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Okay?  I’m that PP and I’m not white.  I’m scared of myself?  Nope.  But I do dislike the overcrowding in my neighborhood.  I dislike that my kids’ schools have to spend SO much money on ESOL, at the expense of other programs, like Art and Music. I dislike that our once family-friendly park gets overrun by people drinking later at night (yes, we neighbors have called the Park Police and filed complaints, but the MoCO is not very responsive).  I dislike that we’ve had more hit and runs where people run into your car and just leave because they are driving illegally and/or don’t have car insurance.

Look, we live in an area in MoCO that was a nice, family-friendly place to live and raise kids.  In the last 12 years, we have had a HUGE influx of illegal immigrants from all over the world.  And it has led to a decline in my own standard of living, in my own neighborhood.  That makes me sad.  [/quote]

I'm sure the OP will call you names and demand research before she acknowledges that you have a point.[/quote]

In fact, yes, I will. That's what this thread is about, and I'm sorry it pisses people off so much to have to actually show that their opinions are grounded in fact.

Yes, neighborhoods change socioeconomically - that's neither here nor there. I'm sure a lot of people who love to buy giant houses in SE DC but can't because of "those" people.  [/quote]

How about you acknowledge MY facts?

The fact that my kids’ school gets less and less parental involvement year after year as the demographics have changed.  We try to translate as much as we can and try to engage different groups at our ES.  But this year, at several of my DS’ class parties, DW or I were the only volunteers.  And yes, we both work, before you accuse us of being wealthy SAHPs.  One classroom did not have enough volunteers for a field trip.

My facts are that most of the families in my neighborhood used to utilize the public school, but the quality of that school has decreased tremendously.

My facts are that the park where my kids used to play is now usually covered in trash.  We have tried to organize cleanups and get people involved, but when you’re illegally renting or when you’re transient in a neighborhood, people don’t seem to care as much.  It becomes an uphill battle.

My fact is that we have several homes on our street that are owned by investors who are illegally renting out to multiple families.  No rental licenses and the homes are clearly not up to code.  The County refuses to crack down because they don’t want to push to hard asking for ‘documentation’ lest they come across as unfriendly to illegal immigrants.

I truly don’t care about any studies or any data because none of that will convince me more than what I see with my own eyes.  [/quote]

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