Suburbs and the New American Poverty

The Atlantic ^ | January 7, 2015 | Alana Semuels

[T-Bone Texan]

It is not the "influx of the poor" we care about.

It is the attendant influx of crime, littering, violence, intimidation, destruction of schools, etc that they bring.

Poor people have poor ways, and their kids will assault your kids in the school bathroom, and no one will do a darn thing about it.

The only recourse is to move farther away.

I studied the dynamic of suburbs at the (liberal) university. Although the professor would never say it, I could read between the lines: The existence of suburbs is wholly driven by ghetto people and the crime they commit, coupled with good people's desire to protect their families.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

From what I understand there are various Federal Programs which provide that every neighborhood will have its Negro, preferably a “Gangsta.” It happened in my neighborhood some Crips were moved in a house at taxpayer expense. The local cops stationed a car out side their house and eventually they moved.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

And lastly, and most importantly, “The Good” people cannot and will not resist (fight!).

[lastchance]

HUD, please come to the white courtesy phone.

[Born to Conserve]

Bus routes are the death of a suburb. First it’s the low wage jobs, then the affordable housing, then the schools. All are taken over by underclass and illegals.

If you look at a map that shows housing values, you will be able to draw in the bus routes. Where the buses go, so go the scum.

[Vigilanteman]

Yes it is. My neighborhood was all set to fight a Section 8 Housing Project to be constructed about three years ago. Thanks to our neighbors who had backbone and weren't afraid to be call racists, they modified it into a Senior Section 8. You have to be 55 or older to move in.

Not ideal because I genuinely like kids who have responsible parents but much better than the alternative which was planned for us.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Norcross is loaded with illegals. Entire shopping centers have signs that are in Spanish only. There is also a bad gang problem. One of my former coworkers, who is black, came in to work one day with the side of his car painted with gang signs and “Brown Power”. It’s becoming like California where the illegals drive the blacks out. It used to be a nice place to live and work (I used to work there myself) but now it’s becoming a sh*thole that decent people avoid.

Keep in mind that when people started fighting back against the wave of illegal immigration it was Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Issakson, backed with money by big businesses like poultry producers and carpet mills, that fought for them to stay. The GOP is as much our enemy as the Dems, just for different reasons.