[nw_arizona_granny]

Funny thing that crime and # of illegals are related.<<<

Yes, it is odd, for years ago, the illegals were mostly here to work and we had no fear of them at all.

Then in about 1977, another kind of illegal started following the same paths the older ones had, but they did not come for a job and making money, they were scary, younger, better dressed and instead of hoping the rest of their trip went safely, you had to call the Police to chase them off.

As for the folks across the street, a grandmother and her teen age daughter moved in, in a travel trailer and they were ok, I made an effort and LOL, even shared my squash with them.

Then the kid slipped, “Dad comes here next week” ....

“Oh where is he?”

“He has been in prison, in Calif.”

Turned out her mother, older brothers and dad all had records and so did granny, kinda a Ma Barker clan.

Only granny died with cancer and now they are back.

[CottonBall]

Yes, it is odd, for years ago, the illegals were mostly here to work and we had no fear of them at all.

I don't remember those. I was in El Paso and it's been the precursor to what the rest of the nation will become. Illegals there just came over to get free handouts, either through crime or welfare/foodstamps/medicaid. Now, the city is so bad that most whites/asians/other have left. It's the only city in Texas to take more money than it pays. Crime and schools are very bad. I imagine the rest of the country will follow suit soon. :(

[CottonBall]

I forgot one more thing El Paso had - every house had those ugly bars on all windows and doors. This was forty years ago. Long before the rest of the country even knew what they were.

Now, I’m seeing them crop up all over our neighborhoods here. They’re not nearly as ugly, though, as they used to be. But it still gives the impression of living in a fortress vs. a home.