When our forclosure rate was number one in the state, there was no place to go, BUT up. It is important that forclosed homes are purchased, as each vacant home will cost the taxpayers $30,000. We can all hope that with the better press regarding the modification to the “probable cause” portion of the immigration resolution, that times will begin to turn around. There are still tough economic times ahead for the nation as a whole with the housing crisis, but we can hope that the incredibly cheap housing in PW, not exactly what I want to be known for, will at least soften the double forclosure rate we experienced. I have this horrible feeling though, that we were more than happy to have all these immigrants here to help build the community and now we can offer cheap housing because so many felt the need to leave their dreams behind, not wanting to live in a community enveloped in fear and hate. Now, before some people start yellin’ about how the resolution wasn’t to blame for this mess, I agree, we would be, like the rest of the nation, suffering through the housing crisis, but PW was hit especially hard and we do know first hand stories of people leaving, legal immigrants, not wanting to reside in PW County because of the anti-Hispanic climate.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/03/AR2008050301095.html
