July 21, 2008
Agriprocessors raid fallout continues: Jewish liberals plan rally in Postville

An interfaith coalition -- organized by a Jewish group -- is planning to demonstrate next week in Postville, Iowa, in support of justice for workers and comprehensive immigration reform

By Ben Harris

http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/i ... n_postvil/
An interfaith rally in Postville, Iowa, will demonstrate against poor working conditions at the Agriprocessors plant there on July 27, 2008. JTA photo.
An interfaith rally in Postville, Iowa, will demonstrate
against poor working conditions at the Agriprocessors
plant there on July 27, 2008. JTA photo.

NEW YORK (JTA)—An interfaith coalition is planning to demonstrate next week in Postville, Iowa, in support of justice for workers and comprehensive immigration reform.

Spearheaded by Jewish Community Action, a Minnesota social justice group, the rally comes in response to allegations of worker mistreatment at Agriprocessors, the largest kosher meat producer in the United States.

The rally, scheduled for July 27, will follow by one day a visit to Postville by members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The group, led by U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), will meet with the families of plant workers, as well as community organizers and local religious leaders.

“An immigration system that is predicated on fear tactics and piecemeal, deportation-only policies profoundly worsens our immigration crisis by creating broken homes and tearing the fabric of our society,â€