Read the article titled "The great Katrina migration." Hurricane Katrina resulted in the largest forced migration since the end of the Civil War; however, many former New Orleans residents are choosing to stay in their new destinations. What examples can you find in the article to describe the effects that economics, normally associated with involuntary migration, have had on decisions to stay away?

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Brynlee Booth

6 November, 21:55

Read the article titled "The great Katrina migration." Hurricane Katrina resulted in the largest forced migration since the end of the Civil War; however, many former New Orleans residents are choosing to stay in their new destinations. What examples can you find in the article to describe the effects that economics, normally associated with involuntary migration, have had on decisions to stay away?

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Alana Morton · Answer 1

Examples are the following:

1. 1996: Rash of church thefts include one to finance trips to Cape Cod.

-On this day in 1996, a Lutheran treasurer in Cheshire, Connecticut was accused of stealing from his church to finance a lifestyle that included resort trips and vacation homes on Cape Cod and in Vermont.

2. The story in the New York Times began:

-Lutheran treasurer in Connecticut accused of stealing from churchA former treasurer of the Lutheran Churches governing body in New England was arrested yesterday on charges that he embezzled $800,000 from the church to finance a life style that included resort trips and vacation homes on Cape Cod and in Vermont.