When a town's biggest employer closes, people start looking for someone to blame. Newcomers are often first in line, and the town that once welcomed immigrants might start asking whether it can still afford to. That's not what happened in Emporia, Kansas. In 2025, the Tyson meat processing plant closed and hundreds of immigrant workers lost their jobs at once. The community pulled in the state agencies, local workforce partners, and nonprofits t…
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