[OneHun]

"I wouldn't discount the possibility that they're being sent there to weaken a conservative voter base."

Absolutely right!  And, to increase the crime rate, too!

 

[GeronL]

or the local conservative culture

[tacticalogic]

And, to increase the crime rate, too!

Cloward/Piven. Bankrupt the state and local governments, then offer them federal "assistance" and force them to accept the "strings" that go with it.