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U.S. & World - Half Katrina Refugees Have Records

Civil libertarians call the checks thinly veiled race and class discrimination against people who have suffered already. The checks are made on those evacuated or forced to seek help from charities or others — in other words, people who are often black and poor.


It sounds to me that the local authorities were exercising due diligence in protecting their constituants from harm. The fact that 'people who are often black and poor' were among the evacuees, has no relevance. The fact that they had criminal records, or were wanted by the authorities, speaks for the individuals, no matter what their race or economic condition. The proof is that MOST person who are black or poor do not have criminal records.