12-19-2014, 10:49 AM
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Originally posted by Southernmost
Just to make clear: our way if life doesn't include ice use, child abuse/molestation, burglary, robbery, etc, all the really, really bad things. Back in the days there was barely any crime. With the population boom on our island in the late 90's until 2010, approx. 100,000 transplants moved in and so did the crime. (Not saying you're all bad, but with that much people moving in, even a small % of bad apples is way too much for this island.) So we (transplants and locals)do have some common ground. We are against some of the same things.
It's unfortunate to see another example of the long history in the US of blaming the most recent population of immigrants for new woes. Perhaps this is a very common human reaction to an influx of "strangers"... Someone with a broader view of human history have any useful examples?
As we are against some of the same things regarding the health of the community, why try to pin it on a single group of people? Are you saying that locals are not involved with any of the issues you listed?