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This was a 2001 article - in the intervening years we have seen waves of less predatory illegal aliens take over formerly black neighborhoods in most major cities and "leaven out" those areas, making them, if not paradises, at least less dangerous than they were.

It may be politically incorrect to say that, but I will agree with you. Lets also not forget that when the illegals and or hispanics move in, they actually OPEN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, as opposed to the abandoned storefronts and occassional Asian-owned nail salon/take out joint that dominated previously.

I am all in favor of deporting the illegals yesterday, but will tell you that, at least in New York and New Jersey, they represent an improvement over the ghettos of the native born.

"It may be politically incorrect to say that, but I will agree with you. Lets also not forget that when the illegals and or hispanics move in, they actually OPEN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, as opposed to the abandoned storefronts and occassional Asian-owned nail salon/take out joint that dominated previously."

I observed what you are referring to ... when I lived in Houston during the 80's and 90's.

There was a section of town, just west of Sharpstown (SW Houston), that began as a basically white-occupied place of moderately priced single family homes and many mid-range apartments and condos. I lived in the area at the time.

In the early 80's rather large numbers of blacks started moving in and the neighborhoods got increasingly more dangerous and the whites started moving out. Eventually it was almost all black and homes became unlivable and the apartment complexes deteriorated to the point that they closed and/or were condemned.

As the date of Hong Kong returning to Chinese rule approached, there was a huge influx of Chinese immigrants into Houston where there was already a good community of Chinese, Vietnamese, etc. Many of these immigrants had money. Almost all were hard-working and opened businesses.

They bought the properties that had been run down and reinvigorated the entire area. It was once again clean and a nice place to visit or drive through.

And, while it is considered taboo to say so these days, I never saw an area that improved or even stayed the same when large numbers of blacks moved in. It is sad, but completely true. I fully realize that there may be other parts of the country where what I have said in not the case.

Unless and until we can begin discussing these problems without being labeled racists or bigots, the problems will fester and increase. Having lived in the Deep South and Texas for almost my entire 50 years, I can confirm that there is a deep hatred of whites by underclass blacks and even some low-to-middle class blacks.