A new low: North Carolina cops target immigrant churchgoers
"Sepúlveda, pastor of the María, Reina de las Américas parish in Mt. Olive, said the majority of his Hispanic congregation consists of undocumented immigrants.
The church is less than two miles from the Butterball slaughterhouse operation, where many of his Hispanic parishioners work.
Several months ago, law enforcement officials set up roadblocks three weekends in a row on the two roads that provide access to the church.
Parishioners were stopped and asked to show their driver's licenses on the way to and from services. Attendance at Mass eventually began to drop as the roadblocks increased in frequency."
ELISABETH DeORNELLAS in the UNC Daily Tar Heel.