[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.
