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This is a big issue for me when people tell me to "move out of the coasts". Apart from the hostility (lets assume that's waning), services for immigrant popula
by pj_mukh 8y ago
This is a big issue for me when people tell me to "move out of the coasts".
Apart from the hostility (lets assume that's waning), services for immigrant populations is non-existent in most cities. Well-stocked Asian grocery stores, temples, a good selection of restaurants etc. are common in most coastal cities, while not so common everywhere else (apart from say, Houston/Austin).
I don't doubt there is flight from these coastal cities, but just like in the 70's and 80's, this seems to be mostly "white flight" [1].
Immigrant populations have no choice but to stay in the coasts, I wish more effort was put into making the coastal cities more affordable than just assuming everyone can move out.
[1]: https://www.npr.org/2017/02/14/512875545/leaving-urban-areas-for-the-political-homogeneity-of-rural-towns https://www.npr.org/2017/02/14/512875545/leaving-urban-areas...
- pthomas551 8y agoNot as true as it used to be. In my experience any midwestern city over 100,000 in population will have an Asian grocery store, and it's often got the best fresh produce in town.