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Iowa immigration raid

Peter Menkin

06/22/08

It is the largest operation immigration in U.S. history, is produce 12 May 2008, whose repercussions continue to Postville Iowa, as the religious community continues its reaction. It also raided the largest employer in northeast Iowa, and the largest kosher meat packing plant in the United States. A church leader called a "disaster caused by man. "

According to The Washington Post, the meat company, founded by Aaron Rubashkin is "the greatest" Glatt kosher meat producer, made to strict kosher standards. The plant produces brands with better meat Iowa, Aaron's Best and Rubashkin.

The New York-based Orthodox Union, which certifies kosher plants, says the plant provides 50 percent of the highest in the nation, kosher chickens, and a third of their meat products.

The raid, conducted in 2600 in the town of Postville, Iowa, despite its diversity, is mostly Lutheran. The Church Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the bishop, the Rev. Dr. Steven L. Ullestad, said in an email to religious Intelligence:

"Service providers are working day and night to care for children without food, babies need diapers and families who need housing. They are children of immigrants who suffer the loss of friends and fear that the ICE will come and take their parents too. Schools and businesses have been emptied. A lifelong citizen Postville asked, 'Why the government decided to destroy our people?

"We must work so that the government never U.S. again do this for the whole community. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has declared the involvement of ICE in Postville a human-caused disaster. our church commits to long-term recovery of the community. "

According to the Des Moines Register, the U.S. Attorney's Office said that there were criminal warrants for 697 people in the case. There were 389 arrests, including 306 by criminal charges. That meant that more than 300 outstanding warrants. Charges include the use of false identity documents and using false Social Security numbers.

Some economic statistics on illegal immigration:

(1) the elimination of undocumented workers the estimated 8.1 million in the United States would cause 1.757 trillion U.S. dollars in annual lost spending,

(2) and 651.5 billion U.S. dollars in lost output.

Economics (3) of Iowa would lose $ 4.4 billion in annual expenses, if all undocumented workers were exported from the state.

(4) There are approximately 25,000 illegal workers in Iowa

Many of those arrested were Guatemalans, and the Catholic Church always rest, and comfort to them. "It is my privilege to serve the needs of these people," says Sister Mary McCauley, who is St. Bridget's Catholic Church pastoral administrator. "[But] I do not know why they left the community of faith alone," reports Time magazine. The Catholic Church was more prominent in direct support of all denominations. An illegal immigrant named Veronica was quoted as saying, "No we can work. We can offer our children. God bless the church "

"The leaders of the Catholic community and the many other religious leaders, has called for comprehensive immigration reform … "Says the Archbishop Jerome Hanus of the

Dubuque, Iowa

Through its Jewish Telegraph Agency, a news service, the Jewish community, the response included the statement, "As Jews, it is our obligation to defend fair treatment of 390 detainees in Postville and the millions of other undocumented workers nationwide who are "strangers in a strange land. As a nation, it is time to return to the core values shaped by the teachings of our great religions and fundamentally reject our current immigration system illegal. "

The Diocese of the Episcopal Church in Iowa on its website the statement, "… Christian communities, especially in the Northeast, including our own Episcopal community in Waverly are active in providing the families in Postville. "

The Episcopal Church in Iowa says is a sanctuary of the Diocese, "… the provision of places of safety for those who have traveled here as immigrants … We are witnessing such an important place has been for the Hispanic community in Postville who were able to move toward the Catholic Church in Postville for the sanctuary. "

Summarizes the position Lutheran Church of the church with "immigrants detained in public jails is a sign of a broken system, which is why we as a church we must strengthen our voices ask our country for a fair immigration policy. "

The conventional political wisdom has, according to press reports, the current administration is following a policy of raids for companies and Congress will support immigration changes requested by President Bush, including a temporary worker program and legalization.

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