The professional, the high-skilled person is going to find it easiest to be able to find work in Houston.
But the more interesting question is not how many are going to stay here, but who's going to stay.
A huge section of the U.S. economy is down. It's as complicated as the rescue efforts in New Orleans; it's all these different pieces. You have to get electricity restored, find out where your employees are; it's almost a mind-boggling exercise.
I think it's almost guaranteed that those who stay will be those with the least economic opportunity the people who don't have anyplace else to go.
It's not in our interests to grow too fast.
The Houston economy has not been booming. It's been growing, but gradually.
Disasters like this have tended to rebound the economy simply because of the massive recovery efforts. It's going to involve an enormous amount of expenditure.
I think businesses are going to open up jobs they may not have otherwise done.
The problem is coordinating it so we don't all work at home on Fridays.
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