[DumpsterDiver]

Jeffrey Passel of the Pew Hispanic Center gave a conservative estimate of 20,000 to 35,000 in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

Mexico has a different set of numbers.

Spet. 5, 2005 - He [President Fox] said his country shared the pain of the hurricane. An estimated 140,000 Mexicans were affected, he said, and 70,000 are unaccounted for.

[HiJinx]

Plucking at the heartstrings...

[Dante3]

Illegal immigrants should get no aid, they should be deported. Why aid terrorist, drug dealers, pedophiles, and other foreign criminals? Our people should come first.

[Pa' fuera]

Fox also said the United States has promised not to send people home in the immediate aftermath, although Washington has not confirmed that.

Not in the immediate or long-term aftermath. Washington hasn't verbally confirmed it, but, through its actions, has effectively confirmed it for years.

[Pa' fuera]

Mexican consular officials helped 297 Mexicans displaced by the hurricane as of Tuesday, repatriating 21 to Mexico at their request.

note how bad things have to get for immigrants to Mexico - and only 21 of 297 were willing

[Old Professer]

Four roommates - three Mexicans and a Honduran - decided to ride out the storm in their trailer in Marrero. They were asphyxiated by a faulty generator after the storm passed.

Faulty generators only asphyxiate people dumb enough to run them indoors.

If we send Uncle Vince a big check, will he have his troops bring all his folk back home after the disaster aid mission is finished?

[kerryusama04]

Others avoid government help altogether

Heaven forbid.

[rolling_stone]

The US should make them pay their way home out of the taxes they haven't paid..plenty of aid is waiting in their own countries. Hasta la vista baby...