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Immigration Reform Next Up On Bishops' Wish List For Congress, Nancy Frazier O'Brien Nov 2009

Immigration Reform Next Up On Bishops' Wish List For Congress, Nancy Frazier O'Brien

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Catholic News Service article from Nov. 25, 2009: Over the years, hundreds of thousands of postcards have come from U.S. Catholics in organized efforts to influence members of Congress on issues ranging from partial-birth abortion to human cloning to health care reform.


Excerpt Testimony Of Sholom Rubashkin, Sholom Rubashkin Nov 2009

Excerpt Testimony Of Sholom Rubashkin, Sholom Rubashkin

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The testimony of Sholom Rubashkin concerning the Agriprocessors immigration raid in Postville, Iowa.


Testimony Of Leah Rubashkin, Leah Rubashkin Nov 2009

Testimony Of Leah Rubashkin, Leah Rubashkin

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The testimony of Leah Rubashkin concerning the Agriprocessors immigration raid in Postville, Iowa.


Why Should We Care And Be Involved? Interfaith Alliance, Des Moines, Iowa, November 9, 2008, Mary Mccauley Nov 2009

Why Should We Care And Be Involved? Interfaith Alliance, Des Moines, Iowa, November 9, 2008, Mary Mccauley

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An address given by Mary McCauley about her experience providing support to those directly impacted by the Postville raid.


Cardinal, Others Discuss Faith-Based Forces Aligning On Immigration, Patricia Zapor Sep 2009

Cardinal, Others Discuss Faith-Based Forces Aligning On Immigration, Patricia Zapor

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Catholic News Service article from Sept. 22, 2009: The next phase in the drive for comprehensive immigration reform is taking root in parish basements, church sanctuaries and Jewish summer camps.


Help Given To Immigrants Affected By Iowa Raid Called Faith In Action, Joseph O'Brien May 2009

Help Given To Immigrants Affected By Iowa Raid Called Faith In Action, Joseph O'Brien

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Catholic News Service article from May 18, 2009: After the first anniversary observance of the immigration raid in Postville May 12, Archbishop Jerome G. Hanus of Dubuque said he hoped the event would show the world that faith in Christ ended in action.


Prayer Service On The Anniversary Of The Postville Raid May 2009

Prayer Service On The Anniversary Of The Postville Raid

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No abstract provided.


A National Call For Solidarity May 2009

A National Call For Solidarity

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No abstract provided.


May 12, 2009, Postville, Iowa, Scheduled Events May 2009

May 12, 2009, Postville, Iowa, Scheduled Events

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No abstract provided.


First Anniversary Us Immigration And Customs (Ice) Raid At Agriprocessors In Postville, Iowa May 2009

First Anniversary Us Immigration And Customs (Ice) Raid At Agriprocessors In Postville, Iowa

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No abstract provided.


Iowa, Other Raids Rallying Points In Push For Immigration Changes, Patricia Zapor May 2009

Iowa, Other Raids Rallying Points In Push For Immigration Changes, Patricia Zapor

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Catholic News Service article from May 12, 2009: A year ago a dramatic workplace immigration raid turned the town of Postville, Iowa, on its head, with the arrest of 389 immigrant workers rippling through to most of the town's 2,300 residents, straining resources and ultimately leading to closed businesses around town.


Braley Statement On One Year Anniversary Of The Postville Raid, Bruce Braley May 2009

Braley Statement On One Year Anniversary Of The Postville Raid, Bruce Braley

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No abstract provided.


First Anniversary Of The Postville Raid May 2009

First Anniversary Of The Postville Raid

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No abstract provided.


Prayer Vigil, Mark A. Anderson May 2009

Prayer Vigil, Mark A. Anderson

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No abstract provided.


Prayer Service And Vigil: Oraciòn Y Vgilia May 2009

Prayer Service And Vigil: Oraciòn Y Vgilia

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No abstract provided.


