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Immigration squeeze tests Marshalltown's pull and fears
Marshalltown Iowa faces clash of immigration and law as federal raids at the Swift and Co pork plant sample the town’s reliance on immigrant labor. Trumpeted by Mayor Gene Beach, the story follows migrant families from Mexico, raiding impacts, and community learning curves amid bilingual signs, a Latinos Unidos soccer league, and cross-border outreach.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Mexico
Midwest
Middle America
Gene Beach
Lon Walker
Swift & Co
Francisco Vargas Acosta
Vargas
Dane Zuercher
Zuercher
Mark Grey
University of Northern Iowa
Ben Franklin
Main Street
Smalltown America
Grant Wood
Grey
Villahuato
Iowa Center For Immigration Leadership and Integration
Walker
Ken Anderson
Marshalltown Area
Mike Schlesinger
Marshalltown Times- Republican