why did hispanics stop at miami-dade county? (Tampa, Hialeah: wages, living)

[KendaleMiami]

if you go to broward county it is not as hispanic as miami-dade. why did the hispanics only settle mainly in miami-dade county for so many years? why is fort lauderdale not a major hispanic city like miami if they are so close?

[FlyMIA]

There are plenty of Hispanics in Broward. Not as much but they are certainly there. The same thing can be said why did people all together stop in Miami-Dade. It has more people, why didn't they keep going?

Also you have Little Havana and Miami. Back when the Cubans first came into Miami Ft. Lauderdale was nothing like it is now. Miami was the main part of South Floridq by far and that is where they settled. A lot of Cubans have stayed there which is too be expected. Weston has a large Venezuelan population. But it is not like Broward is what it is today 30 years ago.

[Chelito23]

I know what the OP means. In essence, why didn't FLL evolve into a city very similar to Miami. Well, I don't know...I think there was a large emmigration out of Miami by residents who chose to be displaced initially....so there was available housing in Miami, where everyone and everything was for new immigrants. Likewise, the people who left Dade for Broward were not welcoming as they had been "displaced" so the transition in Broward from what it was 30 years ago to today happened much slower than in Miami. Broward has areas, mainly out west, that may as well be Kendall or Doral. Also, immigration has slowed and many first generation Hispanics have moved to Broward, giving it a more "American" feel, despite a huge increase in Hispanic population. Likeiwse, many Blacks moved out of Dade into Broward and that has limited the affordable areas where Hispanics choose to move in that county.

Over the years I think the trend is for a plurality of races: White, Black, Hispanic....as there is urban renewal, gentrification, people climbing social ladders, assimilation, new immgrants...and although Hispanics was be the largest group, I think SoFla will be pretty diverse across the board, even in PB County and beyond. It seems like SoFla sets the trends for the rest of the country regarding demographics.

[tallrick]

Because Miami was flooded with Marielitos and created a pocket of Latin America where all Spanish speaking immigrants could feel at home. Of course the Spanish have been settling in Florida since, the 1500's? The difference is that many used to want to be assimilated but once the pocket of Latin America was established it was no longer necessary. Now. even in "redneck" country you will find groups of brown people who jumped the border to do low wage work. If south Florida sets the trend, it would be so sad. Who wants to live in a banana republic where wages are ultra-low, living expenses are high and corruption abounds?

[grahambrunk]

Uh they definitely didn't stop in Miami. Broward and Palm Beach def have them too.

[himain]

Umm they are up as far as Tampa and Orlando...Get with it

[KendaleMiami]

Originally Posted by grahambrunk

Uh they definitely didn't stop in Miami. Broward and Palm Beach def have them too.

Originally Posted by himain

Umm they are up as far as Tampa and Orlando...Get with it

you guys are truly geniuses.

(and by "truly", i mean not at all.)

miami is a distinct latin city.

those mentioned areas have lots of hispanics, sure. but it's not like miami where they have an overwhelming hispanic culture.

what i was wondering is why if fort lauderdale is so close to miami-dade, why it didn't evolve in the same way.

a few posters gave some good insight.

as for others... well, the question went entirely over their head (not that it was a complex question in the first place.)

[MiamiRob]

When the first Cuban exiles arrived around 50 years ago they settled in the Little Havana area then Hialeah. Cubans have been coming to Miami even before Castro so they were more familiar with it & at the time it was also also Florida's largest city. This set a precedent for other hispanics ( Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, etc.) to settle in Miami since the Spanish language was already in place.
Broward was mostly a white / black county at the time so there was no reason to settle there when you already had a hispanic enclave in Dade.

[allenk893]

What you talkin' bout Willis. Hispanics went all the went to New York and took over.

[KendaleMiami]

Originally Posted by MiamiRob

When the first Cuban exiles arrived around 50 years ago they settled in the Little Havana area then Hialeah. Cubans have been coming to Miami even before Castro so they were more familiar with it & at the time it was also also Florida's largest city. This set a precedent for other hispanics ( Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, etc.) to settle in Miami since the Spanish language was already in place.
Broward was mostly a white / black county at the time so there was no reason to settle there when you already had a hispanic enclave in Dade.

good points. also, i'm wondering, why are the suburbs of miami very hispanic while broward's aren't as much? i mean, pembroke pines is right next to country club (the only difference being that they're in two different counties) and country club, which is in miami-dade, has way more hispanics than pembroke pines does (78% vs 46%.)