Approximately 20 to 35 thousand illegal immigrants that were living in the Katrina devastated areas of Mississippi and Louisiana are afraid to seek
help from the goverment. Pres. Vicente Fox of Mexico is urging these people to seek assistance through the Mexican Consulate but few are responding.
Fox also has stated that the United States has promised not to send illegal immigrants home. This statement by Vicente has not been confirmed by
Washington
Rumors abound of deportations etc even though the US has suspended (for 45 days) a requirement that forces employers to check a workers
identification.
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NEW ORLEANS — Some sneak into shelters at night and then slip out in the morning, praying they won't be noticed. Others avoid government help
altogether, preferring to ride out the chaos and destruction alone in a foreign land.
For illegal immigrants, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (search) has meant not only living without a home, money or belongings, but also steering
clear of the government officials who have flocked to the area, for fear of deportation.
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants live in the hardest-hit areas, although nobody knows exactly how many. Jeffrey Passel of the Pew Hispanic
Center (search) gave a conservative estimate of 20,000 to 35,000 in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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Although I am against illegal immigration in the US, I feel very sorry for these people who seem to have been lost in the mix of what has happened in
these areas. They need to co-operate with the rescue workers before they suffer anymore hardships.
