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Aug 23, 2017

08/23/2017: What an immigration raid did to one small Iowa town

WPP — the biggest advertising agency in the world — has revised its sales downward, with its CEO indicating that U.S. policy could be a reason for some of the uncertainty that it’s facing. We’ll find out how all the drama in Washington, D.C. could have such a ripple effect on global businesses. Afterwards, we’ll discuss a new study that shows ExxonMobil may have misled investors about how much it knew about climate change. Then, we’ll look at how a 2008 immigration raid in Postville, Iowa has affected the town. 

Signs are displayed in Postville in 2009, a year after an immigration raid crippled a meat processing plant. “It cratered the Northeast Iowa economy,” says Aaron Goldsmith, a local business owner.
Signs are displayed in Postville in 2009, a year after an immigration raid crippled a meat processing plant. “It cratered the Northeast Iowa economy,” says Aaron Goldsmith, a local business owner.
ERIK CAMAYD-FREIXAS/AFP/Getty Images

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WPP — the biggest advertising agency in the world — has revised its sales downward, with its CEO indicating that U.S. policy could be a reason for some of the uncertainty that it’s facing. We’ll find out how all the drama in Washington, D.C. could have such a ripple effect on global businesses. Afterwards, we’ll discuss a new study that shows ExxonMobil may have misled investors about how much it knew about climate change. Then, we’ll look at how a 2008 immigration raid in Postville, Iowa has affected the town.