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Immigrants reshape Kansas towns with growing Hispanic presence
In southwest and central Kansas, Hispanic families push population shares higher in schools and communities. Leaders warn of costs and labor needs, while residents debate integration, crime fears, and cultural shifts as Latino workers join meat plants, farms, and local businesses.
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Pittsburg
Sharon Springs
Linda Trujillo
Garden City
Kansas
Salina
Sunset
Alan Cunningham
Dodge City
Joe Aistrup
Docking Institute For Public Affairs
Fort Hays State University
Aistrup
Hays
U.S
Kansas State University
Steve Schmidt
Seaboard Farms
Schmidt
U.s.-Mexico
Nu-Wa Industries
Chanute
Missouri
Neil Ford
Nu- Wa
Ford
Mexico
Cliff Stadig
Stadig
Wal-Mart
Southwest
Reynaldo Mesa
Southwest Kansas
Mesa
Maribel Panuco
Cliff Smedley
Grant County
Seaboard
United States
Vicente Fox
Leo Prieto
Chihuahua
Hector Rodriguez Ramirez
State University
Zacatecas
Rodriguez
Pedro Fierro
Leticia Martinez
Guadalupe Morales
Goodland