Workers Deported from Postville, IA, Still Struggling

Ten years ago, several hundred workers at a meat packing plant in the small town of Postville, Iowa, were arrested and deported in what was the largest immigration raid in U.S. history. More than half were from the rural community of San José Calderas, Guatemala. Our correspondent, Maria Martin, visited the town and spoke with several families. She reports on how the mass repatriation devastated this community that relied mainly on remittances.

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