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Buses from the Department of Homeland Security wait to transport workers picked up in a raid at the Swift meat-packing plant in Worthington. (MPR Photo/Mark Steil)

The Swift raid fallout

Broadcast: Midmorning, 12/15/2006, 9:06 a.m.

The raid of a meat processing plant by immigration officials has shaken the city of Worthington in southern Minnesota, and is raising new questions about how the government is addressing illegal immigration.

Guests

Mike Woll: Worthington City Council member.

Bruce Nestor: Past president of national lawyer's guild and attorney who was present in Worthington during the raid. He represents local workers from IFCW number 1161.

Tim Counts: Spokesperson for the Immigration and Customs enforcement in Bloomington.

Jack Martin: Special projects director at Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).

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