Lobbyist, who support big businesses, lobby for tougher laws that they can comply with, but discourage small business start ups.
This always affects the poorer communities most.
Also, the federally mandated public school practices, those beholden to the teachers unions, that really don't teach anything except social experimentation, are to blame in this equation.
Until these two things (among others) change, the poor in this country will remain so, no matter where they move.
The only real answer is a smaller, less intrusive Federal Government.
You know, like the our Constitution spells out?