Daily News Article - April 10, 2006
1. What claim does an Alabama employment agency make about 70 construction workers they sent to job sites in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?
2. How did employment agency owner Linda Swope describe the workers her company sent out?
3. a) How many foreign workers are estimated to have come into the area after Hurricane Katrina?
b) How were the foreign workers identified by law-enforcement authorities?
4. a) What claim was made by thousands of migrant workers who were employed in the cleanup?
b) How could the employers being charged prove their innocence if they claim they did pay the workers?
5. How many people lost jobs due to Hurricane Katrina, according to government estimates? Why did many of these workers leave the area? (paragraph 11)
6. Why was it easy for employers to hire illegal aliens after Hurricane Katrina?
7. One of the reasons supporters of illegal immigrants use in their defense is that they do the jobs Americans won't do. What do you think of this argument in light of this article? Explain your answer.