Quote:
Originally Posted by ilbegone
Here is Murguia's official NCLR biography. She for sure doesn't slum around in San'tana.
She's probably as distant from Mexico as I am (white boy who grew up in California), and in the same reality disconnect as Boxer.
It's all about race.
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Where does she live now? Here are some stats from where she grew up, Kansas City, Kansas compared to East Los Angeles and Maywood. Even though Kansas City is a lower income area than the rest of the state of Kansas, it is way above what she supports in Los Angeles but not where she would live.
Races in Kansas City:
• White Non-Hispanic (48.9%)
• Black (30.1%)
• Hispanic (16.8%)
• Other race (8.6%)
• Two or more races (3.0%)
• American Indian (1.7%)
• Other Asian (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (11.5%), Irish (8.3%), United States (6.2%), English (4.8%), French (1.8%), Polish (1.3%).
Population density: 1147 people per square mile
(low)
• High school or higher: 73.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 20.9%
14,647 residents are foreign born (8.1% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).
This city: 10.0%
Kansas: 5.0%
Let’s compare that with East Los Angeles
Races in East Los Angeles:
• Hispanic (96.8%)
• Other race (54.0%)
• Two or more races (4.2%)
• White Non-Hispanic (1.8%)
• American Indian (1.7%)
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 25.5%
60,605 residents are foreign born (48.2% Latin America).
This place: 48.8%
California: 26.2%
Ancestries: United States (1.4%).
Population density: 17279 people per square mile
(very high).
Maywood, California
Races in Maywood:
• Hispanic (96.3%)
• Other race (50.5%)
• Two or more races (4.5%)
• White Non-Hispanic (2.6%)
• American Indian (1.4%)
Population density: 24007 people per square mile
(very high).
For population 25 years and over in Maywood
* High school or higher: 29.6%
* Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.3%
* Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
* Unemployed: 11.4%
* Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes
Read more:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Maywoo...#ixzz0bEWmow2y
15,490 residents are foreign born (54.8% Latin America).
This city: 55.2%
California: 26.2%
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city: 24.5%
Whole state: 14.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city: 8.5%
Whole state: 6.3%
This city: 4.3 people
California: 2.9 people
Percentage of family households:
This city: 88.1%
Whole state: 68.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city: 8.4%
Whole state: 5.9%