The United States was founded by immigrants, who created prosperity. Now "immigrant" is a bad word. Well, if you look closely (or just read this report), you'll see that immigrants actually improve areas by diversifying the economy and opening up businesses.
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In the beginning of the last century, when Detroit was the Silicon
Valley of its time, more than one-third of its population was
foreign-born.
"What the Global Detroit report reveals," says Tobocman, "is that
there is nothing more powerful to remaking Detroit as a center of
innovation, entrepreneurship and population growth than embracing and
increasing immigrant populations and the entrepreneurial culture and
global connections that they bring and deliver."
The foreign-born share of Michigan's population rose from 3.8 percent
in 1990 to 5.3 percent in 2000, to 6.1 percent in 2007, according to
the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2007, Michigan was home to more than 600,000
immigrants. And roughly 47 percent of them are naturalized U.S. citizens
who are eligible to vote, notes the Immigration Policy Center in its
September 2009 report, "New Immigrants in the Great Lakes State."
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