AP worries about Katrina Illegals.

Illegal Immigrants afraid to get Storm Aid. [Assoc Press via Fox]

NEW ORLEANS  — Some sneak into shelters at night [Editor: Like they snuck into the country?] 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. [Editor: Perhaps they should go home now?]

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 gave a conservative estimate of 20,000 to 35,000 in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. [Editor: I thought they were 'alone in a foreign land?']

But many, mindful of their long and dangerous voyage to the United States, have ignored [Vincente] Fox's advice, choosing to work with local churches or within tight-knit, Spanish-speaking communities. [Editor: So, they aren't alone?]

Rumors of deportations are rife, although U.S. officials have suspended for 45 days a requirement that employers check workers' identification. [Vincente] Fox also said the United States has promised not to send people home in the immediate aftermath, although Washington has not confirmed that. [Editor: I think the DHS 45-day official suspension of the Immigration & Nationality Act is confirmation from Washington.]

"There is always fear when you aren't a U.S. citizen," he said. "There is always fear they will get you."

[Editor: Nice propaganda piece, AP.  Love the "they will get you" ending.]

Comments

[Zach]

Why does Fox not provide refuge for illegal aliens in his country? How about giving them $2k check cards from Mexico? Illegal aliens are people just like everyone else effected, but that does not mean that Fox and Co. should avoid their responsibilities.