I grew up in Dodge City and the city has changed remarkably, the city may not have always been the best looking town but it looks now like a bad version of the barrios in LA now, whites are moving to the outskirts and the city looks more and more rundown even though it consistantly has low unemployment and numerous jobs. It really sickened me the way it looked when I visited in February, it even made me a little sad.
It has about 50% white, maybe more, but it wont be long before it is a majority hispanic city, that to me though isnt the issue the fact that more than half of its hispanic population is more than likely an illegal transient population is whats ruining the city.Even many of my hispanic friends from there are getting disgusted at what the city is turning into.
Reminds me of that "Obsession" DVD when the woman responds to the question "why don't people want to beleive what is going on here?" And her answer was "because if the did, then they would have to do something about it."
Seems to me that it's the same question and the same answer in this matter.