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Immigration Is Hot Topic in Iowa, Overlooked by Campaigns

Immigration Is Hot Topic in Iowa, Overlooked by Presidential Campaigns

Aired 11/02/2012

PBS News Hour

Immigration Is Hot Topic in Iowa, Overlooked by Campaigns

Clip: 11/2/2012 | 8m 58s

Immigration Is Hot Topic in Iowa, Overlooked by Presidential Campaigns

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.

Aired 11/02/2012

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