I've lived within a major city, in suburbia, in semi-rural and now very rural.
The further away from a major metro area, the more difficult life is (unless you're independently wealthy). You have to have more than basic life skills and do things yourself because you either can't afford to hire, or can't find to hire, people to help you.
These areas are historically white, and they remain so partially because of generational knowledge transfer, and the lack of knowledge that those raised in metro areas have. That happens to align by race a lot of the time, but I doubt there's anything inherently racist.
The legal immigrants from Latin America do seem to fit in well, at least in our area, and are readily accepted into the community. But many are from rural areas themselves - they already possess the right life skills and outlook to succeed.
I will say that plenty of wipeepo fail at transitioning to rural living. We can usually spot them at the outset, although every once in awhile someone will surprise us and adapt. But neither instance is a newsworthy event or part of a desired narrative.
I've lived within a major city, in suburbia, in semi-rural and now very rural.
The further away from a major metro area, the more difficult life is (unless you're independently wealthy). You have to have more than basic life skills and do things yourself because you either can't afford to hire, or can't find to hire, people to help you.
These areas are historically white, and they remain so partially because of generational knowledge transfer, and the lack of knowledge that those raised in metro areas have. That happens to align by race a lot of the time, but I doubt there's anything inherently racist.
The legal immigrants from Latin America do seem to fit in well, at least in our area, and are readily accepted into the community. But many are from rural areas themselves - they already possess the right life skills and outlook to succeed.
I will say that plenty of wipeepo fail at transitioning to rural living. We can usually spot them at the outset, although every once in awhile someone will surprise us and adapt. But neither instance is a newsworthy event or part of a desired narrative.