A result of last year's multiple hurricane hits..
Records have been lost, thousands have been forced to find temporary or new lodging...
Additionally, jobs in construction, house framing, roofing, electrical wiring, drywall, etc..
Construction companies are desperate for workers, and will take just about anyone that can stand and swing a hammer..
This is the perfect environment for migrant workers, temps, unskilled labor, etc..
And, those with a criminal history..
Nobody asks any questions, they usually get paid weekly, in cash, no paperwork, no taxes, under the table..
Those that are found out just walk, and never even come back to pick up the last paycheck..
They can find another job just like it in the next city, and won't likely be found out for at least a month..
In that amount of time they can do a lot of damage..
Identify "targets", make new "freinds", ( esp. with children ) and ingratiate themselves with families..
Once their debased needs are fulfilled, for the moment, they move on and do it all again..
This lifestyle, if you will, was described in fair detail concerning a case involving the rape and death of a young boy a couple of years ago.. ( Oklahoma? )
It was a bondage rape by two "men" who cared for nothing but their own personal gratification..
Anyway, that's what is going on in Florida, and actually, throughout the nation..
Look for a demand in unskilled labor, especially after a "natural disaster" of some sort, then be prepared to watch your back, and keep your children close..
Should I read between the lines? ;*{
While there is no doubt that sun draws a lot of folks and there is a tremendous construction boom, there are is a certain proportion of "low lifes" all over the U S of A.
You can assume that whatever the LLP ("low life proportion") is in the US, it is that way in Florida, too. Since they have a truck load of people, more seem to pop up. Plus the media is now on the alert for these stories.
According to US Census, in 2004, Florida was estimated to have more people than the 2004 estimated populations of 15 states and DC combined:
New Mexico, West Virginia, Nebraska, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, Alaska, North Dakota, Vermont, District of Columbia, and Wyoming.
You can figure it from their Excel charts.
And, here's the good news.... by 2030, "Three states -- Florida, California and Texas -- would account for nearly one-half (46 percent) of total U.S. population growth between 2000 and 2030, according to Census Bureau state population projections released today. "
Which means in the future, we may expect to see lots more stories of low lifes from Florida, Texas, and California.
For more see
http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/004704.html