Iowa sees evolving immigrant workforce

Latinos used to be the majority of the immigrants in Iowa, not it is changing to people from Southeast Asia. There are new problems and new opportunities.    - - Donna Poisl

Written by Jens Manuel Krogstad

The face of Iowa’s meatpacking towns is changing once again, as communities that adapted to new residents from Mexico and other Latino countries now see a surge of refugees from Southeast Asia.

The shift has prompted some businesses that catered to Latinos to close and has introduced unprecedented language barriers in these rural communities. But it’s also bolstering rural populations and creating new opportunities for businesses that serve the newcomers.
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