[fabsroman]

Val,

It doesn't matter how you respond to the above post, it is all a good debate. My parents came over here from Italy in the early 50's when they were just 14. They didn't know English very well, but they learned it. They lived in the middle of Washington, D.C. but were able to move out of there when they got married. They moved to what was a decent part of Prince George's County. It's not so decent anymore. After that, they moved to a nicer area in Montgomery County, not even close to a Potomac, and they have lived there ever since. They wanted me to buy a house around there, but I refused to do so because the area is deteriorating. The high school I went to, predominantly white when I went there, now has a majority that is minorities, if that makes any sense. All around where they live is pockets of poor families (e.g., low income, immigrants). It looks as though the areas that had the older folk in them living in homes built in the 50's, are now being taken over by minorities as the old folk leave or pass away. It is amazing to see what used to be a high income neighborhood become a low income neighborhood. Right now I am trying to get them to sell their house and move out by me, but that will take some doing.

Reply away, I can debate this subjecy all night and into the day, and I still like my Great Wall of America idea.