When you have an inordinate number of unskilled, uneducated people move in on any city, you have slums. Once all the cheaper housing in Van Nuys and Panorama City spills over, they will go to Sherman Oaks, Encino, On in to Woodland Hills. I exaggerated. It may take 10-12 years."
Also, there is no longer any impetus to learn English, as even the purchase of a car must be in Spanish, with Spanish credit applications and a Spanish contract. That coupled with white flight of 15000-30000 per month, and you have a recipe for disaster.
But if they're unskilled and uneducated, how could they afford housing in such high-cost areas?
I haven't noticed wages for the unskilled getting significantly higher.
Also, won't skill levels of immigrants improve over the years? In South Florida, there are plenty of rich Cuban immigrants. I remember seeing ample supplies of high-end Mercedes and Lincoln Navigators when I visited "Calle Ocha" (8th street, centre of the Cuban community) a few years back.
For that matter, why is it that Cubans seem to like America and appreciate the opportunities here, while Mexicans don't?
This was a major difference between South Florida and Southern California, and the advantage is definitely on Florida's side.
D