Photo: #Buses from the Department of Homeland Security wait to transport workers picked up in a raid at the Swift meat-packing plant in Worthington.
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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)

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The Swift raid fallout

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

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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.

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  • 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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