Iowa + Iowa Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 21, 2009

A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud. – Postville news

November 18, 2009

Eleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. – Stephanie Rose

November 13, 2009

Postville Raid: Eighteen months have passed since immigration agents raided Agriprocessors Inc. meat plant, arrested nearly 400 workers, and sent the plant spiraling into bankruptcy. – On Thursday, the plant’s former vice president – Sholom Rubashkin – was found guilty of 86 of 91 counts of financial crimes. – Verdict brings closure to many in Postville

November 10, 2009

Affinity Credit Union has been awarded an Innovation Grant for nearly $40,000 from the National Credit Union Foundation to launch a prepaid reload card program specifically designed to serve area Hispanics.- Iowa

October 13, 2009

Iowa, U.S. gripped by trial in wake of historic immigrant raid – Postville raid aftermath

September 29, 2009

Filmmakers document consequences of U.S. immigration raid – “In the Shadow of the Raid” – Postville, Iowa

September 17, 2009

A new team of federal agents operating in Iowa this year has arrested immigrants with previous convictions for sex crimes, cocaine possession, kidnapping and carjacking. – But arrests of such criminals have been the exception, not the rule, new statistics obtained by The Des Moines Register show.

September 15, 2009

Viva Quad-Cities celebrates Hispanic culture – Illinois/Iowa

August 4, 2009

New Postville Book Blames Feds, Globalization for Town’s Collapse – “Postville, U.S.A.: Surviving Diversity in Small-Town America”

August 3, 2009

Frontline on Postville Raid – Guatemala: A Tale of Two Villages U.S. immigration raid leaves lasting mark

June 24, 2009

Interview with Christina Fernandez-Morrow, Latino Community Examiner

June 19, 2009

Iowa researchers found significant disparities in several aspects of children’s health-care between those who speak primarily Spanish and those who speak English.

June 5, 2009

How an immigration raid changed a town – Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history.

March 24, 2009

A Year Without a Mexican – Undocumented workers were the economic lifeblood of small towns like Postville, Iowa—until the immigration cops showed up.

December 15, 2008

Latinos at highest risk for work-related fatalities in Iowa

December 10, 2008

Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos

Attention needed to prevent Hispanic worker deaths – Hispanic workers may be at higher risk for work-related death than other U.S. workers, a University of Iowa trauma investigator warns. “Iowa has many Hispanic workers, and they are doing jobs in industries like those highlighted in a recent national report,” said Murray Madsen, chief investigator Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (IA FACE) at the University of Iowa.

December 2, 2008

Hispanic Christian band brings soul to Sioux City, Iowa

November 17, 2008

Iowans help credit unions reach Hispanics in Louisiana

November 6, 2008

Postville streets empty as immigration officials return – Iowa

October 15, 2008

The nation’s taxpayers have spent $5.2 million on the raid of Agriprocessors Inc. in Postville by immigration officials.

About 40 people attended an organizational meeting Tuesday of the Greater Quad-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

September 30, 2008

The Postville 28 — Women Immigrants Fight To Stay In U.S.

September 25, 2008

School of Social Work’s 10th Latino conference will be Oct. 10-11 in Des Moines – Grand View College

September 22, 2008

Latino American Idol contest big draw at festival in Des Moines

September 8, 2008

‘Voice of Postville’ One of Few Talking

August 28, 2008

E-Verify faces added scrutiny in the wake of Mississippi raid – Postville’s Agriprocessors raid now second largest in U.S. history

August 20, 2008

Citizens of Postville, Iowa report ICE has created “open-air” prison in town that keeps detained immigrant women from feeding their children

August 18, 2008

The largest single-site workplace raid in U.S. history may have cost a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa nearly half its employees, but it’s been a boon to labor recruiters around the country.

August 17, 2008

A small town struggles after immigration raid – Postville, Iowa

August 12, 2008

Hy-Vee Inc. in West Des Moines is one of six national retailers that received the 2008 Hispanic Retail Excellence Award at the Hispanic 360 Summit in Miami at the end of July.

