Thats righta tent city. Thousands in Mississippi are currently living in twoperson tents. without running water or adequate heat. because FEMA has not provided the mobile homes they promised. There are concerns that contractors participating in the gulf coast reconstruction are exploiting immigrant labor. There are stories from Mississippi and Louisiana of immigrant laborers being lured to the gulf by promises of good pay. only to be stiffed their salaries and charged for their temporary housing. In addition to these storieswe are hearing enormous complaintsand I am getting them in Illinois. despite the fact that I do not represent the regionthat local companies are being shut out of the reconstruction bidding process. According to the Washington Post. companies outside the States most affected by Katrina have received more than 90 percent of the Federal contracts for recovery and reconstruction.
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