[quote=Eugene][quote]Do Piggs understand that the student populations of San Diego, Hoover, Crawford, Kearny, Clairemont, Helix, Sweetwater, Chula Vista, Hilltop and Castle Park High Schools were predominately “white” prior to the mid-seventies?? And that many of those ex-students still live in their “home turf?” Why would they feel uncomfortable in their own “home turf” even if the demographics have changed? What’s to be afraid of??[/quote]
I believe that should be late eighties rather than mid-seventies. First there came a wave of illegal immigration from Mexico in the early eighties, then in 1986 Reagan issued a wholesale amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants, which allowed them to settle here for real and start bringing their relatives via legal and illegal means (starting with legal, then, by the mid-90’s, when the demand for family reunification immigrant visas proved to be far greater than annual caps in place for Mexico, clogging the system and resulting in 10+ year long waits in most categories, increasingly switching to illegal).
Escondido High went from 53% white in 1993 (the oldest number I can find) to 27% white in 2009. And yes, you do hear about people feeling uncomfortable in their “home turf” because of the changes in demographics.[/quote]
Understand about Escondido, Eugene and remember the waives of immigrants and also the “wholesale” amnesty program. But the schools I have mentioned may have been more “mixed” to begin with than Escondido High, which is about 50 miles from the US/MX border. I do believe it was much earlier, especially in Chula Vista, when “white” was the dominant demographic.
The demographics of Kearny and Hoover High were greatly changed in the 80’s and 90’s due to Federally funded resettlements of Vietnamese and Somali refugees, respectively.
Here in Chula Vista, many, many ex-HS students of nearby schools who graduated more than 40 years ago actually still live here, some in the same house they grew up in and some within blocks of that house. Most of these now “boomers” actively seek out nearby properties to assist their children in buying, the closer the better. Condition and often size are secondary as most of the lots are generous.
