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Somalis Taking Vacant Agriprocessor jobs Posted 31 July 2008 A moderate number of Somali immigrants are replacing Hispanic workers, many of whom were arrested in a huge immigration raid on May 12, at Postville's Agriprocessor kosher meatpacking plant. Before the raid, hundreds of Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants lived and worked in Postville.   A multicultural community of 2,200 people located in Northeast Iowa is now welcoming immigrants from Somalia who are looking for jobs with better working and living conditions. Postville's recent cultural transformation began back in the 1990's when Agriprocessor jobs attracted eastern Europeans. Immigrants from Bosnia, Poland, Russia and former Soviet Republics descended upon the town and some still reside there today. Over the past 10 years, a large Hispanic population settled in the community and started working at the local meatpacking plant.   Somali immigrants who obtain employment and relocate, will also be added into the rich mix of cultures residing in Postville. The result is that the city is now home to people from 24 nationalities speaking 17 languages.

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