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Originally Posted by lynxpilot
regardless of work ethic (or lack of), the 'dysfunction' travels with the immigrant. It is reflected in every area where a single culture of immigrants have become the majority. It is reflected in attitudes toward government, law enforcement, violence, non-violence, respect for property, and a multitutude of other characteristics which define the origin of the immigrant. I would cite two places I've lived as good examples (south side of San Diego, CA and Yuma, AZ). It sounds alarmist now, but the MeCha idea of regaining the southwest U.S. is actually a very strong movement, consciously or otherwise. Read Navarrette's articles over the past few months.
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How do they exceed that of other groups that have come here? I also often get the feeling that there is circular reasoning with it (not meant to knock what you say, but to give another perspective on it). If someone lives in an area saturated with one ethnicity, the odds are likely that the crime rates will show a high rate of that ethnicity. I live in Pennsylvania. If I travelled into the large "Pennsylvania Dutch" areas near me, a good number of the people are descended from Germans. Some of the Appalachia areas have high Scots-Irish descent. Some of the steel and mill towns are heavily populated with Polish, Irish, Italian, etc, descendants depending on the town and its history. In each area, a criminal docket or prison catalogue will show that demographic.