>Someone denying there is no racism/xenophobia issue in the Midwest isn't listening in my opinion. You say this, but still the Detroit area hosts quite a large

>Someone denying there is no racism/xenophobia issue in the Midwest isn't listening in my opinion. You say this, but still the Detroit area hosts quite a large immigrant population, many from a group that experiences a lot of hate in the US (Arabs), though I'll admit, it's probably because the city is on the border with Canada, which makes it an easier place to get to given many immigrants here initially went to Canada from their home countries. Still, the region isn't alien to the idea of bringing in foreign labor to fill in employment gaps, it's pretty common at least in Detroit, and I imagine Chicago as well.