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Originally Posted by shinerbock

Well I'll be blunt. I'm not a racist, but I am prejudiced. I prefer not to be around low class things. My statement about preferring low minorities was probably not the best portrayal of how I feel, but it is true. For example, if I lived in a neighborhood with a lot of minorities, but who were well off, well educated, Christian, and classy, then I'd be fine with that. Unfortunately, that is rare. For example, I live in the wealthiest county in GA, and word eventually got out. Some wealthy minorities started moving in, and then the not so wealthy ones followed. Since then, we've dropped from one of the top 10 wealthiest counties in the country to around 15, home prices have dropped, and crime has shot up. Now I'm sure some will say "well that has nothing to do with minorities," and while that is a nice PC thing to say, it is also untrue. Minorities attract more minorities, and while I have nothing against the members of the upper class, large minority populations often breed conditions I would not wish to live in.

It depends on the minority group. When wealthy Hong Kongers moved to Vancouver (and Toronto) in droves, real estate prices went UP (and yes, people were complaining about that too). Many bought regular sized, post WWII homes, tore them down and replaced these houses with mini McMansions. The houses that they tore down would cost in 2006 Toronto terms, perhaps $300,000, but these mini McMansions would probably cost more than twice as much (perhaps even close to $1 M Canadian, depending on the area) These families also up the standards in schools (if the kids go public) as their kids often earn the highest grades and are in the advanced classes. They make up a good percentage of students in the private system too, especially at the more traditional schools.