August 7, 2008

In 15 counties last year, Hispanics made up more than 5 percent of the population, nearly double what it was in 2000. In seven counties, more than one in 10 people claimed Hispanic ethnicity. In only three counties was that the case eight years ago. – Iowa

August 6, 2008

Iowa kosher meat plant Agriprocessors cited for violations of child labor laws – The Postville, Iowa, plant was the site of one of the largest immigration raids ever; 57 kids were involved.

August 5, 2008

Luther pastor David Vasquez a fixture in post-raid Postville – Iowa

July 28, 2008

About 1,000 people, including rabbis, Hispanic immigrants and Catholic clergy, marched through Postville, Iowa on Sunday, protesting working conditions at Agriprocessors Inc.

July 27, 2008

Three members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus listened Saturday to tales of children working long hours at kosher meatpacking plant Agriprocessors Inc., of fractured families and the emptiness left behind after nearly 400 people were swept up in the largest federal immigration raid of its kind May 12.

After Postville, Iowa Raid, Immigrants Fuel Labor Inquiries – found more than 20 under-age workers, some as young as 13. – some worked shifts of 12 hours or more – six days a week

July 26, 2008

Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez has attended a meeting in Iowa where he heard stories from residents affected by a federal immigration raid in May. – Postville

July 24, 2008

Iowa – Auditions for the second annual Latino American Idol competition will take place Tuesday night at Dos Rios Cantina and Tequila Lounge in downtown Des Moines.

July 21, 2008

Raid on meat plant haunts town, sparks debate – Postville

July 16, 2008

Dozens of detainees in Postville face indefinite wait – Iowa

July 14, 2008

Iowa Christian Leaders Press for Humane Immigration Laws

July 13, 2008

Immigrants Find Solace After Storm of Arrests – Postville, Iowa

July 10, 2008

Eyewitness comes forward to tell the true story of what happened at Postville, Iowa (Latina Lista)

July 9, 2008

Lutheran pastor: Postville’s returned to state it was in 15 years ago – Iowa

June 23, 2008

Latino Soccer League ‘like a family’ – Man who oversees Latino Soccer League promotes a team spirit – Sioux City, Iowa

June 19, 2008

WKBF-AM radio sold to Hispanic broadcasters – Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois – La Jefa Latino Broadcasting

June 3, 2008

Did You Know? 297 illegal immigrants arrested in the raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant were sentenced to five months in prison for using false documents – but not one company official as yet faces any charges. – Postville

June 2, 2008

‘English-only’ gets a hard look – Iowa

May 28, 2008

Lawmakers: Did Postville raid stymie labor probe?

May 27, 2008

‘Mess’ lingers for Latino aid center – Waterloo, Iowa

Miles away, Postville raid’s impact is still acute

May 22, 2008

Illegal Workers to Serve Time Outside of Iowa – Postville aftermath

ACLU Demands Government Restore Basic Legal Protections To Meatpacking Workers Arrested In Iowa Raids

Hispanics bracing themselves for more ICE raids – Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois

What will become of Postville’s undocumented students? – Iowa

May 21, 2008

85 Illegal Immigrants Sentenced from Iowa Raid

Immigrants feel distress, shock, nun says – Postville, Iowa raid

May 20, 2008

Homeland Security ignored Iowa officials’ pleas to postpone Postville raid until criminal investigation of plant management completed (Latina Lista)

Update: Latino community still under siege in Postville and Waterloo, Iowa (Latina Lista)

Postville Latino community leaders ask, “What good comes from tearing so many families apart?” (Latina Lista)

New Texas Mayor Wants the Expulsion of Undocumented Immigrants to be a Town Project (Latina Lista)

Update: Postville illegals ordered to leave – Iowa

May 19, 2008

Spanish-speaking officers rare in area – Iowa City (how about only 3)

