How have illegals negatively affected your neighborhood?

Q. I hear basically the same story from everyone everywhere. Once nice neighborhoods with neatly kept lawns and nice looking houses, everyone knows each other and goes to each others garage sales in the spring, it is safe for the kids to play in the neighborhood, and crime is almost unheard of. Then a few neighbors move out for various reasons, and those houses are sold or more often rented out to illegals. Now the kids are bullied by the anchor kids, the once nice houses are run down, lawns are not mowed, garbage is left everywhere, crime is up, loud music blares at all hours of the day and night, property taxes go up to pay for graffiti and damage to public property, and property value goes down as the neighborhood is now a Mexican ghetto. And you don't go out your door unless you are carrying a gun. So, sound familiar? I knew a lady who lived in a nice neighborhood, until it became an illegal ghetto, and she was the only one left in the neighborhood from when they built it. The rest were all illegals. She kept to herself, but had to put up with cops chasing criminals through her yard, often damaging her property. Her noisy rude illegal neighbors threw garbage in her lawn every day which she had to pick up herself, she did not even complain until they started throwing dirty used diapers outside her living room window to stink in the hot summer sun. When she phoned them to ask if they would pick them she was laughed at and later had rocks thrown through her window. Again she kept to her self as even her own family begged her to move out, she lived there 51 years and did not want to move. One night she walked two blocks to the convenience store to buy milk and eggs when she was beaten and raped by a man who followed her home from the store. She died the next day from her injuries. The man who attacked and raped her turned out to be an illegal alien, and lived 4 houses down from her! She was 76 years old. And the last survivor of her once nice neighborhood.


This happened last November. And this lady was a friend of my family

A. Sad to hear what you are saying. Unfortunately the victims never get a voice in these situations. Why aren't all these do gooders around doing something about this, instead of supporting the criminals.
I live in New Zealand. If anyone comes onto my property and harasses me I phone the police. That's the only way to know if they were an illegal or not. The best policy is to phone the police to sort any problems out. I do believe what you are saying, as I have been looking at foreclosed properties in Mexico, and the ones on the border are advertised as being secure with high fences and security guards. Having to have security guards and high fences tells you the area isn't safe.
What the state needs to do is to get an electric fence on the border. If Mexico won't take ownership of the problem then something has to be done. Make tougher laws, build detention centres on the border, then send them back into their own country. Once they all know that they are going to be detained in a detention centre then sent home, the word will soon get around and they will stop coming into America.
Rough neighbours do devalue property prices. You end up the victims of rubbish neighbours because they lower the neighbourhoods property values.

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How long will 7,500 New Zealand Dollars last me?

Q. In New Zealand, if I were to eat as cheaply as I can and live on a very tight budget, how long would 7,500 NZ dollars last me?

A. Well are you renting/flatting? If so then a month unless you live somewhere very cheap, skip breakfast sometimes, don't go shopping etc. Lol. If you're not renting then this is kind of tough, i'd say 3 months.
Go to: http://www.emigratenz.org/cost-of-living-in-new-zealand.HTML

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What is a good country to retire in, where older people are given health care?

Q. What country is small and peaceful, has dental and health care for residents and has low rents?

A. I have traveled to many countries and I still think United States of America is by far the best place in the world to live, even for senior citizens. I don�t know about healthcare. I would imagine the following countries have socialized medicine. Socialized medicine although seems �free� it is not. It is paid for through taxes. I have heard that some of the following countries have about 50% of income goes towards taxes. The following countries although not all of them small (many are), are relatively peaceful because they don�t get too involved in war. Not all of these countries are affordable though, for example Monaco, usually only extremely wealthy people live there. Many countries you don't get a whole lot of "bang for your buck" when it comes to rent. Many countries are short on space so housing is small and tightly packed together. Bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens are VERY tiny. For example, in one country I've been to the average flat (apartment) was about 300 to 600 sq. ft. and this was a flat with a kitchen, one bathroom, living room and two bedrooms. The rooms were so small they were like closets. In America a place that small would probably rent for about $500 a month in the Midwest and be a studio apartment with just one big room instead of divided up into five rooms. It was renting for 1,500 Euros a month which is about $2,200 a month in American money. So although the country may be small and "peaceful" and have socialized medicine, the rent in most other countries is very high because property is at a premium. Not only is space limited in these countries but many of the flats are VERY old, as in hundreds of years old. One flat I looked at dated to the 1600's. The bathrooms and kitchens in these flats just aren't as nice as the ones we have here in America in my opinion. Also many countries have age and income requirements for immigration and you must learn to read, write and speak the language. Many countries their healthcare system only applies to people who have become citizens. Anyway, here are some countries for you to research:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic (Prague)
Denmark
Finland
Greenland
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland

I can think of many others, but these are the ones that would probably fit more of what you are looking for.

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How is life and work in new zealand?

Q. How easy would it be to get job especially in media/fashion ??? such as stylist, film industry, director...etc
We would like to work there as a freelancers.
if there would not be any creative jobs, then just office work etc.
But what city would be the best for work, finding a place to live, work etc..
how much is a studio flat 35 m2 per month? for a shorter period.
What to take in count about renting a flat?

A. New Zealand has really cracked down on employment visas. A couple years ago, they cancelled large numbers of existing employment visas & made those people return to their own countries. What's your university degree in? What experience & expertise do you have? Office work? No chance of that. You must have a high level of education & additional qualifications, and get a job with an employer who proved there are no New Zealanders qualified & available for the job in order for your employer to get you a temporary employment visa.

Freelance? Hah! You have to have your own company & get an investors visa, establish a company there & hire New Zealanders. Big investment - you'd need a pile of money, and proof you can fill a niche that no New Zealanders have filled or can fill. This is an awfully small country, and not a lot of needs for media type people. In fact, lots of New Zealanders in media, magazine stylists, film, etc, have to go abroad to find work since there's so little in NZ. Just because Lord of the Rings was filmed there does not mean there's a "film industry," per se. And you would need a degree in film, media, etc, plus expertise.

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