Thread: Katrina Survivors and Cleanup Workers Wait for Money

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Katrina Survivors and Cleanup Workers Wait for Money


AccountingWEB.com - Nov-8-2005 - Gulf Coast residents who weathered Hurricane Katrina and the immigrants who flooded in to clean up the mess are playing a waiting game, and their patience has run out.
Mississippi and Louisiana residents who lost their homes and businesses are waiting for their insurance checks; workers, many of them illegal immigrants, are still waiting for paychecks after weeks of work.

Meanwhile, the federal government is waiting for $3.7 billion from the state of Louisiana as repayment for its hurricane relief costs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may be waiting the longestâ€â€

I think I posted this story somewhere on the site or, at least, one similar to this and my reaction about those illegals that, if they had not broken laws and paid someone to bring them here for those jobs, they wouldn't have a need to worry about not being paid. The old saying, "You get what you pay for" is appropriate here.

My heart goes out to residents of NO who've lost everything. As for the illegal who spent $2400 to be smuggled in, I feel no sympathy for him!