Archbishop holds Mass in Postville, Iowa

New Health-Care Center Opens up For Hispanics -South Sioux City, Iowa

May 15, 2008

Latino help center swamped since raid – Waterloo, Iowa

Human toll told in Postville – Iowa (with video)

Illegal Worker Describes Escape from Plant – Postville, Iowa

Postville immigration raid sends shockwaves – Dubuque County Hispanics feel the impact – Iowa

“It’s as if they had five kids, maybe 10 kids, die in their class because they’re not there anymore. That’s what it’s like…it’s like a natural disaster,” Walz said. – Postville principal still seeing impact of immigration raid

May 14, 2008

Did You Know? Officials say 90% of the Latino students at Postville high school aren’t in class today and a third of all the students in kindergarten through eighth grade are absent. – Impact of raid – Iowa

Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge cites concern Postville plant will close – Iowa

What’s Next for Postville? – (update: near 400 arrested – town may dry up)- Iowa – (you should read the comments below the original article)

Immigration raid notebook – Iowa – (looks like ICE did use the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo for the Postville raid)

May 13, 2008

Search warrants detail reasons for Postville raid – Iowa

Postville immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history – (as many as 300 arrested)

Immigration raid: State agency gathered student data last month – Postville, Iowa

Immigration raid: Workers take care, take cover – (in other parts of Iowa)

Immigration raid: Town’s Hispanics shutter businesses, scatter – Postville, Iowa

Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant – Iowa (largest in the history of state)

Iowa’s Gov. Culver Reacts to Immigration Raid

Postville plant reopens after raid – Iowa

Immigration raid: Proliferation of undocumented workers began in early ’80s – Iowa

Immigration raid: Plant official is GOP contributor – Iowa

Immigration raid: biggest kosher meatpacker started by Jews in 1987 – Iowa

History: Postville had recent influx of immigrants – Iowa

Immigration raid: Union fears action hurts probe – Iowa

Claims of ID fraud lead to largest raid in state history – Iowa

May 8, 2008

Attorney: Client didn’t break law by talks with immigrants – Iowa

ICE activity at National Cattle Congress sparks fear among Latinos – Waterloo, Iowa

May 5, 2008

Many Mexicans long ago assimilated into new lives in Nebraska, Iowa

May 1, 2008

Hispanic population maintains Iowa climb, data show

April 30, 2008

Iowa’s Governor Vilsack: Immigration raids were unconstitutional

Radio Iowa: Panel probes 2006 immigration raids at Swift plants

April 25, 2008

Illegal immigration issues roil Iowa town – Marshalltown, where a quarter of residents are Latino, is seeing rising anti-immigrant sentiments, especially after a deadly car crash involving a woman in the country illegally.

April 24, 2008

Courthouse officials eye Spanish – Iowa

April 14, 2008

Bill targets illegal immigrants – Iowa

April 10, 2008

English-only ruling draws fire – Iowa voting forms in languages other than English violated a 2002 state law

Jurisprudence in Español – Court employees taking Spanish classes in Ottumwa, Iowa

March 6, 2008

Iowa: ID Theft Bill Passes Committee

January 8, 2008

Baker maintains ties with his heritage through his baking – Lupe Rivera – Iowa

January 7, 2008

Hispanic immigrants come to North Iowa for a variety of reasons

January 4, 2008

Mount Blogmore: A Rapid City Journal politics blog » Iowa: El Primer del Nacion

Hispanic Media Look to Iowa with Caution

January 3, 2008

Low Poll Numbers Don’t Dent Richardson’s Confidence

Richardson Set to Send Obama Second-Choice Support

Immigration is big issue, but why in Iowa?

