June 20, 2012

The immigration raid that became a play

Nikki Tundel - Reporter, Tom Crann - Host, Cory Hinkle - Interviewee, Pedro Bayon - Interviewee, Jeremy Wilhelm - Interviewee

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As part of the MPR Minnesota Mix series, MPR’s Nikki Tundel takes a look at Clandestino, a play being stage at the Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. The show examines the deportation of nearly 400 undocumented workers and the impact this had on the tiny Iowa town.

In 2008, immigration authorities raided a kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa. It was one of the largest single roundups in U.S. history.

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The immigration raid that became a play