Figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau showed that El Paso County was the third-poorest in the nation. According to the federal registry, a family of five lives in poverty if the household income is less than $23,400. For a family of three, the income poverty line is $16,600 a year.
A detailed look at El Paso's poverty numbers shows that 40 percent of all children younger than 18 live in poverty and that children living in households headed by single mothers are the worst off.
Tonie Ponce-Kreye is the principal at the School-Age Parent Center in the El Paso Independent School District. The center is a high-school campus for pregnant girls. About 500 students are enrolled in the program, which is for EPISD students.
2006-08-31 17:05:22 · 7 answers · asked by Zoe 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Wheres angela R When You Need Her ??
LOL
Rock On Zoe ;-)
2006-08-31 17:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that it is just El Paso. If you take a look at the entire southwest region of the country, you would find similar statistics. The statistics are mainly due to the rise in illegal immigration. I wouldn't go so far as to say that it is a "failed illegal immigration". The illegals are coming into this country and living much better than they were in Mexico. That doesn't really sound like much of a failure for them, but it does show that there needs to be much stricter enforcement of border controls.
2006-09-01 00:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by jack jr 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
peace sells but who's buying? truth sells but its the lies their buying. people actually believe illegal immigration does not hurt this country, all I can say is do you know why your medical insurance is so high, do you know why high school grads have a hard time getting a job. do you know why they have Mexican flags a waving and I love Mexico bumper stickers... because of Mexicans invading the USA with the mind set of organizing to take back the south west. they actually believe its still part of Mexico.
2006-09-01 00:16:28 · answer #3 · answered by Work In Progress 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Only your ignorant friends that believe that Nachos are taking over Hot Dogs ae the ones to believe your lies.
ZOE EVERYTHING YOU SAY IS A LIE AND YOUVE BEEN CAUGHT BEFORE. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THA PEOPLE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND ARE BELIEVING YOUR MADE UP LIES. BESIDES DID YOUR HOT LATINO LOVER LIVES IN EL PASO OR WHAT? YOU SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING PERSONAL AGAINST IT.
2006-09-01 00:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
El Paso is the toilet dump for the trash.
2006-09-01 00:22:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋
I agree with JD.
2006-09-01 00:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by sqwirlsgirl 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋
BIASED STATISTICS
2006-09-01 00:07:27 · answer #7 · answered by MEXICAN BANDIDO 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