Originally Posted by Matt 26z

This is actually connected to the illegal immigrant debate.

They passed something down there making it legal for business owners to hire illegal workers to rebuild the city. As a result, they've been flooding into the area due to all of the work. So of course these contractors want to keep the Americans out so they are "forced to hire" illegals to do the job at a much lower cost.

Americans are having a very difficult time returning because there is no housing. However, contractors have had no problem setting up temporary housing for their illegal workers.

There is NO REASON why federal tax dollars couldn't have been used to set up trailers for the people of New Orleans to return to and rebuild the city themselves. This is just another case of the government catering to businesses looking to make an extra back at the expense of low and middle class Americans.