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Originally posted by Lindz928
The statistics that he gave (if accurate) are staggering. I would not blame anyone for not wanting to go back to that.
The possibly controversial question- If these people who have lived in poverty choose not to go back, but stay in places like Houston... Will they have a negative effect on the poverty rates and the education systems and the housing statistics in those cities?
I mean, he talked about the lady who was working for minimum wage at Popeye's in NO and is now planning on staying in Houston. Who is to say that she will automatically find a better job there? She may end up working for minimum wage at Popeye's in Houston. Won't make a bit of difference unless the cost of living in Houston is much lower than in NO. I honestly don't know if it is or not.
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I agree with you. My brother in law (Ken) is a Houston Cop who has been assigned this week to the Astrodome & George Brown Convention Center. He has taken many refugees to jail for using Crack. he also took a lady to jail this afternoon after she collected her 5th RedCross Debit card. She was getting in line, getting a card after she filled out the info and getting a card, then getting in another line, using a different name. The cards are being given out, without the requirement of an ID or anything. (I'd think they'd at least use some system of identification that they use in mexico during elections. You dip your thumb into permanant ink that stains yous skin for up to a week after you vote. It prevents people from voting multiple times. So why couldnt they do the same here?)
At any rate, a lot of these people are good folx, but a lot arent. it will be interesting to see how the crime stats change in the next year and to see if any can be correlated to where the refugees have moved.
Back on the crackhead Ken arrested. He was complaining the whole way to jail saying "but I'm a Katrina refugee! I've been through too much. You shouldnt arrest me. I was in New Orleans!" Ken told him, "yeah, but you're in MY backyard now. This isnt Louisania. We actually care about the law here. You're welcome to start over here, but YOU WILL follow our laws, or you will go to jail."
I couldnt agree more. They are all welcome here. But they will adjust to our way of doing things, not the other way around. I dont care what you have been through.