Of the top 203 metropolitan statistical areas in Q1-2009, "Merced, Calif., had the second highest [foreclosure] rate," according to RealtyTrac.
So, our bipartisan policy was to lure in illegal immigrants "to do the jobs Americans just won't do" building the houses Americans just don't need and that Hispanics, American or illegal, turned out to just not be able to afford.
Cities With Jobless Rates of 15% or More | ||||
Metro Area | State | March 2009 Jobless Rate | Rise From March 2008 | |
El Centro | CA | 25.1% | 7.5 | |
Merced | CA | 20.4% | 6.7 | |
Yuba City | CA | 19.5% | 6.8 | |
Elkhart-Goshen | IN | 18.8% | 13 | |
Visalia-Porterville | CA | 17.7% | 6.1 | |
Modesto | CA | 17.5% | 6.3 | |
Bend | OR | 17.0% | 9.2 | |
Fresno | CA | 17.0% | 6 | |
Redding | CA | 16.8% | 6.6 | |
Hanford-Corcoran | CA | 16.7% | 5.4 | |
Stockton | CA | 16.4% | 6.2 | |
Bakersfield | CA | 15.9% | 5.2 | |
Salinas | CA | 15.7% | 5 | |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | NC | 15.4% | 9.1 | |
Flint | MI | 15.3% | 4.6 | |
Madera-Chowchilla | CA | 15.3% | 5 | |
Yuma | AZ | 15.3% | 5.4 | |
Ocean City | NJ | 15.0% | 4.2 |