Officials defend background checks on hurricane victims
Wisconsin officials on Friday defended their policy of subjecting Hurricane Katrina victims to criminal background checks once they stepped off the plane here seeking help.
“Most people who came here were victimized by Hurricane Katrina so we wanted to ensure they would not be victimized by someone who was with them on the plane,” said Marvin Pratt, the former acting mayor of Milwaukee who is coordinating relief efforts there. Read More