Villaraigosa resumes campaigning for Clinton in Iowa

January 2, 2008

Border security arouses Corn Belt – Iowa

December 28, 2007

Iowa on front lines of immigration debate

December 14, 2007

Iowa Hispanic voters frustrated by U.S. campaign

December 13, 2007

Gov. Bill Richardson’s presidential campaign shifts into overdrive in Iowa

Immigration, and Its Politics, Shake Rural Iowa

December 4, 2007

College, grade school students collaborate in Spanish instruction – Sioux City

New Tancredo ad links illegal immigrants, gang violence

LA mayor makes rare campaign stop for Hillary Clinton in Iowa

December 1, 2007

Crowd boos Clinton over immigration reform – Des Moines, Iowa

November 30, 2007

Nunez Heads to Iowa this Weekend to Campaign for Senator Hillary Clinton

November 29, 2007

Barnstorming Iowa, Richardson Talks Farm PolicyPost

November 27, 2007

Bill Richardson’s Lay of the Iowa Land

November 26, 2007

Sgt. Vince Valdez provides vibrant voice for Des Moines police – (who would have thought that a Hispanic would be the public information officer for Des Moines?)

November 25, 2007

In Columbus Junction, Anglos, Latinos build community together – and apart – Iowa

Iowa concern over illegal immigration

November 24, 2007

Hispanic women from Des Moines helping others

November 11, 2007

Richardson stresses experience, diplomacy – (in Iowa)

November 6, 2007

Richardson Moves Staff: Nevada to Iowa

November 5, 2007

Edwards Pressed on Immigration in Iowa

October 29, 2007

Latino conference to be held at Marshalltown Community College – Iowa

An estimated 114,700 Latinos are in Iowa, a 28 percent increase since 2000, according to the Iowa Division of Latino Affairs.

New Hispanic Voters in Iowa Push Democrats Into Balancing Act

October 26, 2007

Report says illegal workers not so hard on Iowa economy

Romney touts tough immigration stand – GOP caucusgoers want strict laws, candidate says

October 15, 2007

Former Denver mayor Pena pays call on Iowans for Obama

September 19, 2007

Model for building trust between police and immigrants being presented tonight – Marshalltown, Iowa

September 17, 2007

New film: “A Little Salsa on the Prairie: The Changing Character of Perry, Iowa”

September 13, 2007

Activists, candidates aim to get Latinos to polls – Immigration debate could influence election result, some say – Iowa

Two Nestors in ‘La Silla Caliente’ – Nestor Rivera, a Sioux Falls radio host, believes the Hispanic community has been ignored by the city’s political leaders.

September 10, 2007

Minutemen making roads in Iowa – Anti-immigration group has chapters in 11 counties – (key primary state)

September 9, 2007

Learning experience; Viva Quad Cities scholarship winners have high hopes for future – Illinois/Iowa

Iowa town squeezed in immigration debate – Marshalltown

August 29, 2007

Dr. Angel’s clinic reaches out to Hispanic community – Des Moines

August 28, 2007

Richardson participates in cancer forum

August 27, 2007

US Democratic presidential candidates reach out to Hispanics in key state (Iowa) ”” but not far enough

August 3, 2007

Richardson strikes chord with Hispanic audience – Iowa

August 1, 2007

Tailoring pitches to Hispanics pays off, businesses discover – Understanding the culture can be profitable. Content in Spanish makes some Iowans smile and others frown.

July 18, 2007

Area business leaders explore Latino recruitment strategies – Iowa

July 16, 2007

Immigration key for GOP candidates – Iowa

July 12, 2007

More Arrests at Swift Plant in Marshalltown – Iowa

Community college reaches out to Marshalltown’s Hispanics

July 9, 2007

Iowa colleges reach out to Hispanics

July 2, 2007

El Centro Latinoamericano has named Kimberly Hernandez its new executive director – Waterloo, Iowa

Latinos Unidos of Iowa holds annual picnic

May 30, 2007

Need grows for bilingual officers in Iowa

May 21, 2007

Soledad O’Brien comes to Des Moines Monday

May 15, 2007

Churches fill need for English classes – Iowa

May 10, 2007

Latino culture a palette of ideas – Aspiring journalist hopes to continue ‘painting a picture’ – University of Iowa

