Miami has the problems of Latin America
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4/14/2006
I currently live in Miami and just moved back here from Panama City, Panama. I have also lived in several other Latin countries over the years and speak fluent Spanish. Miami faces many of the same problems as Latin American countries- little middle class with extremes of rich and poor; corruption; bad government and poor services. Without counting the undocumented population, 51% of Miami-Dade County is foreign born. If the majority of the population of any city was born in a developing country, the result is a city with many characteristics of the developing world, which is what we have in Miami. I plan to soon be one of the middle class non-Hispanics fleeing Miami, as I find the cost of living to be to high for the quality of life, or lack thereof, one faces living here. This seems to be the pattern- non-Hispanics and businesses are fleeing Miami in droves, being replaced by poor non-English speaking immigrants from Latin America. As this patern continues, the city is bound to take on more and more of the characteristics of Latin America, which is not a region known for high quality of life. My recommendation is to get out while you can.
Bp | Miami Beach, FL