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Originally posted by Rudey
Yes but I don't think you're separating the issues enough. Neighborhoods change. A neighborhood with mansions becomes decrepit with poor people, drug users, and prostitutes. 20 years later that neighborhood has an influx of yuppies who fix it up and drive up prices. It would never have attracted poor people in the first place if there wasn't a demand for those people and attractive prices.
-Rudey
--You could always move to somewhere more "blue-blooded" where there aren't these cycles though.
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I realize that you're playing devil's advocate here, Rudey. You make some good points. However, in the specific case of my neighborhood, it is illegal aliens who are causing the problems. You can do something about drug users and prostitutes in a neighborhood by calling the cops and putting together a neighborhood watch program. However, it's impossible to get anything done about the illegal aliens in my area because the government doesn't care. Try to get someone in to check on an illegal immigration complaint -- it doesn't happen. No one has the time to come and address the issue.
As for the comment about moving somewhere more "blue-blooded"... My husband and I work hard to afford our home. We can't move to a more upscale area because the cost of living is too high. And even if we could, why should we have to move out of our neighborhood because of illegal immigrants?? They should be the ones to move -- but no one is making them. That is my gripe.