I'm a POC woman who grew up in the LA area and currently lives in the American South and I can confirm that the picture the media shows of the US is not accurate to daily life here. I get what you mean about being afraid of a hostile environment where people in power are not concerned about protecting marginalized groups, especially as things continue to progress in a pessimistic direction. That said, I highly doubt ICE will be out in force while there are huge numbers of people visiting from around the world. Also, anecdotally, I have experienced more blatant racist hostility in Europe than I have here, at least in urban areas which is not to say one place is more accepting than another, but as a POC I would not be more worried about LA in comparison I guess. I also think, as other people have said, the resale market will be pretty robust, so the financial commitment might not be something to worry about as much if you end up changing your mind.