We have a “strip-mall service economy” here in NJ as well; McJobs (remember that word that was banned when Otoken took office?) that pay little and don’t offer benefits. Blacks won’t work the jobs, so you see mostly Hispanics with a scattering of white guys doing them. Sadly, blacks are barely in the employment picture anymore in any area that is filling with Hispanics (legal or otherwise); employers are opting for the newer “preferred minorities” with a better work ethic.
I’ve had two dentists close up shop in the past couple of years, and more and more of the healthcare is walk-in clinic stuff as hospitals close; few people can afford real dental care, and too many illegals were using the hospitals for free...
We have Walgreen’s, Kroger’s with a ‘little clinic’ decent PA runs it, nail salons, barber, beauty salon, and fast food. So far not inundated with illegals. Typical 82-20 white-black mix slightly higher class ones who had the sense to escape Memphis. 1 GP, 1 Pediatrician, 1 so called internist, who has no real office, just curtains for rooms. Hospital down the road rated not fit to take your dog to. Fred’s, Dollar/Family General stores. Most fast food has black workers, white managers. A couple of farm places. We flood easy. Big farm in the back of our house lot. All our Meds come from the Military base 22 miles away. In that we are under DOD MANDATE to get daily scripts from them. Can’t trust Express Scripts, they take to long get things wrong, no choice of generics they are random.
Last year it was a mole invasion, this year to much rain and non poisonous snakes and tics.
You need real medical care you go to Memphis, a 2 hr round trip. Memphis just hit murder 100+ this week. Way up from last year.