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Immigration in Storm Lake

posted on April 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Immigration in Storm Lake Despite the costs of assimilating immigrants, many Iowa communities seem to be not only coping but in fact seem to be prospering. Storm Lake is a case in point.

Tags: culture Storm Lake immigration

The Legal Immigration Process

posted on April 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM

The Legal Immigration Process With the current U.S. unemployment rate at 4.5 percent, a six-year low, the demands on the U.S. labor market far exceed the various quotas allotted for legal immigration. The complaint is that the legal immigration system is unwieldy, expensive, and fails to recognize the economic forces that are at play.

Tags: culture immigration

Storm Lake Chief of Police Mark Prosser (Extended Interview)

posted on April 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Storm Lake Chief of Police Mark Prosser (Extended Interview) In this extended interview, Chief of Police Mark Prosser discusses how immigration has impacted the town of Storm Lake, Iowa.

Tags: culture Storm Lake immigration web exclusive

Iowa Youth Respond to 9/11

posted on September 11, 2006 at 12:00 AM

Iowa Youth Respond to 9/11 Revisit three young Iowans, who were teenagers when the towers fell, and hear their surprisingly eclectic views on a post 9/11 world.

Tags: 9/11 teens culture

Discussion: Post-9/11 Civil Liberties in American Culture

posted on September 11, 2006 at 12:00 AM

In a post-9/11 world, Americans seem more willing to curb their own liberties to make themselves more secure from what they view as the world’s darker forces. Barbara Mack, Miriam Amer, and Dean Wright discuss the change in culture with Todd Mundt.

Tags: 9/11 civil rights culture