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PBS Examines Immigration and Communities

Posted by: Michael Dudley
Thanks to: Michael Dudley
29 January 2005 - 7:00am

A PBS Special looks at the impact of immigration on U.S. communities.

"An explosion in immigration, most of it illegal, has caught many communities in America off guard. On Friday, January 28, 2005 at 9 PM on PBS (check local listings), NOW takes viewers to North Carolina, which has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic communities in the nation. Local employers say they can't live without their immigrant labor, but local officials say they can't shoulder the costs in education, law enforcement and other community services."

Full Story: America's Immigration Explosion
Source: Truthout, January 28, 2005
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