Recepcion a New Orleans

Back in the 1700s, the Spanish ruled Louisiana. Even New Orleans.

Now, thanks to a vicious hurricane named Katrina, it looks like the Spanish re-invasion has begun.

Thanks to Katrina, the predominantly black population has drastically dwindled- and even as New Orleans becomes more whiter (and richer...Thanks, Halliburton!), it looks like another group has decided to...shall I say, wear out the welcome mat.

Soon, if New Orleans isn't careful, it'll face the same problem we here in the West are facing now. Up to now, Louisiana- and most of the South (Florida notwithstanding)- was pretty much immune to the illegal immigration crisis. But now, it looks like the Big Easy has more of a reason to become a bit of a Big Uneasy, as illegals- mostly from Mexico and other Central American nations- make themselves at home.

Sure, the help was appreciated from the Mexican Navy and Army- and I won't discount that. But now, some of them decide that it'll be a very Big Easy life for them- after all, New Orleans' cost of living was always low (despite that ingrown hair in the ass 9% sales tax- 10% if you shop in the French Quarter). And until Katrina decided to turn N'Awlins into a virtual no-man's land in parts of the city, life was pretty vibrant.

So, unless anybody (in the city I've spent two years in) wants to hear and see mariachis on Bourbon Street- as opposed to sweet jazz and blues music (not that there's anything wrong with mariachi music. I love it. But it just doesn't seem right in a city with so much soul, so much jazz...the home of blues music), something's has to be done about the illegal aliens problem. ANd it has to be done, right now!

Mayor Nagin, the voters have given you a second chance. Make this one count by dealing with the illegals, right now. If you don't do anything, soon, you'll find your already cash-strapped city in shit deeper than Lake Ponchartrain; the Mississippi River; Lake Bourgne; and the Gulf of Mexico combined.