The only better business in town these days, he says, is cleaning up crime scenes.This is the time of year that "snowbirds"—Americans from colder climes migrate to Florida to escape their northern winters.
Arizona, which is currently America's fastest-growing state, has experienced a wave of white immigrants the Midwestern "snowbirds"—who have little experience of Latino culture.
Phoenix's newcomers are largely "snowbirds" (people avoiding the cold weather up north), sports fans and Californians; their frequent absences and lack of knowledge of their own area make their properties easy prey.
And, unlike the bank rescue plan, there is no chance that the lost money will eventually come back.In this section Change.gov Waiting for reinforcements Local zeroes Snowbirds, meet the repo men The spotlight beckons A worthy experiment Ship of fools ReprintsThe first places to run into trouble were those hit by the downturn in the housing market.
In the House of Representatives an extension for Canadian snowbirds has been tucked into the JOLT Act, a tourism-promotion law introduced by Joe Heck, a Nevada Republican.Canadian pensioners are not an obviously threatening group few Americans report being mugged by elderly Ottawans armed with ice-hockey sticks.
The newcomers are a colourful mix of Latinos, pensioners (many of them "snowbirds" who come south for the winter) and working families drawn by warm weather, low taxes and a booming economy.Floridians who fled leftist despots tend to vote Republican.
In the meantime, Cape Coral's fate will depend on how many snowbirds migrate south for the winter, and how much they spend when they get there.
None of which is much comfort to cross-border shoppers or those migrating snowbirds.
His findings have not been pretty.In this section Change.gov Waiting for reinforcements Local zeroes Snowbirds, meet the repo men The spotlight beckons A worthy experiment Ship of fools ReprintsTalk of how an Obama presidency might affect Chicago range from the petty (will motorcades mean more traffic?) to the presumptuous (when will the gravy train roll in?).
More recently, the Midwestern snowbirds and others who flooded into Arizona mainly settled in Maricopa, making it politically dominant and distinct.The differences start with the aesthetic.
The "snowbirds", as these winter escapees are collectively called, are already squawking about airline surcharges, hotel fees and pricier food.Other currencies, in both rich countries and emerging markets, are falling against the American dollar.
