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Immigration Among Iowa Voters' Top Concerns

Immigration is a "very important" issue to Iowa voters, right up there with the economy and the war.

That may be due in part to the large influx of immigrants in recent years, mostly from Mexico and Central America, who work in the state's pork and poultry plants.

Many Iowa voters say they want the next president to do more to stop illegal immigration.

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Carrie Kahn
Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.