Amid vigils, Iowa town pins hopes on sale of kosher slaughterhouse

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A year after federal agents converged on a northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse, arresting nearly 400 workers and upending a town's economy, residents and officials are anxious for the plant to sell and return Postville to a glimpse of its former prosperity.

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linokid Saint Paul, MN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 May 12, 2009 Judged: 2 2 2 So the lesson is enforce immigration and destroy a town. Amazing how we as a nation cant get much right, but its our own faults for letting the politicians make it this way.
anon Chicago, IL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 May 12, 2009 Judged: 3 3 1 The lesson is don't hire illegal immigrants, follow the law, and you won't destroy a town. God forbid we enforce a law. I feel for the innocent law abiding people of the town that are now paying for bad business decisions.
Roughrider50 “Peace the old fashioned way” Since: Jan 09 512 Montevideo	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 May 12, 2009 Judged: 1 1 1 This is what happens to little towns that pin their future to criminal activity. I have no sympathy for the criminals or for their associates.ICE was following the law as most agency should do but seldom carry through on. It's plain and simple do not come to our country illegally, if you breed expect your progeny to suffer, if you're caught you'll be arrested and deported and branded as a criminal. If you are a resident of these towns and are witness to this crime this is a good incentive to report the activity while you're town still has the ability to recover.
john Overland Park, KS	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 May 12, 2009 How can this plant have been Kosher with all the criminal actions associated with its operation?
Danno Minneapolis, MN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 May 12, 2009 Preoccupied by political correctness and sensitivity to families from different countries/cultures, the fools of this town are now paying the price. For every illegal, or underaged, or underpaid worker, there is further weakening of our society. This wasn't just about illegal immigration, it was about a whole slew of other labor laws that we should be angry about (child labor, wage). That should be the story here, not about evil raids by ICE, which is BS. The raid didn't harm the town, the illegal actions of the business folks did that with the help of some residents.
Bud Baxter Saint Paul, MN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 May 12, 2009 Some of the most delicious corned beef and pastrami you will ever eat come from kosher slaughterhouses. If you ever want hollywood celebrities to come to your town, make sure you have a great deli.
john Overland Park, KS	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 May 12, 2009 Bud Baxter wrote: Some of the most delicious corned beef and pastrami you will ever eat come from kosher slaughterhouses. If you ever want hollywood celebrities to come to your town, make sure you have a great deli. Why would anybody want a bunch of liberal jerks to invade thier city?
tjwillie Since: Jul 08 1,146 Location hidden	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #8 May 12, 2009 linokid wrote: So the lesson is enforce immigration and destroy a town. Amazing how we as a nation cant get much right, but its our own faults for letting the politicians make it this way. The lesson is don't hire illegals and your business will be fine. If the company would've abided by the laws in place, this wouldn't have happend. The have nobody to blame but themselves.
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