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September 2010

Sep 3 Polk County Jail ID system flags immigrant inmates

Des Moines Register

Sep 2 Polk County first in Iowa to benefit from ICE strategy to enhance the identification, removal of criminal aliens

PressZoom | US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

 

August 2010

Aug 28 Iowa, Nebraska part of roundup

Omaha World-Herald | John Ferak

Aug 27 ICE halts some deportation proceedings, Grassley critcizes the move

The Iowa Independent | Elise Foley

Aug 25 Prosecutors: Rubashkin judge knew little of raid

Des Moines Register | Grant Schulte

Aug 24 Conservative groups launch cohesive attack on immigration memo

The Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington

Aug 24 Group: Angle among biggest obstacles to immigration reform

The Hill | Molly K. Hooper

Aug 23 Latham: No immigration reform this year

The Iowa Independent | Meghan Malloy

Aug 16 Conlin: Undocumented immigrants play a big role in Iowa’s economy

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Aug 16 “Without Undocumented Workers, Denison and Storm Lake Would Collapse”- Roxanne Conlin

La Prensa | Lorena Lopez A.

Aug 15 Fingerprints to flag inmates

Omaha World-Herald | Cindy Gonzalez

Aug 12 A new beginning for meatpacking plant

American Public Media, Marketplace | Jeff Horwich

Aug 8 Drake prof's film on immigration to premiere on Documentary Channel

Drake University | News Release

Aug 5 GOP lists 14th Amendment as an ‘accomplishment’

The Iowa Independent | Paul Schmelzer

Aug 5 Motion: Iowa judge helped plan immigration raid

The Associated Press | Michael J. Crumb

Aug 5 Harkin not in favor or reviewing citizenship for kids born to illegals

Radio Iowa | Matt Kelley

Aug 5 A local light for immigrants

TH Online | Danielle Kramer

Aug 4 Future of D.M.: Diversity: Recruit it, then keep it

Des Moines Register | Brianne Sanchez

Aug 4 Grassley supports review of 14th Amendment

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

 

July 2010

Jul 31 Immigration Policy Aims to Help Military Families

The New York Times | Julia Preston

Jul 30 Anti-immigrant rhetoric will lead to trouble for all Iowans, advocates say

The Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington

Jul 30 Immigration law's critics rally at Capitol

Des Moines Register | Daniel P. Finney

Jul 29 Branstad: Illegal immigrant children should be denied public education

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Jul 28 Arizona Immigration Law Highlights Different Approach Being Taken in Iowa

Public News Service | Eric Mack

Jul 27 Grassley fears secret plan for ‘defacto amnesty’

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Jul 23 Findley: Increase in crime led to Arizona’s immigration law

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Jul 22 GOP leader vows to cut services to illegal immigrants

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Jul 16 Insider: Branstad's immigration views are 'out of touch,' Culver says

The Des Moines Register | Register Staff

Jul 16 Iowa native is Arizona governor’s attorney in fight over immigration law

The Iowa Independent | Adam B. Sullivan

Jul 15 Rants raising money for immigration law

The Associated Press

Jul 14 Immigrants should have to prove status when stopped, Branstad says

Des Moines Register | Jason Clayworth

Jul 14 Appeals court upholds illegal immigrant’s ID theft conviction

The Des Moines Register | Grant Schulte

Jul 12 Iowa City Friends Minute on Immigration

American Friends Service Committee

Jul 7 King says lawsuit will stop states from adopting Arizona-like laws

Radio Iowa | O. Kay Henderson

Jul 5 Iowa's Latino population grows despite recession, 2008 raid

Des Moines Register | William Petroski

Jul 4 Guest column: Many dream that in America, they will be safe at home

Des Moines Register | Mike Wellman

Jul 1 Miller & Mauro say federal, not state, solution needed on immigration

Radio Iowa | O. Kay Henderson

 

June 2010

Jun 29 Guest Opinion: Comprehensive immigration reform

Daily Nonpareil | Bob Anderson

Jun 27 Vander Plaats ad: Branstad and Culver alike on immigration

The Des Moines Register | Tom Beaumont

Jun 25 Republican A-G, Secretary of State candidates want immigration crackdown

Radio Iowa | O. Kay Henderson

Jun 23 Steve King Slams Sec. Solis For Demanding Employers Pay Immigrants ‘Every Cent They Earn’

Wonk Room | Andrea Nill

Jun 23 In contrast to Arizona and Nebraska, local group calls for ‘Sanctuary City’

The Iowa Independent | Adam B. Sullivan

Jun 22 Should Iowa City Become a Sanctuary City?