A Hard Year, A Cloudy Future, Jens Manuel Krogstad May 2009

A Hard Year, A Cloudy Future, Jens Manuel Krogstad

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No abstract provided.


Statement By Senator Tom Harkin, Tom Harkin May 2009

Statement By Senator Tom Harkin, Tom Harkin

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No abstract provided.


Pedro's Letter To Mrs. Obama, Pedro Arturo Lopez Vega May 2009

Pedro's Letter To Mrs. Obama, Pedro Arturo Lopez Vega

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A letter written to Michelle Obama requesting her to ask for a three day visa for Consuelo Vega Nava by her son so she could attend his eighth grade graduation.


Congressman Tom Latham Statement, Tom Latham May 2009

Congressman Tom Latham Statement, Tom Latham

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No abstract provided.


Pedro's Letter To President Obama, Pedro Arturo Lopez Vega May 2009

Pedro's Letter To President Obama, Pedro Arturo Lopez Vega

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A letter written to Barack Obama requesting a three day visa for Consuelo Vega Nava by her son so she could attend his eighth grade graduation.


Court Rulings, New Policies Seen As Important Changes For Immigrants, Patricia Zapor May 2009

Court Rulings, New Policies Seen As Important Changes For Immigrants, Patricia Zapor

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Catholic News Service article from May 6, 2009: The Supreme Court's unanimous decision May 4 that said the government was wrong to prosecute illegal immigrants for identity theft in certain types of cases was the latest of several rulings and policy announcements that will effectively roll back approaches on immigration initiated by the Bush administration.


Bishops Discuss Joys, Challenges Of Shepherding Rural Dioceses, Mark Pattison May 2009

Bishops Discuss Joys, Challenges Of Shepherding Rural Dioceses, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from May 6, 2009: Demographics may be the biggest challenge to bishops in rural-dominant dioceses.


Charles E. Grassley Letter, Charles E. Grassley May 2009

Charles E. Grassley Letter, Charles E. Grassley

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No abstract provided.


Content Of Press Packet May 2009

Content Of Press Packet

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No abstract provided.


Events Analyze 2008 Raid In Postville [Northern Iowan Article], Rachel Zidon May 2009

Events Analyze 2008 Raid In Postville [Northern Iowan Article], Rachel Zidon

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No abstract provided.


Clergy, Religious Offer Perspectives On Aftermath Of Postville Raid, Mark Pattison May 2009

Clergy, Religious Offer Perspectives On Aftermath Of Postville Raid, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from May 1, 2009: Reverberations from the immigration raid in Postville last May are still being felt in the town and throughout the Archdiocese of Dubuque, of which Postville is a part.


Town's Economy Is Hit Hard After Immigration Raid, Mark Pattison May 2009

Town's Economy Is Hit Hard After Immigration Raid, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from May 1, 2009: When Father Paul Ouderkirk assumed the pastorate of St. Bridget Parish in Postville in 2000, he estimated the town's population at 2,000. Within a year, he said, it had grown to 2,500.


U.S. Citizenship On Horizon For Former Meatpacking Plant Worker, Mark Pattison Apr 2009

U.S. Citizenship On Horizon For Former Meatpacking Plant Worker, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from Apr. 30, 2009: Elmer Herrera was detained, but not detained in the same way other immigrant residents of Postville were a year ago.


Priest Came Out Of Retirement To Help Meatpacking Plant Workers, Mark Pattison Apr 2009

Priest Came Out Of Retirement To Help Meatpacking Plant Workers, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from Apr. 29, 2009: Father Paul Ouderkirk has a nice house in northeastern Iowa where he was living in comfortable retirement, overseeing the banks of, as he calls it, "the mighty Missi-Sloppy."


Community Media Makes Big Difference In Small Town, Mark Pattison Apr 2009

Community Media Makes Big Difference In Small Town, Mark Pattison

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Catholic News Service article from Apr. 29, 2009: If you want to see the impact of low-power media, look no further than radio station KPVL-FM in Postville.