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It happens when you immigrate here from the Mexico slums. It's not everywhere, but it's in a lot of areas.
I have looked long and hard,..and have found La Puente, CA to one of the "wealthiest places for Hispanics in the U.S." Median income for household? $41k. 83% Hispanic. La Puente HS-[Greatschools.net rating(3 of 10)]...50% of students on free/reduced lunch..The API student test score rank is in the bottom 20% of all CA schools.
Let's take a look at the some others...
Huntington Park
95% Hispanic
61,000 people
Gang problems
$28k household income
12% unemployment rate
Less than 5% have any college degree
Crime rate: 511 (US avg. 325)
2006-Urgent Care Clinic at Mission Hospital closes.
(A major hospital serving Maywood, HP, South Gate, Highland Park, and East L.A.)
Maywood
96% Hispanic
failing schools
$30k household income “Schools have been officially overcrowded and operating on an emergency year-round schedule for 23 years.”-LA Times article on overcrowding in Maywood schools.
1970... Majority of population White(non-hispanic), some blacks, with 14% foreign born...
2006.. Less than 700 White(Non-Hispanics), 55% foreign born
Cudahy
94% Hispanic
Schools=joke
$29K household income
Less than 4% have any college degree
Bell
90% Hispanic
36,000 people
Gang problems in schools
$29k household income
11% Unemployment rate
Only 1/3rd have high school diplomas..
South Gate
10% unemployment
96,000 people
Poor schools
5% have any college degree
92% Hispanic
$150 million in debt
East Los Angeles
96% Hispanic
116,000 pop.
$28k household income
25% of Families living below poverty line
Bell Gardens
93% Hispanic
44,000 people
$30k household income
25.3% families living below poverty
Calexico
95% Hispanic
32,000 people
$28k household income
Calexico Hospital closed in 2001.
Santa Ana
74% Hispanic
Failing Schools
Household overcrowding(highest in U.S.)
$40k household income
San Bernardino
50% Hispanic
Crime rate-711(US avg. 325)
National City
60% Hispanic
64,000 people
Crime rate 504(US avg. 325)
$29k household income(lowest of all cities in San Diego County)
2007-Paradise Valley Hospital annouces sale due to financial problems.
If you look for the lowest income neighborhoods around NYC...You will find the same thing..
Union City, NJ
80% Hispanic
(right across the river from Manhattan)
$30k household
Passaic
63% Hispanic
69,000 people
$33k income
11/03/06-Passaic General Hospital annouces closing.
Paterson
50% Hispanic
Can you say gangs?
13% unemployment
8% with any college degree
$33k household
Let's take a brief look at Miami, FL and see what's going on down there...
Hialeah
90% Hispanic
223,000 people
10% unemployment
$29k household income
Most crowded HS in SoFla.(But city government has said a new HS is very unlikely to ever be built.)
Poorest large city in FL.
I would love someone to prove me wrong.
Show me a city 20,000 people or more in a major metropolitian area that fits:
70% Hispanic or more,
unemployment below 7%,
College degree above 15%,
median household income above $45k( the US median)
Some of my thoughts from a Lincolnian perspective:
The way forward involves helping to redevelop a sense of national pride and unity through creative and interesting public programs. Educational objectives need to refocus on the goal of helping students to better understand not only their rights as Americans, but their duties and responsibilities to protect our liberty and viability as a nation as well.
It’s time to create a modern-day melting pot where the “main course” is our unity as Americans. The many “side dishes and desserts” are comprised from our ethnic heritage, religion, and race. These qualities make each of us unique as individuals and allow us to enjoy the feast all the more.
So your point being Hispanics are more likely to be located in lower income areas. Isn't that a little subtle racism?! I would be offended if I were hispanic.
Brentwood, NY
Population: 53,917
Hispanic: 54.3% (34.7% foreign born)
Median Household Income: $59,208
Unemployment: 5.8%
Degrees: Bachelors 11.2%, Graduate 4.3%
** While not all of these cities are 70% Hispanic, they are a majority Hispanic (sometimes according to population and other times as the largest ethnic group).
Also, Hispanics only account for 12.5% (Census 2000) of the U.S. population (and a good portion of the lower end of socioeconomic spectrum), so to find a 25k city that is 70% Hispanic is RARE in its own right.
There are lots of cities that are predominantly white that don't meet your standards! Want us to start naming those??!! We could be here all YEAR!! Some of the Florida cities are 80%+ white and earn under 28K a year!
The median household income in California is $50k. And your trying to prove there's rich cities, while you list some that aren't even "average." The cities making above average ($60k and up) Hispanics were(ex. 30%, 25%, 40%, and sorry one 56%)
Considering that, 1 in 3 Californian's speak Spanish-This should have been easy!
Find me the "Beverly Hills of Hispanics!"
I can name for you rich Black cities, rich White cities, but can you name a rich Hispanic city?
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Originally Posted by Amavel
** While not all of these cities are 70% Hispanic, they are a majority Hispanic (sometimes according to population and other times as the largest ethnic group).
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CORRECTION: None of these cities are 70% Hispanic, they are a majority Hispanic (sometimes according to population and other times as the largest ethnic group).
Last edited by newportbeachsmostwanted; 02-17-2007 at 11:33 PM..
563,662 PEOPLE
77% Hispanic
Household is only $32K
Hispanics clump together ..theres plenty for a rich Hispanic city of over 20k people!
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