[Poodlebrain]

God bless them. Do you think the employers would not hire locals first to do the work if they were willing to fill the positions? Unfortunately, too many New Orleans residents have the feeling that physical labor is beneath them and they choose not to apply for such work. The Latinos who fill those jobs will become the middle class citizens of the rebuilt New Orleans, and they will eventually fill the jobs in the tourism industry when the rebuilding is completed. They will be no different than the waves of Irish, German and other European immigrants who landed in New Orleans in the early decades of the Twentieth Century.

[AntiGuv]

I have no problem with Latinos streaming to NO, so long as they are legit immigrants. My only reason for bringing it up is because I've been saying from very shortly after Katrina that the resurrected New Orleans will be totally different from the previous New Orleans, in that the 'working class' will be comprised mainly of Latinos rather than Blacks. This is because I expect the people who left to resettle elsewhere, especially if they are of the 'welfare class' and I expect that the rebuilding will draw in a whole lot of Latinos, because they are such a part of that industry and also many of them have the freedom to go wherever opportunity beckons (obviously, that's why they're here in the first place). A lot of these laborers will stick around, bring their families along eventually, and create a vigorous Latino community in New Orleans. That's what I expect.

I wonder what TexMex Cajun tastes like? :)

[SueRae]

Excellent response!

[Les_Miserables]

Nope they would not hire locals because they would have to pay Workers Comp, FIT and FICA plus union scale. They will hire day labor of the street corner because they can and it is cheaper.

[ladyjane]

They will be no different than the waves of Irish, German and other European immigrants who landed in New Orleans in the early decades of the Twentieth Century.

Their legal status will be very different.

Their loyalty to this country is very different.

What part of illegal do you people not understand?

[Kenny Bunk]

They will be no different than the waves...of other European immigrants who landed in New Orleans in the early decades of the Twentieth Century.

Dear Poodlebrain,

Well, yea, they're different.
What about "illegal," do you not understand? The fact that the unemployed of New Orleans, or other American cities, are not taking these jobs is a national disgrace.

The fact that Americans,
even those who may not be used to working for a living,
are not being facilitated and strongly encouraged
to take these well-paid jobs is an even worse disgrace.

The Latinos may well be splendid chaps, but they are here in violation of the law. We certainly cannot expect to enforce the law among our own people, if we do not enforce our border laws.

Could the African-American Democrat and idiot, Ray Nagin, be the first of his ilk to notice that illegal immigrants are eating his constituents' lunch?

[BIRDS]

Yes, but, all that is wonderful except that all these "latinos" are NOT HERE LEGALLY. At least, I am alleging, most are not.

All those "waves of Irish, German and other European immigratns" WERE LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

Apparently, people from mostly Mexico lack the intellectual ability to comprehend the difference between "legal" and "illegal."

NO? They don't? Then they're disregarding the laws of the United States with intention.

Both are pretty terrible.

Admiring anyone's work ethic can also be applied to a great job done while in jail, by people there who also broke laws but "work hard."

[raybbr]

Do you think the employers would not hire locals first to do the work if they were willing to fill the positions?

Hey, Poodlebrain, the locals were all shipped out. They'll never get a chance to work because someone decided they didn't deserve it.