Kansas Hispanics Protest Immigration Proposal

“Thousands of Hispanics across Kansas closed their businesses, walked off jobs and skipped classes Monday to join nationwide demonstrations in support of immigration rights.

The impacts were felt in some meatpacking plants, where Hispanic workers comprise much of the work force.

Excel Corp., the nation’s second largest beef processor, said Monday the company noticed a slowdown in production at its plants in Dodge City and Schuyler, Neb., because of immigration rallies in those cities. The company declined to disclose exact attendance figures at those two plants but said its other plants were unaffected.”

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