Globe Editorial

Short fuse

July 30, 2008

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Immigration: Who's illegal now? In May, federal immigration officials raided Agriprocessors, a meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa. Nearly 400 undocumented workers were arrested, but company officials weren't initially charged. This is grossly hypocritical, since a warrant detailed egregious labor abuses. Now many of the immigrants are telling federal investigators of horrific working conditions, including underage workers as young as ... (Full article: 331 words)