They are the backbone of post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction, but because many are in the country illegally, immigrant workers rebuilding New Orleans are especially vulnerable to exploitation, according to a study released Tuesday by professors at Tulane University and the University of California at Berkeley. Illegal immigrants often work in hazardous conditions without protective gear and earn far less than their legal counterparts, the study said.
June 08, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
They are the backbone of post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction: Workers who converge at dawn and wait to be picked up for 14-hour shifts of hauling debris, ripping out drywall and nailing walls.
But because many are in the country illegally, immigrant workers rebuilding New Orleans are especially vulnerable to exploitation, according to a study released Tuesday by professors at Tulane University and the University of California at Berkeley.
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