I think low density is the attraction. People would rather make a long commute and have a big yard and a big house.
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People make moves largely on the basis of they've got jobs somewhere, housing costs. But lifestyle, people generally don't take that into account. If you have an opportunity, stay there for a couple of weeks. Sit down and talk to people who have just made that move. Find out what issues they have.William Frey
You see many more demonstrations and rallies where you might not have seen them 15 years ago or even five years ago.
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D.C. is like a revolving door. These young people move in and then they move out when they want to have kids.
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Young people that might have stayed or might have come from other places are now going to move somewhere else.
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These minorities are now spilling to parts of the country the interior Sun Belt, suburbs and exurbs which were once bastions of middle-class whites. As a consequence, white-bread America is experiencing diversity firsthand, rather than in magazines or TV images. ... Politicians are going to have to figure out how to satisfy both groups.
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So a lot of suburban counties, a lot of exurban counties, that used to be all white are now getting new Hispanics and in some cases Asians and African Americans. And what this does is give much of America a first taste of what diversity is like.
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