[Texasforever]

Houston will rue the day. I know this is tragic BUT to make this type of open ended commitment for this many people will come back to haunt us. The Astrodome is just the Superdome with air conditioning and putting this many people in one location will become a nightmare after 2 weeks.

[shield]

It'll not be forever...Once Louisiana gets things put together better...they'll be placed in temporary housing close to home in Louisiana.

[planekT]

These people have no where to go now. They will become Houston's problem. I suspect most of them will be on welfare.

It's a burden, but how could we say no?

I hope the Lord will Bless Texas, because I have a feeling we're going to need it.

[Smarti Pants]

Oh hell, we've got the illegals to take care of already - what's a few bunch of thousands more legal citizens in our backyard that we'll need to care for?

It already takes about 8-16 hours to be seen at the local emergency rooms because of the primary care being provided (for free) to the illegal aliens...

Heck, maybe they'll stay & drive the illegals out and take their jobs away - and wouldn't that be an interesting development?

[Smarti Pants]

Oh hell, we've got the illegals to take care of already - what's a few bunch of thousands more legal citizens in our backyard that we'll need to care for?

It already takes about 8-16 hours to be seen at the local emergency rooms because of the primary care being provided (for free) to the illegal aliens...

Heck, maybe they'll stay & drive the illegals out and take their jobs away - and wouldn't that be an interesting development?

[A2J]

You can keep them, Tex. It's alright with us. We have extras.

[Truthsayer20]

Houston will rue the day.

It will take three days max before the imported folks from NO start complaining and eventually rioting. No good deed goes unpunished.

[Ichneumon]

Houston will rue the day. I know this is tragic BUT to make this type of open ended commitment for this many people will come back to haunt us. The Astrodome is just the Superdome with air conditioning and putting this many people in one location will become a nightmare after 2 weeks.

Whatever hardship Houston may experience as a result of taking in the refugees from New Orleans, it will be but a tiny fraction of the hardship endured by the refugees themselves.

Try to have some compassion, and some perspective.

[lewislynn]

Houston will rue the day.

Lock your doors and windows. Don't leave any valuables unattended.

[Melas]

What would you do? Turn them away? Sort of brings to mind the boatloads of Jews who in 1939, fled Germany, and were turned away from port after port until they were forced to return to Germany where many perished.