Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Hurricane Sandy's Forgotten Victims - Undocumented Immigrants

People without Social Security numbers can't get federal help, including from FEMA after the hurricane.  Who will help these people?  - - Donna Poisl

By Bryan Llenas, Fox News Latino

Staten Island, N.Y. –  On a tour of storm-ravaged Staten Island, President Barack Obama assured residents of one of the worst-hit areas in the New York region that they were not alone.

"During difficult times like this, we're reminded that we're bound together and we have to look out for each other," Obama said from a Staten Island street where so much had been demolished by Superstorm Sandy.

As he had done before his visit, Obama vowed to lend federal help to victims of the storm.
Hours later, Emma Bedals, an undocumented immigrant, was at Staten Island's center for immigrants, handing out lettuce heads, chicken, orange juice, and cereals to more than 200 people waiting in line.
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