Immigration plays a big role in where people live, because many times they settle where family members have moved or where friends have been successful. It's even harder to break into a less familiar place. And in the majority of instances, these places tend to have a lower cost of living. Once immigrants begin settling in an area, stores and services catering to their particular needs crop up, attracting others of the same racial, national or ethnic background to move in. Spring Valley, for example, has markets, barber shops, dry cleaners and tailors where employees speak Haitian Creole.
Stores sell sodas and foods enjoyed in Latin America and the Caribbean.
St. Joseph's Church offers Mass in several languages. It is nice and easy to live here. Vivian Street selected a community based on what it could offer her and what she could offer it. President of the Spring Valley branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Street said she decided to move to the village from Pomona this month to be closer to her church and live in the community in which she is most involved. I want to contribute, to volunteer time and energy to my community.