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Originally Posted by Daniel_
I have no proof, but I wonder if that's because people coming to the States from troubled areas don't settle in Texas, because it has a reputation for Conservatism?
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I'm not sure about that - my dad's side of the family is German and moved to Southern Mississippi in the 1820's. I think that imigration tends to follow patterns where an individual or a single family is the pioneer and then tells their friends and extended family how well they have it and attract more of the same group. I know that's the way most of the groups that have come to Chicago have worked, especially when you see a group that takes over a neighborhood (i.e. the Ukrainian Village is more Hispanic than Ukrainian now).
I don't have anymore proof than you do, but it's just my experience. *shrug*
By the way, what's happening to this Iranian kid is probably the most efficient way that I can think of to turn anyone into an extremist of any sort. You can replace "Iranian" with "Black" or "White" or pretty much anything else, have a majority group treat the individual in the exact same way and have them react pretty much the same way. It's sad, really.