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PBS NewsHour | Immigration Is Hot Topic in Iowa, Overlooked by Campaigns | PBS

Duration: 08:59
Program: PBS NewsHour #10489
Broadcast Date: Nov. 2, 2012

Hispanics may be only 5 percent of Iowa's population, but that number represents a boom of 110 percent in 10 years, driven in part by the meat industry jobs. While immigration was a big topic for the Republican caucuses, Iowa Public Television's Paul Year reports on why presidential candidates have been silent on the issue.

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Post Date: November 2, 2012