Yep. El Monte used to be cowboy country. It now looks like some trashy foreign country with lots of crime, thousands of illegals etc.
El Monte's population is 65.7% Hispanic...28.7% Asian...
https://www.california-demographics.com/el-monte-demographics
I have been to El Monte...Near 10 Freeway in Los Angeles County...It is a ghetto indeed...There is a big car dealership in that city...