![]() ![]() We've had a decade of political ineptitude from mayor Dickert and the racist administration that he's run even though he's a democrat. I'm from Racine, currently living here, it's an economic dead zone with some of the highest unemployment in the nation, hanging on by a thread due to old man Johnson forcing his kids to keep SC Johnson's HQ here in his will, else this place would already be a ghost town due to how many factories have left, especially Case tractor and the GM transmission plant in Kenosha. The Hispanics now make up a bigger percentage of the membership. Most of the white members are older retired people who pretty much opened the door to the Hispanic Community because they saw the need and a way to expand their ministry. The church is very open with a really nice after school program catering mostly to Hispanic children. We can walk to our church and the Hispanic family next door attend there. ![]() There are also upscale neighborhoods around the area also with many families that have lived in the area all their lives. The homes are mostly built in the 50's but are maintained and with few exceptions look nice. School children of all ages walk to school past our home in both directions and we have not experienced any problems. Several other neighbors are people who have lived in the neighborhood for fifty years. One of my next door neighbors is an Hispanic family and the other is a black family. My family was worried about us moving here because of possible problems but we have found it to be as nice as other places we have lived and feel safe. My wife and I are white and retired we moved to Racine to take advantage of the lower cost housing. Although the school system may seem a little below average if you make sure your children do their homework and are involved with them they will do as well as any of the other schools in Wisconsin. There are many parks along the Root River and you have Lake Michigan bordering the whole east side. It is a melting pot with all races mixed together.
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