Newsweek on modern-day "slavery" in New Orleans
Tags: illegal aliens, newsweekHere's a short article called "A New Spice in the Gumbo", subtitle: "Will Latino day laborers locating in New Orleans change its complexion?"
It contains a couple of interesting quotes:
"I'm working for $6 an hour!" yelled one African-American man at Mayor Ray Nagin's first town-hall meeting last month. "They're bringing in Mexicans and expecting us to work for the same money. Is slavery over, or what?"
Followed by this:
Milton Martins, an undocumented Brazilian working for a demolition company, complains of backbreaking work and abysmal living conditions—triple bunks packed into a stench-filled salon in a downtown hotel. "It's a trash dump," he says. "This is human slavery in America." Even worse, he says, the contractor hasn't paid some of his co-workers in full.
Welcome to George Bush's America. And, welcome to the America supported by many "liberals" as well.
November 28th, 2005 at 8:59 am
"Milton Martins, an undocumented Brazilian working for a demolition company, complains of backbreaking work and abysmal living conditions—triple bunks packed into a stench-filled salon in a downtown hotel. “It’s a trash dump,” he says. “This is human slavery in America.” Even worse, he says, the contractor hasn’t paid some of his co-workers in full."
Then go home.
I was at a McDonalds in Slidell. $8.50 to start and there were incentive bonuses. The Burger Kind was offering a $6K bonus if you would work fulltime for 6 months.
There are help wanted signs all over NOLA. I can't believe they are all for $6 an hour. Total BS.