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2006/3/24

Houston Has No Love For Katrina Evacuees

@ 08:30 PM (48 months, 12 days ago)

It appears as though a majority of Houston, Texas residents want the Katrina evacuees now residing in their city to get lost!

A recent survey conducted by Stephen Klineberg, a Rice University sociologist, found that 76% of the survey participants believe that the Katrina evacuees have been a burden on the city of Houston, while 66% say the evacuees are responsible for an increase in violent crime in Houston.

As well, 49% said they did NOT believe the city of Houston would be better off if the Katrina evacuees stayed.  The results of the survey were published in the Houston Chronicle.

Two thoughts here: 1) How's that for the edict "love thy neighbor" and 2) Was Barbara Bush surveyed?  ("What I’m hearing which is sort of scary is they all want to stay in Texas.")

Houston grows weary of Katrina evacuees: poll

 

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