No, grinding your axe in a thread that has nothing to do with borders is a "cheap shot." There are roughly a bazillion other threads on FR for you to discuss border security.
The only relevance to NO is the number of hispanics in the city , which is relatively small. More to the point is the historic political corruption in the state, which goes back to Huey Long.
Neither is this thread about berating oil companies and gas retailers for their "obscene profits". Maybe you should practice what you preach.
Oh, come on now! If mean ol' useless Dubya had secured our southern border 100% then Katrina couldn't have hit the Gulf Coast!