.
Others arrested in the raid at are being held in county jails and at a converted fairgrounds. Federal officials say a raid at a northeastern Iowa meat processing plant this week was the largest in U.S. history. ... more -
Not Open to Interpretation - An Iraqi interpreter for the US ARMY tells her story
If you were a college student at a university in Baghdad when the US-led invasion began, the job prospects upon graduating were not too hot. Many Iraqis took jobs as interpreters with the US forces; putting their lives, and those of their families at risk.
A departure from the typical media coverage of "Operation Iraqi Freedom," this pod tells the gut-wrenching story of a young Iraqi's struggle to make ends meet and stay alive. Eventually forced to flee the only home she had ever known, she set sights on a life in the US. But, what she didn't realize was once she left Iraq, the struggle would not soon be over.
She is one, but her story represents many. If you were a college student at a university in Baghdad when the US-led invasion began, the job prospects upon graduating were not to... more -
Can the dream become a reality?
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has until mid-October to pass or veto the "California Dream Act." The bill would allow undocumented students to apply and qualify for tuition breaks for community college and low-income grants. Critics say that the bill would take away much needed financial aid for legal students, while supporters argue that undocumented students shouldn't be held accountable for the actions of their parents. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has until mid-October to pass or veto the "California Dream Act." The bill would allow undocumented studen... more
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