Illegal aliens making good money taking jobs from hurricane victims
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…It remains unclear how much of the billions being spent on cleanup and repairs to homes and businesses has gone to Louisiana companies. On Oct. 6, in a speech to businesses at the Sheraton Hotel, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said, "I found out yesterday that 44 percent of the federal contracts and subcontracts have gone to Louisiana companies. That amounts to 31 percent of the dollar value of those contracts.
"I believe that if there is any Louisiana business or worker who is able to do the job, that Louisiana business or that Louisiana worker should get that job," Blanco added. At the time she made those remarks, the dollar value of contracts going to Louisiana companies was around $100 million, the governor's office said.
Under the federal Stafford Act, local workers are supposed to get preferential treatment when it comes to dispensing contracts and money. But there is a catch, contained in the phrase, "to the extent feasible and practicable," which is pertinent to the Louisiana situation, given that much of the local work force evacuated ahead of Katrina…
Rojas is among those who believe that a significant proportion of the Latino work force — as much as 80 percent, by his estimate — lacks legal documentation. He candidly acknowledged that a handful of his recent hires are among them. The fact that New Orleans faces emergency needs, and is doing so without a full labor force in place, means fewer questions are being asked, he said…
