Immigration Is Hot Topic in Iowa, Overlooked by Campaigns

Name: Immigration Is Hot Topic in Iowa, Overlooked by Campaigns
Uploaded: 2012-11-02T22:30:00Z
Duration: P538S
Description: 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.

Clip: 11/02/2012 | 8m 58s

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: 11/02/12

Rating: NR

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Immigration Is Hot Topic in Iowa, Overlooked by Campaigns

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