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> There are lots of places where immigration (both within the US and internationally) is very high, and where people often only intend to live for a while for w
by carbocation 8y ago
> There are lots of places where immigration (both within the US and internationally) is very high, and where people often only intend to live for a while for work
What you're describing doesn't really fit with the broader concept of immigration, which has more of a long-duration/permanent settlement aspect to it. But, I can certainly imagine that any place which is just a temporary destination for people would have a hard time becoming a real community.
- rdl 8y agoTransience and migration are probably a separate issue from immigration-from-lots-of-diverse-backgrounds, but you often get both together. The coastal/successful/etc. cities have these problems leading to lack of community; there are other parts of the US (and world, presumably) where it's just despair due to economic and social collapse. Not knowing/caring who my neighbors are in a big city, but we're all doing economically OK, is probably preferable to a town where everyone has been together for a long time but half of the people are unemployed, half are opiate addicts, and no one really has much hope for the future.