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Daggumit, what does being a melting pot mean?
For decades, the United States has been known as the melting pot of the world — a place where, according to the Statue of Liberty, we welcome the world’s tired, poor huddled masses that yearn to...
View ArticleEl Vínculo Hispano links the Siler City community
Hernan Sedda, executive director of El Vínculo Hispano, does not believe in the problems but the opportunities for Latinos in Siler City. Sedda has only been at El Vínculo Hispano for one and a half...
View ArticleMore than labor: The economic impact of Latinos in Siler City
For Siler City, change came with the chickens. In the last 20 years, two large poultry plants attracted immigrant workers who transformed the small Southern town. When Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. and...
View ArticleDealing with division in a small Southern town
When Neal Kight looks at Siler City, he sees a turf war brewing beneath the sleepy Southern town’s quaint surface. “Even in your religious communities you have turf war,” he said. “It’s just that...
View ArticleQ & A with the voices of Siler City
There are many voices in the debate on immigration – even within a town of less than 8,000 people. As WhichWayNC explored Siler City, different opinions arose in the discussion on immigration, its...
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