Originally occupied by immigrant yankees and home grown scalawags. It used to be a place that wasn't quite as "politically correct" ie socialistic, but then hordes of yankees from places like NJ, MA, and NY moved in because of the economic opportunities here were lacking in their home states. Why were the economic opportunities lacking? Because their local socialist tax and regulate governments killed the goose. Unfortunately these people came here with their "I want government to do everything for me" attitude and have started to ruin what was once a pretty good place to live.
Now there are additional occupying forces that speak spanish, have their own crime wave going, and are doubling the taxes that local government extracts for the rest of to pay for "essential services" (otherwise known as welfare) for the vast hords that have swarmed over the border. My county (at least according the infamous liars of the Atlanta Urinal/Constipation) has the highest percentage of hispanic immigrants of any county in the USA. You can drive alons Buford Hiway and see more signs in Korean than English and more in Spanish than both of the aforementioned together.