The Little Georgia Town That Covers New York City in Turf – Dalton – (and its Hispanic growth)
Tagged: border, Georgia, population, Raids
In 1990, just 6% of the population of Dalton was Hispanic. That number ballooned to 40% according to the 2000 census, with the actual number estimated to hover closer to 50%. The incoming kindergarten class this year was 70% Hispanic.
Lured by good-paying jobs, Mexicans started making the 1,000-mile trek from the border about 15 years ago to work in the area’s 150 carpet mills. While the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has occasionally made well-publicized raids, immigrants still manage to find jobs.”*
*From: www.nysun.com
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