The post "Katrina's unemployed and job competition from illegal aliens" discussed how recent Bush administration moves might make it easier for Katrina rebuilding jobs to go to citizens of other countries instead of to the victims of the hurricane.

Now, Phyllis Schlafly offers "Give Illegal Aliens' Jobs to Unemployed Katrina Victims".

And, more importantly, Jesse Jackson offers "Hurricane looting not over yet":

...President Bush characteristically issued an executive order effectively lowering the wages of reconstruction workers -- and hiking the profits of their companies. He wiped out the requirement to pay prevailing wages in the disaster region, apparently thinking that $9 an hour for construction workers was too high a price to pay. The government can save money, no doubt, by exploiting illegal immigrant labor...

While Jackson's article has ironic features and some bad ideas and the usual things one would expect, and it's quite odd that Jackson and Schlafly would appear to agree on something, let's completely ignore that part of things.

Perhaps the Democrats should take the lead from Jackson and try to ensure that those affected by the disaster are both enabled and encouraged to take the rebuilding jobs. It's just common sense...

UPDATE: From the AP comes "Undocumented aliens rebuilding Biloxi, say they deserve visas". Perhaps Bush could regain some popularity by enabling and encouraging Americans to do those jobs instead. Let's watch and see what Bush and Jackson do.