June 04, 2008
COMMUNITY

Focus Group to tackle immigration issues

By Jeanne Visser
for Sioux County Index

HULL, Iowa (STPNS) -- As an elected official, Dennis Wright believes in responding to his constituents by trying to get things done.

More than 100 concerned Sioux County citizens packed the Sioux County Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 26 to express frustration with immigration issues. Everyone agreed that the law has to be enforced when it comes to people entering this country illegally, but they also agreed that immigrant workers are important to the economy of Sioux County.

“Obviously this is a huge issue in the county when so many people show up at a Supervisor’s meeting,â€