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[Boreas]

Because of our climate California is a magnet for the homeless. A lot of those I see around here are disabled - wheel chairs and walkers outside their makeshift shelters - so their ability to obtain gainful employment is severely curtailed. Their ability to obtain living assistance in light of their physical and/or mental restrictions is essentially non-existent.

Something else we have St. Ronnie to thank for.

John

PS: in light of the several threads that contain a fair amount of Mexican bashing, or just plain immigrant bashing, even in California, with it's large Chicano/Latino community, I almost never see any "brown" homeless folks. Something to think about, eh?

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Because of our climate California is a magnet for the homeless. A lot of those I see around here are disabled - wheel chairs and walkers outside their makeshift shelters - so their ability to obtain gainful employment is severely curtailed. Their ability to obtain living assistance in light of their physical and/or mental restrictions is essentially non-existent.

Something else we have St. Ronnie to thank for.

John

PS: in light of the several threads that contain a fair amount of Mexican bashing, or just plain immigrant bashing, even in California, with it's large Chicano/Latino community, I almost never see any "brown" homeless folks. Something to think about, eh?

Mexicans are the hardest working ethnic group here. NYC

Immigrant groups are very sympathetic to their fellow country folks and will
quickly lend a hand.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Mexicans are the hardest working ethnic group here. NYC

Immigrant groups are very sympathetic to their fellow country folks and will
quickly lend a hand.

They sound like solid citizens to me.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Mexicans are the hardest working ethnic group here. NYC.

I have a lot of respect, admiration and just plain liking for pretty much every Mexican or Latino I've met out here. I'm afraid I can't make the same statement with respect to the "dominant culture".

John