Blog for Iowa | Trish Nelson

Jun 22 Sholom Rubashkin gets 27 years in prison

The Des Moines Register | Grant Schulte

Jun 20 Prosecutions are not the answer to immigration

Des Moines Register | Editorial

Jun 18 Immigration economics expert advocates legal path to citizenship

Iowa Public Radio | Sarah McCammon

Jun 18 Lift economy by retooling immigration, experts urge

Des Moines Register | Reid Forgrave

Jun 18 Duo from D.C., California in Iowa to talk immigration reform

Radio Iowa | O. Kay Henderson

Jun 18 Iowa Slaughterhouse Worker Fears for Her U.S. Kids

WeNews | Susan Elan

Jun 18 Iowa Immigration Education Coalition brings in two experts

KCIM 1380 AM

Jun 17 Speakers to advocate boost in legal immigration

Des Moines Register | Reid Forgrave

Jun 17 Daniel Griswold on WHO 1040 AM with Jan Mickelson

NewsRadio WHO 1040 Am | Jan Mickelson

Jun 16 King: Spot illegal immigrants by their ‘shoes,’ ‘grooming,’ ‘accent’ or ‘a sixth sense’

The Iowa Independent | Sahil Kapur

Jun 14 King demands testimony from Obama’s aunt, says president ‘favors the black person’

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Jun 14 Grassley concerned with changes to immigrant detention policy

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Jun 14 King: A fence could have prevented border shooting

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Jun 12 ISU professor provides immigration insight through book on migrant education

Media Newswire

Jun 12 Vigil and Fast for Arizona Comes to Clinton, Iowa

Blog for Iowa | Paul Deaton

Jun 9 Sister decries Rubashkin's acquittal

The Telegraph Herald | Bekah Porter

Jun 8 Rubashkin is acquitted on all counts in child labor case

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

Jun 8 Asian/Pacific Americans in Iowa: 2010
State Data Center of Iowa and the Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs | Report
Jun 8 Latinos in Iowa: 2009

State Data Center of Iowa and the Iowa Division of Latino Affairs | Report

Jun 7 Former Manager of Iowa Slaughterhouse Is Acquitted of Labor Charges

The New York Times | Julia Preston

Jun 5 No verdict in 1st day for Rubashkin jury

The Des Moines Register

Jun 4 Rubashkin defense rests; deliberations open today

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

Jun 3 Prosecutor: Sholom Rubashkin ignored warnings over Agriprocessors labor issues

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

Jun 2 Some child labor charges dropped in Agriprocessors case; Rubashkin's wife testifies for defense

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

 

May 2010

May 27 Gingrich: Immigration reform? There’s a corporation for that

The Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington

May 27 No minors seen at meat plant, witnesses for Rubashkin say

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

May 27 Harkin disagrees with plan to send National Guard troops to Mexican border

RadioIowa | Matt Kelley

May 26 Agriprocessors manager, accountant receive federal sentences

The Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington

May 25 Underage workers hidden, Agriprocessors employee testifies

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

May 25 Krause campaign: Statement on immigration policy

Bob Krause

May 21 Grassley: Amnesty a ‘poison pill’ for immigration reform

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

May 17 Iowa retreats on legal immigration

The Quad-City Times | Editorial

May 14 Judge sees witness credibility problem at Rubashkin trial

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

May 14 Their stories cry out for immigration reform

The Des Moines Register | Editorial

May 13 Rubashkin trial: Worker testimony continues

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

May 13 Catholic group to continue refugee work

The Des Moines Register | Reid Forgrave

May 13 Defense targets credibility of Agriprocessors' ex-workers

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

May 12 Supervisor says he talked to Rubashkin about youths

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

May 11 Young workers describe physical meatpacking jobs

The Des Moines Register | Jens Manuel Krogstad

May 11 Postville/Guatemala documentary airs tonight on PBS

The Des Moines Register | Tony Leys

May 11 McCain: ‘Complete the danged fence’

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

May 9 Guest column: Immigration law like Arizona's would be very costly for Iowa

The Des Moines Register | Sheriff Bill McCarthy

May 9 Guest column: How GOP lost the Latino vote

The Des Moines Register | Hector Avalos

May 6 Immigration debate spills into Central Iowa

Central Iowa Politics Examiner | Christina Rivers

May 6 Local residents and lawmakers weigh in on Arizona's new law to enforce illegal immigration

Muscatine Journal | Cynthia Beaudette

May 6 King: Reducing illegal immigration will boost economy

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

May 5 Branstad flips view on linking immigrant benefits, kids' status

The Des Moines Register | Thomas Beaumont

May 5 Reed: Arizona immigration law is ’superfluous’

The Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington

May 5 Polk sheriff: Arizona style immigration law in Iowa would carry big costs

The Des Moines Register | Jason Pulliam

May 5 Tell whole story about cost of illegal immigrants

The Des Moines Register | Editorial

May 5 2010 Immigration-Related Bills and Resolutions in the States (January-March 2010)

National Conference of State Legislatures | Jennifer Bailey

May 3 Local residents support immigration reform rally in Postville

The Decorah Newspapers | Julie Berg Raymond

May 3 Agriprocessors child-labor trial starts this week

The Des Moines Register | Grant Schulte

May 2 An Iowan Reflects on the Arizona Immigration Law

Blog for Iowa | Paul Deaton

May 2 Scores rally in D.M. for immigration reform

The Des Moines Register | Sheena Dooley

May 1 Immigration protesters in Iowa tell Congress to act

The Des Moines Register | Lee Rood and Jens Manuel Krogstad

 

April 2010

Apr 30 The Issue of Immigration in the Iowa Gubernatorial Race.

