Does anyone know how it is decided what state survivors will go to?

[Arugula Latte]

I'm just thinking, for example, of the thousand or so expected to land in Portland in a couple days. Were these people told: "You are going to Portland -- take it or leave it" ... or was there some effort to place people where they perhaps have ties or have some preference of going to?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Rumor is it is the first one.. They just hustle 'em somewhere

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[TomInTib]

2. eenie meenie miney mo..... n/t

[preciousdove]

3. They are asking them if they will go...

They couldn't get anyone on the cruise ships or volunteers to go to snow country; (Feds shut down evacuation from Texas this morning.)

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/090705dntexkatrinaairlift

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[Chalco]

4. At least for the people that arrived in DC today, they didn't know

they were coming here until they got on the place. Not too sensitive if you ask me!

[splat]

5. I asked the Red Cross that today

The answer: People are being matched to needs. If real housing is available, like on military bases, they'll send people with medical needs and families there.

I know that one person actively expressed a preference for a city, pursued it and they're authorizing a bus ticket there.

Upgrades?? Texas is a long way from where he used to call home, a Midnight Cowboy butt-busting ride for people who've already been in transit to god knows where for days.

[OhioChick]

6. If it's anything like how this whole disaster

has been handled..........than it's a free-for-all and no one knows anything.