But, when you point these things out, you are the bad guy...

Of course, there answer to this, you will hear, is of course- more money, and naturally, not theirs...

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Illiteracy shockingly high in L.A.
Half of workers unable to read

By Rachel Uranga
Staff Writer

"Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - Continued immigration and a stubborn high school dropout rate have stymied efforts to improve literacy in Los Angeles County, where more than half the working-age population can't read a simple form, a report released Wednesday found.

Alarmingly, only one in every 10 workers deemed functionally illiterate is enrolled in literacy classes and half of them drop out within three weeks, said the study by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

"It's an emergency situation," said Mayor James Hahn, adding that poor literacy rates could jeopardize the region's economy by driving out high-tech businesses and other industries that pay well.

In the Los Angeles region, 53 percent of workers ages 16 and older were deemed functionally illiterate, the study said.

That percentage dropped to 44 percent in the greater San Fernando Valley -- which includes Agoura Hills and Santa Clarita -- but soared to 85 percent in some pockets of the Valley."

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Ahh, the fruits of Mexifornia!

More on Mexifornia can be found here and there.

--WP