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To evaluate the demographic traits, national origins, and economic motivations of the temporary Latino workforce that arrived to rebuild New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

July 15, 2009Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Hurricane Chasers in New Orleans

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To evaluate the demographic traits, national origins, and economic motivations of the temporary Latino workforce that arrived to rebuild New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
Surveyed immigrant workers (N = 253) during visits to Brazilian, Mexican, and Nicaraguan consulates in New Orleans.
Categorized post-Katrina arrivals who intended to depart within two years as members of a rapid response labor force.
Evaluated four hypotheses concerning national origin variations, immigrant tenure, social ties, and wage-seeking mobility strategies.
Brazilian and Mexican immigrants demonstrated a greater propensity to participate in the rapid response labor force relative to Nicaraguan immigrants.
Rapid responders possessed less U.S. migratory experience, minimal English language ability, and fewer social network ties than longer-term or non-mobile counterparts.
Immigrants employed internal mobility strategies specifically to access elevated reconstruction wages and offset baseline disadvantages in the wider labor market.

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Survey study reveals post-disaster Latino reconstruction workers leverage rapid internal mobility to secure higher wages, highlighting an adaptive response to labor market barriers.

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Elizabeth Fussell (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d738893f2a6ac123b8a9c0 https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986309339735

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Survey study reveals post-disaster Latino reconstruction workers leverage rapid internal mobility to secure higher wages, highlighting an adaptive response to labor market barriers.

Hurricane Chasers in New Orleans

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