Moving to Hialeah

[DiamondGirl123]

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[cjs08]

Originally Posted by DiamondGirl123

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[MiamiChris]

a ghetto doesnt always have to be full of crime, does it? can someone give me the real defeniton of a (ghetto).

[cjs08]

Originally Posted by MiamiChris

a ghetto doesnt always have to be full of crime, does it? can someone give me the real defeniton of a (ghetto).

The real definition of a ghetto is an area/neighborhood where a specific group resides or is confined to, by a government, ruling party, or higher socio-economic class, either because of forced relocation, rejection from other neighborhoods, or it being the only or one of few affordable areas to live. The group residing in the ghetto is usually a minority, or on the low end of the socio-economic scale.

It was first used to describe the neighborhoods where Jews were forced to live in Europe.

[MiamiChris]

so how is hialeah not a (ghetto)?

[cjs08]

Originally Posted by MiamiChris

so how is hialeah not a (ghetto)?

Well...

1. Hispanics, and especially Cubans, are not a minority in Miami-Dade county; they are in fact the majority.

2. While Hialeah is a working-class neighborhood, I think one would have a tough time making the argument that its citizens are confined there because they are not able to move to other neighborhoods. From Wikipedia:

"Several waves of Cuban exiles, beginning right after Castro's takeover in 1959 and continuing through to the Freedom Flights from 1965-1973, the Mariel boatlift in 1980, and the "balseros" or boat people of the late 1990s, created what at least one expert has considered the most economically successful immigrant enclave in U.S. history as Hialeah is the only American industrial city that continues to grow."

Additionally, for most "ghettos" in the United States, the same argument applies that most of their citizens are not actually confined there. However, many would have no choice but to move to other ghettos because of their socio-economic situation.

This doesn't apply to Hialeah, as many who live there could also just as easily make a life for themselves in other heavily-Hispanic working class areas such as Sweetwater, Westchester, Little Havana, Flagami, or a number of other areas around the county. They haven't suffered forced relocation, or rejection from other neighborhoods.

[MiamiChris]

but i thought that hispanics were a minority? And most people in hialeah cant really afford to move or to live anywhere else. Also people in hialeah cant just easily make a living for themselves.