Re: Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant

In article <aea14d71-5aca-4f1c-a524-e7a598e221be@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Ken <threeriversguy_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 12, 11:09=A0am, "Shmaryahu b. Chanoch" <Omega....@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant
Associated Press
2:30 PM CDT, May 12, 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Federal Immigration agents on Monday arrested at
least 300 people during a raid at a Postville meat processing plant.

The raid by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was
the largest such operation in Iowa history, said Matt M. Dummermuth,
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa.

Dummermuth said the raid at the Agriprocessors Inc. plant came after
months of planning. Agriprocessors is the world's largest kosher
meatpacking plant.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-immigrationraid,0,487170...

Everyone,

What I'm writing assumes that there is some validity in the reasons
for raiding the plant. I read all the thread's posts and didn't
notice one that brings up the following:

Am I the only one who is concerned that in the eyes of the "majority",
this puts a black mark on all Jews? I hate any situation that gives
them the opportunity to say, "You know, they're all like that."

Am I being overly cautious or sensitive?

I have read that many of those arrested have filed suit
against the government agents for false arrest. I have
not seen any followup of the raid, but I suspect that a
large number even of native Americans were "caught".


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