We had an influx of 11 persons of Romani descent into my quiet country township a few years ago. Six months later 9 of them were arrested for running a card skimming ring at gas stations in the area. Discrimination occurs for reasons, and words like “gypped” do not arise out of thin air. For every new group that attempted to integrate into America they faced the same barriers and had to align their culture and behaviors with the standards of America or risk being exiled from mainstream business and society; the non-government tools of not selling, not renting, not hiring were very effective at getting even the most spicy of immigrant groups to integrate. If only it were still that way, we would not have many of the problems we face today.
Had a gypsy family who lived across the street from me when I was a kid. The parents never worked. The kids were the “breadwinners” in the family. How that worked was the dad would buy candy bars in bulk and the kids would walk around all day, trying to sell them to people in cars who were waiting for the red light to change so they could get on the expressway. Every day, all day. No school for those kids. And if any of the other kids in the neighborhood tried to talk to them, they’d just scowl and walk away.