Immigration in the US Midwest during the 1990s: A Decade of Rapid Change

WE Huffman - 2003 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
This paper examines immigration trends and economic impacts of immigration on the
Midwest over the 1990s, especially for rural and agricultural labor markets and places them …

[PDF][PDF] Immigrants, Meat Packing and Processing Industries, and Communities in the Midwestern United States

G Artz - Invited presentation at the conference on …, 2006 - migrationfiles.ucdavis.edu
In 1990, IBP opened a slaughterhouse in Lexington. A year later, the town, with a population
of roughly seven thousand, had the highest crime rate in the state of Nebraska. Within a …

[PDF][PDF] Is it a Jungle Out There?: Meat Packing, Immigrants and Rural Communities

GM Artz, R Jackson, P Orazem - 2008 - academia.edu
Over the past 45 years, meatpacking has shifted from a predominantly urban to a
predominantly rural industry. Meatpacking plants can represent a significant share of a rural …