94 earthquake - Mexican laborers helped clean up and rebuild LA county

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so it could continue to thrive economically in the 90s. They did it in record time, too. No other disaster-stricken area experienced that speed of recovery.

Just wanted those of you who didn't pay much attention then to know that little noted fact.

[RufusEarl]

1. Mexican labor

I seem to remember that a guy named Bill Clinton was POUS during this time, and i think we should give him some credit.

That was a massive undertaking as i remember, not being from California i just remember seeing television coverage. I would like to know how the contracts for the cleanup were handled back then, i'd be willing to bet that allot of the cleanup was union scale unlike the cleanup of the gulf coast.

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4. FEMA was great then. And, as I recall,the workers were being paid $8-15hr

Of course, there was plenty of work to go around.

[ClintonTyree]

2. They're rebuilding the Gulf Coast as we speak..........

everyday, there's hundreds of them that gather at Jackson Circle and the parking lot adjacent to it to wait for someone to come along and hire them for the dirty jobs. They'll gut mold filled houses without any protective clothing or masks and get paid about $3 an hour to do it. I was amazed at the spectacle there everyday on my way into New Orleans' CBD from Tulane University. I've never seen anything like it.

[RufusEarl]

3. Poor people

we certainly have and abundance of cheap labor in this country, and of course that will destroy unions. The big debate going on now is immigration, it's an unlimited cheap labor pool.

I think immigration is an easy fix with our brother to the south, just make it a crime to hire illegal immigrants with strong enforcement and a stiff fine and jail time and problem solved.

If illegals can't find work in this country, they want come here. And the illegals that are here will leave. This is the simple fix, it's never mentioned of course because big agriculture and construction "home builders" would never allow it.

I don't want to come across as harsh against our brother and sisters to the south, but we're suppose to be a country of laws. If we can't enforce our laws then it's open season and anything goes. I believe the POUS is not setting a very good example by ignoring the NSA and other laws he's broken. Just my 2 cents!