Swift and Co. Donate Money to Help Families

I have written a lot about the immigration raids and the responsibility that Swift and Co. had in the situation. Yesterday, I saw this story about Swift and Co. donating $300,000 to the United Way in the six states were the immigration raids took place. $26,000 was donated to the United Way in Marshalltown.

Families separated and left without money after last month’s federal immigration raids are getting help from the meatpacking company where the raids occurred.

Swift & Co. officials said they have contributed $300,000 to United Way agencies in Iowa and five other states where federal agents arrested nearly 1,300 undocumented immigrants Dec. 12.

It is up to United Way to determine the best way to distribute the money, Swift spokesman Sean McHugh said Wednesday.