The Des Moines Register | Shane Vander Hart

Apr 28 GOP candidate’s call to microchip immigrants draws backlash

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Apr 27 Fallon Forum- Sandra Sanchez on AZ Immigration Law

Fallon Forum

Apr 26 Press Release: National experts to headline IIEC Benefit

Iowa Immigration Education Coalition

Apr 26 Vander Plaats: Arizona immigration law would be good for Iowa

The Des Moines Register | Reid Forgrave

Apr 25 Patchwork of new state immigration laws grows

The Des Moines Register | Lee Rood

Apr 25 Two GOP candidates push for tough laws

The Des Moines Register | Lee Rood

Apr 23 VIDEO: Panel discussion on immigration, economy

The Iowa Independent

Apr 19 Only six Iowa counties close to diverse 2010 economy envisioned a decade ago

The Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington

Apr 16 Steve King: Immigrants Aren’t ‘Real Americans If They Love Taxes’

Think Progress | Andrea Nill

Apr 16 Iowa Independent co-hosting forum on immigration, economy

The Iowa Independent | Staff Report

Apr 14 On the Go....., Volume 2 Issue 3 (pdf)

Iowa Division of Latino Affairs

Apr 8 Union members protest ICE abuses

The Iowa Independent | Julissa Trevino

Apr 6 Vander Plaats wants Iowa to be “start-up capital”

RadioIowa | O. Kay Henderson

Apr 2 Immigration reform talk in Iowa City

J-MC Global | Briana O’Neill`

 

March 2010

Mar 31 Demographic Profile of Hispanics in Iowa, 2008

Pew Hispanic Center

Mar 26 Census controversy over counting immigrants awaiting deportation

The Iowa Independent | Julissa Trevino

Mar 21 Immigration rally sends Iowans off to lobby Congress

The Des Moines Register | Jeff Eckhoff

Mar 12 Former Agriprocessors workers to pay for deportation

Associated Press

Mar 10 Postville interpreter pushes for immigration reform

WCF Courrier | Mary Stegmeir

Mar 10 Researcher Studies Global Complexities of Iowa Meatpack Towns

Iowa State University | Newswise

Mar 9 Professor speaks for detainees

The Telegraph Herald | Mary Nevans-Pederson

Mar 8 10 Former Agriprocessors Workers To Be Deported

Associated Press

Mar 5 'Women of Yucatan' are a force to be emulated

The Des Moines Register | Rekha Basu

 

February 2010

Feb 28 Dreams and Opportunities: Immigrant Families and Iowa’s Future

Child & Family Policy Center | Michelle Stover Wright

Feb 27 Guest column: Immigration reform would help economy

Des Moines Register | Jay Byers and Mark Rosenbury

Feb 23 Humanities Award supports immigration film

Quad City Times | Times Staff

Feb 21 Living with Unauthorized Immigration in Iowa

Blog for Iowa | Paul Deaton

Feb 21 Deportation of Mothers in Iowa Tests Local Charity

WeNews | Susan Elan

Feb 8 Immigration talk at Drake to give context for concert

The Des Moines Register

Feb 5 King on job creation: Crack down on illegal immigrants

The Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Feb 4 Immigrants seek education, citizenship with proposed bill

The Iowa Independent | Michael Swanger

 

January 2010

Jan 27 Two Iowa refugee agencies to end resettlements

The Des Moines Register | Reid Forgrave

Jan 20 Des Moines calls for immigration reform in 2010

Reform Immigration for America | Rachel LaBruyere

Jan 19 Why Counting Latinos in Schenectady (and Small Town USA) Matters

The Huffington Post | Josh Norek

Jan 17 Ceremony affirms children's citizenship

Des Moines Register | Perry Beeman

Jan 17 Vietnamese in Iowa: A journey of 35 years

Des Moines Register | Mike Kilen

Jan 15 King: Deported Haitians could help relief efforts

Iowa Independent | Jason Hancock

Jan 11 Agriprocessors official pleads guilty to document fraud conspiracy

The Des Moines Register | Grant Schulte

Jan 6 Agriprocessors State Child Labor Trial Set for May

KCRG | Trish Mehaffey

Jan 6 Iowa punts on human rights

The Quad-City Times | Editorial

Jan 2 Latino numbers surge at public universities

Des Moines Register | Gunnar Olson

Jan 1 Year in Review: Stories that will continue to impact Iowa in 2010

The Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington

 
 
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