Scott Olson/Getty ImagesThe latest instance of “Iowa Nice” as practiced by Gov. Kim Reynolds includes empowering the police in her state to arrest undocumented immigrants.She thereby makes Iowa a place for immigrants to avoid when it is in the midst of an ongoing labor shortage.Even if you were a completely legal immigrant in the county, why would you seek to settle in a state when you have to worry about becoming fair game to any cop who pulls you over?Or, if you are an immigrant already workin
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The head of Sioux City’s NAACP reflects on the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd.
“We have seen change that people are talking about, but I don’t know we can put our teeth into it, because things are still happening.”
That is Ike Rayford who is talking about incidents involving injustice against Black men across the country.
He say accountability is important and is happening in the case surrounding Officer Dereck Chauvin convicted in the murder of George Floyd and the upcoming litigation involving the other officers in the case.
Rayford says he is satisfied with tranparancy shown by local law enforcement. The Sioux City Police Department started using body cameras late last year.