Posted on 11/04/2007 6:11:06 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
DALTON, Ga. -- Known by many as "Mexico Chiquito," or Little Mexico, the Whispering Pines mobile home neighborhood often is the first place immigrants live when they arrive in the United States, according to residents.
"I found this place because some cousins were living here already," Manuel Mendiola, a nine-year resident, said in Spanish. "But it's not the same as how one would live in Mexico; over there one would have his own house."
Saul Peinado, 29, who's been living in the neighborhood just outside Dalton for 19 years, said when he arrived there weren't many Hispanic residents, but eventually that started to change.
"When we first got here, there were only two Hispanic families including us, but then as a white family would move out, a Hispanic family would move in," he said in Spanish.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hispanics made up about 40 percent of the population in Dalton and nearly 30 percent of the population of Whitfield County in 2000. At Whispering Pines, which has about 150 households, many residents are drawn by friends or family who already have made a home in the neighborhood.
"Most people come here first because a relative or friend already lives here, but most of us would want to have something better in the future, maybe out own home," resident José Arredondo said in Spanish.
Residents pay $240 per month for a lot and between $400 and $500 a month for the mobile home, depending on whether they're renting or buying, Mr. Mendiola said.
About 2:30 p.m. every weekday, two school buses drive through Bay Drive and drop off neighborhood children. After school, children stay outside to play while their parents talk to each other on their porches. Mexican music plays from inside most of the houses, and during the day clothes hang outside to dry next to a few trampolines.
Gabriela González, who lived in the neighborhood for five years, said in Spanish that one of the good things about "Mexico Chiquito" is that there are a lot of friends for children to play with, but they have to be careful about cars driving too fast.
Some residents said there was an accident earlier this year in which a car ran over a 2-year-old girl, prompting additional speed bumps on the main street. Although residents said they consider the neighborhood calm, they complain about loud music, especially on the weekends.
Judy Woods, the only non-Hispanic resident on the street, has lived in Whispering Pines for 29 years. She said that during the weekend the street is "seriously like an interstate."
"My neighbors are great, no one bothers me, but it's just the loud music," she said.
There have been 54 calls made to the police this year from the neighborhood, the majority complaints about loud music and 911 hang-up calls, said Lt. Nancy Chadwick of the Whitfield County Sheriff's Department.
Some residents say "Mexico Chiquito" feels just like home since most people speak Spanish, and in some houses there are even signs advertising "atole y buñuelos," a Mexican drink and dessert, just like in Mexico.
E-mail Perla Trevizo at ptrevizo@timesfreepress.com
In addition, we need to support conservative candidates who can win. In some cases, we may be stuck with rinos. We need remind the rinos about the policy preferences of their supporters.
>>Libertarian votes dont help us kick the decadent, depraved, self-serving, mendacious, dishonest, anti-American Democrats out of office. They help elect Democrats.<<
Yeah, better we should elect Republicans like Jorge Bush, el gran hijo de puta pelotudo y mierda analfabeta.
I hope the multicultural and diversity Nazi’s have a fun life, they have managed with a few rich angles to completely destroy areas of the USA and make it so bad the White man refuses to travel through! Name one white man that would go through LA, Detroit, Newark and Minneapolis, If you continue to hold your peace and not speak your mind, the multicultural and diversity Nazis will continue to destroy your country. One Oklahoma has finally spoken for the People of Oklahoma. Your Leaders hates your Guts, why else would they completely keep ignoring you
DEFEAT THE DEMOCRATS!!!
Not meaning to condone illegals at all, but if we went to work in Mexico, we would want to stay Americans with our own culture. I can't see myself wanting to assimilate into being a Mexican.
“”I found this place because some cousins were living here already,” Manuel Mendiola, a nine-year resident, said in Spanish. “But it’s not the same as how one would live in Mexico; over there one would have his own house.””
Go home!
“I am wondering the same thing. Where is ICE and isnt it their job to round up these illegals?”
ICE is a scam!
It must be because I can’t figure who they are and why they are not rounding these illegals up.
It’s not like they don’t know where they are.
There are some very big companies in Dalton that save a lot of money by employing illegals. There are also very big companies like walmart that not only save money by employing them they make money selling to them. They contribute big bux to politicians and pay big bux in property taxes. They are the real criminals, not the Mexicans.
Imagine if someone called you today and told you that if you came to work for them they would pay you 20 times the salary you are making now. All you have to do is show up, at your own expense, and the job is yours. So if you were making $40,000/year you could make $800k/year just by moving. Would you do it? This is the incentive these companies are dangling in front of these people, only they are going from $5 per day to $5 per hour.
You can’t imagine wanting to assimilate into Mexico because you don’t live in a corrupt hell hole. The people who come here from Mexico have every reason to want to be American rather than Mexico, but they don’t seem to understand exactly why they felt forced to come here. That’s a good reason not to give them amnesty.
susie
Saul Peinado, 29, who's been living in the neighborhood just outside Dalton for 19 years,......a Hispanic family would move in," he said in Spanish.
resident José Arredondo said in Spanish
Gabriela González, who lived in the neighborhood for five years, said in Spanish
LEARN ENGLISH!!
She said that during the weekend the street is "seriously like an interstate."
Probably a lot of DUI's... that is if the cops even bother to patrol this area...
Maybe your posts should be called “Invaders’ Update?”
Aztlan keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger.....
#44 posted, >>
No matter what!
DEFEAT THE DEMOCRATS!!!<<
Didn’t we do that in the last two presidential races? Am I supposed to trust ANY politician? I honestly have been beyond shock with what this administration has continued to do to our country (and allowed) - especially in this past term.
Bush II has been a mixed bag. Many of his good ideas have not become law. He has pushed hard for litigation control, permanent tax cuts, entitlement reform, revised environment regulations, health care reform, and sensible energy policy (except ethanol mandates). He has been bad on immigration and campaign finance reform. He has not exerted leadership on farm subsidies and spending (until his last two years).
Bush was a much better alternative than his rat opponents. If the enduring conflict in Iraq had not occurred, I think that Republicans would still be in control. It is always a choice of alternatives. The rats are worse on almost every issue. As bad as Bush’s ideas on immigration are, the rats have much worse plans in store.
I am not sure what you are outraged about. Bush has finally found his veto pen and stopped many bad ideas.
Bttt!
BTTT
LOL
Here’s a great “Invader’s Update” for you...
Randy Terrill, the author of the Oklahoma illegal alien law, and the person who is making the invaders scream and scram, will be on Terry Anderson’s show tonight
http://www.theterryandersonshow.com/
You Bush-hating anti-Republicans can kiss my ass.
He's done more for this country than any Democrat in the last 50 years.
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