{"id":7979,"date":"2018-06-12T11:23:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T16:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=7979"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:42:26","slug":"what-we-have-learned-10-years-after-postville-the-largest-immigration-raid-in-u-s-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2018\/06\/12\/what-we-have-learned-10-years-after-postville-the-largest-immigration-raid-in-u-s-history\/","title":{"rendered":"What we have learned 10 years after Postville, the largest immigration raid in U.S. history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Children in traditional Hasidic Jewish attire run joyfully on the playground. Some of their playmates speak Spanish, others are Anglos with bobbing blond hair. Multiple languages float through the August air under the music. A Mexican band sings and strums its guitars as the sequins on the band member\u2019s sombreros glitter in the sun. 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