Claim: An ad running heavily in Iowa says meatpackers replaced Iowans with thousands of foreign workers and then cut wages "almost in half." That claim is true, according to academics who studied the Iowa meatpacking industry. But the same academics disagree with the ad's anti-immigration message and one called it "borderline racist."
Fact-check: Even Opponents Call Iowa Anti-immigration Ad Factually Accurate - FactCheck.org
Verdict: an ad running heavily in iowa says meatpackers replaced iowans with thousands of foreign workers and then cut wages "almost in half." that claim is true, according to academics who studied the iowa meatpacking industry. but the same academics disagree with the ad's anti-immigration message and one called it "borderline racist."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2004-01-12T08:00:00