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National flood insurance program behind hurricane katrina. they are still adding it up. analysts say cleaning it up on rebuilding after the back-to-back hurricanes could be slower than usual because right now there's a shortage of carpenters, drywall installers and a lot of other workers. the top two lawmakers in the house reaching across party lines. they are meeting right now about the dreamers. hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to this country as children facing possible deportation if congress can't come up with a fix. and that's next. dynamic performance,

They don't make much money at this. the median family income is about $36,000 a year. you heard the numbers gary was talking about there. while they do take some very low wage jobs from citizens by working for even less, it's worth noting that they often take those jobs from earlier waves of illegal immigrants, too, anderson. >> what about the notion they depress wages for u.s. citizens? >> that's a great question. that appears to be true. again, it's primarily in certain jobs, in certain places. not necessarily across the board. for example, 17% of the people who work in construction are beli...

>> what about the notion they depress wages for u.s. citizens? >> that's a great question. that appears to be true. again, it's primarily in certain jobs, in certain places. not necessarily across the board. for example, 17% of the people who work in construction are believed to be illegal immigrants and pugh says that's up 7% from 2003. look at that. 10% to 17%, a big jump in a short period of time. 40% of brick masons, for example, and 37% of drywall installers are now here illegally, or at least believed to be. those are jobs that not long ago were held by u.s. citizens who today could prob...

Board. for example, 17% of the people who work in construction are believed to be illegal immigrants. and pew says that's up 7% from 2003. look at that, 10% to 17%. that's a big jump in a short period of time. 40% of brick masons for example, and 37% of drywall installers are now here illegally or at least believed to be. those were jobs that not long ago were held by u.s. citizens. who today could probably not demand the same wages they did when they were the only game in town. >> how about that. so we are teeing up another real talker for you. listen to this, a top black magazine hires a whi...

Who work in construction are believed to be illegal immigrants, and pugh says that's up 7% from 2003. look at that. 10% to 17%. that's a big jump in a short period of time. 40% of brick masons, for example, and 37% of drywall installers are now here illegally, or at least believed to be. those were jobs that not long ago were held by u.s. citizens who today could probably not demand the same wages they did when they were the only game in town. i know, anderson, all of these are very complex answers. but the truth is they are fitting for a very complex issue. >> it's interesting to see the brea...