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Lack of translators makes oil spill claims process arduous for Southeast Asian immigrants
Hundreds of non-English-speaking seafood industry workers endured an arduous claims process in south Mobile County - an area heavily populated by immigrants from Southeast Asia - because of what one volunteer group identified as a lack of translators.
Oil spill claims czar Ken Feinberg, who takes the reins from BP today, promised that he would smooth out the process for non-English-speakers in Bayou La Batre.
- Organization: al.com
- Date Created: August 23, 2010
- Last Updated: August 23, 2010
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