April 19, 2007

University of Iowa’s ‘immigrant’ game canceled after protests

April 9, 2007

Hawkeye staff learn Spanish – Hawkeye Community College – Waterloo, Iowa

March 29, 2007

Gang prevention meeting to be held in Spanish – Sioux City, Iowa

March 26, 2007

Latino community in Des Moines faces health concern with lead paint

March 20, 2007

G.O.P. Candidates Confront Immigration Politics – Iowa

March 19, 2007

New immigration court planned for Omaha

February 27, 2007

Conversation is diverse at immigration summit – Marshalltown, Iowa

February 25, 2007

Marshalltown to host summit on immigration – Iowa

February 12, 2007

Effects of raid still felt in Iowa town – Marshalltown, Iowa

February 6, 2007

Latinos in Perry – Iowa

February 2, 2007

Proposed immigration plan under fire – Ottumwa, Iowa

February 1, 2007

Latinos Unidos fires back – Ottumwa, Iowa

January 31, 2007

Marion mayor wants illegal immigrants out of town – Suburb of Cedar Falls, Iowa

January 30, 2007

Ottumwa police’s interest in immigration program receiving mixed reviews – Iowa

January 29, 2007

Nuns radio spot urges immigration reform – Iowa

Hispanics flocking to English classes – Des Moines

January 28, 2007

In Hampton, Latino boom forces change – Iowa

Did You Know? A majority of Iowans believe the nation is ready for an African-American; only 40 percent say the same for a Hispanic.

January 26, 2007

New councilman learned English at 12 – Oscar Gomez – South Sioux City, Iowa

January 22, 2007

Marshalltown editor: immigrations raids don’t work – Iowa

January 21, 2007

Drake University in Iowa to host art of Cuban women – Hispanic MPR

January 18, 2007

Councilman Gomez – Sioux City, Iowa

January 9, 2007

Oscar Gomez takes seat on South Sioux council – Iowa

January 3, 2007

Issue looks different through Latino eyes

December 27, 2006

Mexicans attempting to relocate legally face eternal wait

What about the children? What about illegal immigrants’ children? – Iowa

December 20, 2006

Governor Vilsack Blasts Homeland Security About Immigration Raid – Iowa (offers state help for families)

December 19, 2006

Students craft policy at Iowa’s first Minority Youth Congress

Marshalltown Business Slows After Raid – Iowa

December 18, 2006

Church Leaders Hold Vigil After Immigration Sweep – Des Moines, Iowa

December 17, 2006

Marshalltown Meeting Helps Hispanics Deal With Immigrant Raid – Iowa

Immigration’s effects frustrate residents – RAID AFTERMATH: MARSHALLTOWN – Iowa

December 15, 2006

Illegal Immigrants Moved Out of Camp Dodge – Iowa

Federal agents make another Marshalltown arrest – Iowa

Schools serving as “safe haven” after Swift raid – Marshalltown, Iowa

Kids of those arrested in Marshalltown skip school – Iowa

December 14, 2006

Mission to locate nursing mother fails. A priest and nun looking for the woman at Camp Dodge say an immigration official “wouldn’t tell us anything about anybody.’ – Marshalltown, Iowa – raid news

December 13, 2006

Raid was 9/11 moment, say Marshalltown’s Mexican teens – Iowa

Immigrant Impact on Marshalltown – Iowa

Feds raid Marshalltown plant; busloads of workers arrested – Iowa

Interactive Map of ICE Raids on Swift & Company Meat Packing Plants in Six States

December 11, 2006

Westrum uses Spanish skills to jump-start new business – Des Moines, Iowa

It’s Christmas, Mexican style – About 1,000 turn out for event at Hancher Auditorium – Iowa City

December 7, 2006

Iowans learn to deal with immigration

December 6, 2006

State policy must be more welcoming to immigrants if Iowa and two other Midwest states are to thrive economically – Nebraska y Minnesota