Racial tensions & exploitation alive & well in the Big Easy 

Racial tensions & exploitation alive & well in the Big Easy

Rebuilding the Big Easy
Latinos confront strained resources and tense race relations as they help clean up New Orleans and other hurricane-ravaged cities.
By Roberto Lovato


Article can be found at the Ethnic Media link on the right hand side of page.

My thoughts:

These Latino workers are working 14-hour days, paid below min wage sometimes getting no pay at all and of course no benefits. There goes good ole capitalist exploitation for ya. To me this is one of the most dehumanizing acts of modern times. Esp for a "civilized" and wealthy country such as ours. Why is it too much to ask for a descent living wage and for these jobs to be filled by Hurrican Katrina survivors/NOLA locals? Isnt this the right thing to do?

The bottom line is Bush and these contractors are conducting exploitative operations on American soil. But, more importantly they are participating in illegal activities and once again people of color are the ones that end up suffering the most.