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wercal

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12. In Kansas we have Somali immigrants

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:08 AM

Dec 2012

...working in the meat plants. I have no idea how Somalis are connected to the meat industry; and I wonder if they are indentured servants sometimes.

And of there are also lots of Mexicans in the plants, especially in the southwest part of the state.

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Well, that's a very assholish stance by the state of Iowa. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #8

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