Katrina Coverage

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ACLU opposed background checks on evacuees

December 31st, 2005
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From 9/24:
The leader of the [South Carolina] chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says racism was at the heart of assumptions that led to South Carolina to do criminal background checks of Hurricane Katrina evacuees.
From the same state:
"We want to uphold everyone's constitutional rights," State Law Enforcement Division Chief Robert Stewart said. "But […]

Many refugees have arrest records

September 22nd, 2005
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The AP has an article that CNN has titled "Auhorities search for criminals among hurricane refugees" and Fox has titled "Half Katrina Refugees Have Records". The article's the same, and the truth is somewhere between the two headlines.
Not half of all refugees have such records, just around half of those making up the refugee groups […]