Study: Immigrants’ skin tone affects earnings

"Light-skinned immigrants in the United States make more money on average than those with darker complexions, and the chief reason appears to be discrimination, a researcher says."

Katrina recovery head says feds working to bring jobs to New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS - The federal government hopes to talk 100 of the country’s top firms into bringing 100 jobs each to New Orleans to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina, the head of the federal recovery operation said.
The object is to help rebuild the city’s middle class, Donald Powell, the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, told The Associated Press.
Diversifying the city’s economy is a key part of New Orleans’ recovery, along with dealing with issues ranging from insurance and housing to health care, education and crime, Powell said in a telephone interview Friday from Washington.

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