tired, poor huddled masses...go elsewhere

in the effort to remake new orleans, public officials seek the return of a vibrant population (via lucianne.com):while there will be public housing

Future residents, however, will have to comply with new restrictions, including a series of questions about employment history and job prospects.
In other words, people will have to express a willingness to work to qualify for public housing, officials in New Orleans have said.

ultimately the city needs workers to provide a revenue base. the rhetoric gets a bit sharp with phrases like "new level of motivation", "stop blaming the government", "a lot of pampering".

the language appeared too sharp to some, and not necessarily welcome to cities like houston which laid out the welcome mat to katrina evacuees.

both sides of the statue of liberty emma lazurus poem