After Hurricane Katrina, the immigrant population here helped brave storm-ravaged homes, working among the corpses of dogs, cats and humans and cleaning rotten food from refrigerators.
They rebuilt casinos, poured concrete, repaired roofs, installed wallboard and took on jobs when the battered Mississippi Gulf Coast had no solid work force of its own.
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February 25, 2026
Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that U.S. is ‘winning so much’
In Tuesday's speech, the president focused on jobs, manufacturing and an economy he says is stronger than many Americans believe.
