Monday, July 24, 2006
In Arkansas town, a US crackdown finds resistance
Raid on immigrants violates sense of community
In Arkansas town, a US crackdown finds resistance
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times | July 24, 2006
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. -- The immigration agents arrived at the Petit Jean Poultry plant just before the 7:30 breakfast break, armed and dressed in khaki uniforms. They went to the room where more than 100 Mexican workers in tan smocks were cutting up chicken, then they shouted in Spanish for everyone to freeze.
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Some workers started crying. A few made quick cellphone calls, alerting relatives to care for children who would soon be left behind. The plant manager watched as 119 workers -- half his day shift -- were bound with plastic handcuffs and taken to a detention center, from which most would be deported to Mexico.
The story is in today's Los Angeles Times. Read it all and weep.
