Gayk said immigrants and minorities are kept out of south-county cities primarily by the price of housing. The 'Orange Curtain' may be moving south. Contemplating these changes, Orange County residents have developed a complex vocabulary to describe the vast geographical area they call home. Some white longtime residents express alarm at the transformation in their communities' complexion. Others regard it warily from a distance.
Immigrants observe differences between their new home and their native cultures.
All of our services are being eaten up by them. There's none left for us citizens. Yola Avila disagreed. She considered the role Hispanics have played in Orange County's economy. This country was our country once.