Refugees fill jobs in Cactus, Texas, after immigration sweep
Refugees fill jobs in Cactus, Texas, after immigration sweep
DAVID McLEMORE
Sixteen months ago, federal agents swept into the Panhandle town of Cactus, Texas, in Moore County as part of a massive raid of Swift & Co. beef processing plants across the country. They arrested 297 workers on immigration violations and sent hundreds more fleeing the community for fear of more raids.
Days after immigration sweeps this week at poultry processing plants in five states, Dumas City Manger Vince DiPiazza has advice for communities reeling from the effects of such raids: The more things change, the more they stay the same.
“Things were a little rocky in the short-term, but the upheaval of the raids hasn’t hurt us financially,â€