In one of the whitest corners of one of the whitest states in the country, a community of immigrants from six continents is challenging popular assumptions about politics, economics and cultural assimilation.
Inside Club 51, the only bar in downtown Postville, Ia., a group of local men play cards and discuss immigration. Im for the wall 100%, said one resident, who asked to remain anonymous, speaking with ABC News.
Lori Egan, a local Democratic leader, is “hopeful” her party can win back Allamakee County, Iowa in 2020 after it swung for Donald Trump four years ago by double-digits. The county voted for Barack Obama for president in 2008 and 2012 then went for Donald Trump in 2016.Agri Star officials say near-record low unemployment and tightening U.S. immigration restrictions have made the plant's 500 jobs harder to fill.
Workers from at least eight different countries finish their morning shift inside the Agri Star Meat and Poultry plant in Postville, Iowa.Waukon's Mayor Pat Stone, who owns a small construction company in the county, concedes finding employees is a"huge problem" these days.Egan says Democrats believe the issue of immigration could be one of the keys to winning the county back.
Joy Minikwu, the ESL coordinator at Postville High School, says more than a dozen languages are spoken by students and their families in her rural Iowa community.Minkwu, who teaches English as a second language at the town's high school, says the issue of immigration is deeply personal for this quiet, conservative community.
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