Neighborhoods which were once full of abandoned and boarded up houses, easy to convert to drug houses, are now painted in bright shades and handwork in iron or new roofs and siding adorn them. Yes cars now line the streets and yards, but better that then a decaying neighborhood.
Businesses that once had trouble surviving because they could not find employees and were actually busing people in from other towns, are not busy and succesful. Mexican employees support the American manager in providing services to the public.
My grocery store offers this weeks sale items and other products posted in both English and Spanish. The butcher area offers special cuts to appeal to a Latino population and the bakery makes and packages tortillas on site. Smart move. The store recently had to expand and built a new building to meet the demand of its new customers.