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Immigrant Labor and Meatpacking Costs Reshape Iowa Debate
University of Kansas anthropologist Donald Stull says illegal immigrant workers could cause a short-term shortage in meatpacking with a meat price rise of a few cents per pound. He notes research broadly supports economic benefits from illegal immigrants, while Jack Martin of FAIR contends legal immigrants offer more positives. The piece discusses turnover, regional impacts in Iowa, tax costs, and uncertain long-term effects amid enforcement raids.
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University of Kansas
Donald Stull
Stull
Jack Martin
U.S
Federation For American Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C
Garden City
Kan
Mark Grey
Iowa Center For Immigrant Leadership and Integration
University of Northern Iowa
Grey
Iowa
Elisabeth Buck
General Fund