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If you could pull that off, sounds like an incredible program to me. I don't think anything could revitalize Detroit like large amounts of immigrants would.
by dahdum 8y ago
If you could pull that off, sounds like an incredible program to me. I don't think anything could revitalize Detroit like large amounts of immigrants would.
- monocasa 8y agoAnd Detroit already has a large immigrant population, so it's not that much of a culture shock.
- dahdum 8y agoFrom Wikipedia looks like they are below the national average, but I'd posit that means the upside is that much larger. My favorite example of this process is booming South Florida, where more than half of adults are foreign born. Houston is another great one, with 23% foreign born. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Metro_Detroit#Immigration_and_foreign-born_origins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Metro_Detroit#... > 5% of people within the city of Detroit are immigrants, making the percentage of immigrants in Detroit the lowest such percentage out of those of the 25 largest cities in the United States. The national average is about 13%
- monocasa 8y agoThe city itself has a very low immigrant population, but as is listed in your source, surrounding suburbs have very large immigrant populations. For instance Hamtranck has 43% born out of the country.