Fearing deportation, illegal immigrants avoid hurricane help

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http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3827498

NEW ORLEANS Surviving after Hurricane Katrina is even more of a problem for illegal immigrants.

The aftermath has meant not only living without a home, money or belongings, but also steering clear of the government officials who have flocked to the area. The immigrants fear deportation. snip

Others avoid government help altogether, preferring to ride out the destruction alone. snip

Jeffrey Passel of the Pew Hispanic Center says a conservative estimate is 20-to-35-thousand in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.