Iowa concern over illegal immigration
Tagged: Iowa, midwest, populationPosted on: November 25th, 2007
Nearly a quarter of South Sioux City’s 12,000-strong population is Hispanic, after an influx of immigrants to work in local meat-packing plants.
The changing racial make-up of the Sioux City area helps explain why immigration has become one of the most fiercely contested campaign issues ahead of January’s Iowa caucuses, which mark the start of the 2008 presidential nomination process.
Sioux City is one of numerous communities across Iowa and surrounding Midwest states that have experienced a surge in Hispanic immigrants – many of whom entered the country illegally.”*
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Election 2008, Immigration, Politics, Top Stories
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