Thread: Iowa Immigration Raids Meant to Sidetrack U.S. Voters

Iowa Immigration Raids Meant to Sidetrack U.S. Voters, Activists Say

Edwin Okong'o, Mshale Editor

Published 05/16/2008 - 8:39 p.m. GMT


Kendrick Duay, 6, holds a sign at a pro-immigrant rally in Minneapolis. Photo: Dorcas Komo/Mshale. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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MINNEAPOLIS – The arrests on Monday of 390 undocumented immigrants at a meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa, was a tactic to distract the nation from the failures of the Bush administration, Minnesota immigrant activists said Friday.

The raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents was the largest to be carried out at a single location. On Thursday ICE reported that some of those arrested had been charged with criminal offenses including aggravated identity theft for falsifying documents to obtain employment.

Speaking at the intersection of E. Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue, where dozens gathered to rally in support of the Iowa immigrants, several community activists condemned the raid and called it an attack on workers.

“That raid was used to cover up what is going on in this country,â€

[quote]On the charges of identity theft, Francisco Segovia said it was wrong for the government to criminalize people for trying to feed their families.

“It is not like they went and stole people's documents and emptied their bank accounts.â€

AGAIN....thank-you ICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If anyone thinks i'm going to take the word of a Union rep for Illegals and by Illegals , Huh !

Thanks ICE . How bout FL next ?

IMO, THIS RAID DOES NOT DISTRACT FROM THE FAILURES OF THE BUSH ADMIN. IN FACT I THINK IT HIGHLIGHTS THE FAILURE. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE FAILURE OF THE BUSH ADMIN TO SECURE OUR BORDERS.....OTHERWISE THERE WOULD BE NO ILLEGALS TO ARREST.

Using their justification for stealing identities, then if you need a car to go go work and feed your family, just go steal one!!

On the charges of identity theft, Francisco Segovia said it was wrong for the government to criminalize people for trying to feed their families.

So any crime is justified as long as its done to feed their families--
drug dealing, bank robberies, theft, shoplifting, prostitution, counterfeiting and so forth.

Isn't 'workers' a communist code word?

“The law is made by humans and it can be changed by humans to meet the needs of this country," Duay said.

Which country is he talking about???

. “That raid was used to cover up what is going on in this country,â€