When Hispanics become majority of this state (mid-2014), will there be white flight? (living, cost of living)

[mrazyattic]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

The house next door is a rental and has had a few Hispanic families in it over the past 10 years. One of them featured a little boy who broke a window of mine with a rock. Since it was next to a doorway, code says it needed to be replaced with tempered glass, for a total of 131 bucks. The father paid me in cash as soon as I presented him with the invoice, and he made his son apologize.

The next family had four well-behaved kids. One day the grandmother (who spoke only Spanish) overheard one of the boys say hi to me in a manner she considered disrespectful. The next day he was at my door apologizing for disrespecting me. (even though he didn't, in my opinion)

It's just terrible having Mexicans for neighbors. They've been so... uhhh... nice.

I can tell you many of stories that are much different than yours. BUT, all races have their good and bad apples just like anything else.

[caLa310]

Originally Posted by X14Freak

You would be VERY surprised how helpful those connections are even after college. Private Schools like Head Royce are TINY often only 50-150 students per grade (with tiny class sizes that usually average under 12 students per class). This leads to an intimacy that really cannot be replicated in college. Some private schools especially those in NYC like Dalton and Horace Mann are K-12 schools so these students grow up knowing each other since they were in kindergarten (or in the case of NYC, nursery school).

I get that but I know people who've gone to really good schools and sure they know someone but those "connections" didn't replace them having to go out and earn it, in my experience. I would be curious to hear if others experience is different. What I'm saying is how does that work from the perspective of not one of the uber rich kids in the school... Dalton kids most likely are already from connected/established families. I don't really think an outsider can work their way into that even if you could somehow afford it you would be known as the 'charity case' (which is absurd at $400k-$500k) but that's how it is. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't know.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by BeauCharles

You don't even need that. I lived in a very Mexican/Latino city for years and never had an issue. English is always the primary language of business, education and government.

That's not the point. Being able to speak good Spanish with people is a goodwill gesture that can be very effective in garnering the respect of locals.

[eureka1]

No.

[aboveordinary]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

That's not the point. Being able to speak good Spanish with people is a goodwill gesture that can be very effective in garnering the respect of locals.

And it makes you a more well-rounded person. Being bilingual is a huge plus for many employers. It shows that you can communicate with people of other languages and that's always good for business.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by aboveordinary

And it makes you a more well-rounded person. Being bilingual is a huge plus for many employers. It shows that you can communicate with people of other languages and that's always good for business.

I'm not bilingual. But I am ambidextrous. Will that count?

[Bonez765]

this is a troll thread. Hispanics are also leaving California in mass for much the same reasons as everybody who leaves California. everybody is tired of the ridiculous cost of living and having to deal with the political environment here. hell, i also want to leave California (I am Mexican-American male) and move to Houston TX. a whole bunch of my family members have left California for cheaper cost of living and job opportunities. Proposition 13 and the resulting policies have ruined this state.

OP has clearly never lived in California or otherwise he wouldn't have started this thread. thread solved and closed.

[things and stuff]

There's definitely too many people living in california that are dependent on others. And i don't mean literally dependent. Most are hard working people but unfortunately the system is set up to extract profits out of them. The problem is that white collar middle class folks have to foot the bill for many of these safety nets. Taxes are too high, housing demand is too high, and so on and then you create an environment that isn't sustainable. I love california. I really hope the nay-sayers are wrong. It just seems California rejects a lot of common sense in favor of feel-good policies and ultimately will drive the middle class out. I do think rich people will continue to favor California. It's beautiful!

[janellen]

Originally Posted by Des-Lab

I'm a white guy who wishes he had a Hispanic/Latin gal.

If you know any good ones who want to be cared for and cherished, send her out to me.

Well for heaven's sake Des, according to city data, there are around 17,000 hispanic females in Tulare. If you can't find one there, you won't find one anywhere.........except maybe Mexico............or Porterville LOL!

[BeauCharles]

Just looked at the title of this thread again. They won't be a majority, they'll be a plurality (the largest of the many minorities). To be a majority they must have greater than 50% (and with the slowly growth of the state that may not happen for decades).