I never, ever in a thousand years could have imagined Dodge City being overrun by Mexicans. I fear for my home state.
Around 95 a huge wave of illegals came in.
The plants expanded. Wages went from around 15/hour in the 80s to 10/hour in the mid 90s.
That's when I worked there.
Today wages are around 7/hour.
There are two meat packing plants in DC employing around 2-3000 each. In a town of 25-30,000.
half the plant workforce is straight from Mexico-Nortenos mostly.
A Quarter is Guatemalen/Salvadoran and the remainder Anglos or Mexican-Americans in management.
Since the human tsunami first appeared in 95 we have built 4 new schools and 2 new jails, with a declining tax base because anyone who can flee has fled...hehe.
It's a friggin nightmare. I got out of there with college-same with some of my relatives.
The old relatives are stuck there living in Tijuana, Kansas.
I used to live in Wichita. Moved to Haysville, just (literally) down the street. My old neighborhood in Wichita is currently being taken over by Mexicans. When I moved in 10 years ago, enrollment at my children's school was 78% White, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Latino and 2% Other. When we moved out last year, it was 49% White, 35% Latino, 10% Black, 4% Asian and 2% Other. (I got these stats off our school district's website) I am sure it is higher for Latino's this year. Mexicans are displacing all races at a quick rate, not just Whites. When we moved onto my block, there was one hispanic family, and they were assimilated. (They spoke perfect English and Heck, THEIR KIDS EVEN WENT TO PRIVATE SCHOOL!) When we sold our house (To a Mexican family that didn't even speak English!) Our block was over 1/2 Latino. This was becoming true for the entire neighborhood. I moved because I was worried my home value would go down in coming years. Got out while I could. Moved to Haysville. I am not a bigot, but these people moving in did not speak English nor did they share the same culture. Glad I live in a neighborhood now where that is no longer the case. Coincidentally, the school district here is 95% White and that includes the fact that some students that go to school here actually live in the Wichita city limits.
Where the hell is Marshal Dillon and Chester.
These guys would have sent them illegals packing for the Alamo.
Fear for the entire country